Pata Seca: The Extraordinary Story of Brazil’s Enslaved Giant — What Is Fact and What Is Legend?
The story of Pata Seca has attracted widespread attention because it combines an extraordinary physical description with the painful history of slavery in Brazil. Remembered in local traditions as an exceptionally tall man who lived during the nineteenth century, Pata Seca has become the subject of fascinating stories about his life, his descendants, and the … Read more