Lampião

Virgulino Ferreira da Silva (Serra Talhada, Pernambuco, June 4, 1898 – Poço Redondo, Sergipe, July 28, 1938), better known as Lampião was one of the most famous bandits in Brazil, associated with the cangaço in Northeast Region of Brazil, a controversial figure, like many in the Wild West, he is portrayed as a hero or villain, he commanded a group of cangaceiros, as the bandits of the cangaço are known.