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          5. Chica da Silva

          Brazilian freed slave (c. 1732–1796)

          This article is about the biography. For the film, see Xica da Silva.

          Francisca da Silva de Oliveira (c. 1732–1796), known in history by the name Chica da Silva[1][2] and whose romanticized version/character is also known by the spelling Xica da Silva,[2] was a Brazilian woman who became famous for becoming rich and powerful despite having been born into slavery.

          Her life has been a source of inspiration for many works in television, films, music, theater and literature.

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          She is popularly known as the slave who became a queen.[3] The myth of Chica da Silva is often conflated with the historical accounts of Francisca da Silva de Oliveira.

          Biography

          Francisca da Silva de Oliveira was a parda woman born in Vila do Príncipe (nowadays Serro), in the north of the state of Minas Gerais, in Brazil between 1730 and 1735.

          Not unlike many other regions in Brazil, in this region th