Serra da Barriga

9°10′12″S 36°5′17″W / 9.17000°S 36.08806°W / -9.17000; -36.08806

Serra da Barriga

Serra da Barriga is a mountain range located in the municipality of União dos Palmares, in the Brazilian state of Alagoas. It is best known for being the location of a fortified settlement known as Cerca do Macaco under the control of the Palmares, an established group of fugitives and escaped slaves. At the time of the Palmares, it was a part of the state of Pernambuco.^[1] The final assault on the mountain occurred in January 1694, and was led by the Portuguese Bandeirante Domingos Jorge Velho.^[2] The mountain was listed in the National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage (IPHAN) in 1986.

The Serra da Barriga is part of the Southern Borborema Plateau, a geomorphological unit with a hot and humid climate. The area occupied by the Serra da Barriga is the starting point of the Açucena creek, a tributary which flows to the Mundaú valley. It flows to the north of the mountain, and reaches 8.6 km in length.^[3][4][5][6]

References

1. Blair, Laurence (20 September 2019). "History of free African strongholds fires Brazilian resistance to Bolsonaro". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
2. "Biografia de Domingos Jorge Velho".
3. "Palmares Fundacao Cultural". State of Palmares Official Website. State of Palmeres. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
4. Andrien, Kenneth J. (2 May 2013). The Human Tradition in Colonial Latin America (2nd ed.). Rowman & Littlefield. p. 107. ISBN 978-1442212992.
5. "Serra da Barriga : Parque Memorial Quilombo dos Palmares". Serra da Barriga (in Brazilian Portuguese). State of Palmares. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
6. "Página – IPHAN – Instituto do Patrimônio Histórico e Artístico Nacional". portal.iphan.gov.br. IPHAN. Retrieved 2 January 2020.