"L 'America can present to the world two great works, to the north, the Panama Canal, south of the geographical conquests Candido Rondon" Theodore Roosevelt
Cândido Mariano da Silva Rondon, also known as "Marshal Rondon "was born in Mimoso (then a tiny remote village in Mato Grosso) in 1865, his father and mother of Portuguese origin belonging to the ethnic group of the Bororo.
Orphaned in his youth he was raised by his uncle, but when they also died, he moved to Rio de Janeiro to attend the 'military academy, in addition to being free, his salary as a sergeant. While a student he participated
the republican movement and abolitionist, who in 1889 forced the 'Emperor Pedro II to abdicate.
In 1890 he was appointed head of the district of Mato Grosso's telegraph was commissioned to design a special commission to the telegraph line that would connect the Mato Grosso in Goia, an otherwise remote area with no communications and unmanageable.
Five years later, in addition to having performed the task, he helped map the area and to establish friendly relations with the natives, belonging to different ethnolinguistic groups. In the early '900
Rondon devoted to various works including the construction of a road linking the 'time the capital and Rio Cuiabá (previously these two cities were only communicating through river link) connects this' last telegram with Corumbá (touching the border of Bolivia and Paraguay), found the ruins of an old Portuguese fort and began to cooperate actively with the Bororo tribe who helped him in more opportunities by providing hand 's work. During this period he also found time to marry Chiquinha Xavier that will give him seven children.
In 1907, given its expertise el 'experience, was put in charge of a commission to build a telegraph line from Cuiabá to Santo Antonio do Madeira, the first he had ever reached the Amazon region. In carrying out this mission Juruena discovered the river and was the first Westerner to enter positively into contact with the tribe of Nambikwara, famous for killing the few foreigners who had tried to get in touch with them (the famous French anthropologist Claude Levi-Strauss study them year after )
Two years later he began a long shipping time to 'explore the north of Mato Grosso and, given the difficulty of' undertaking and 'lack of communication, the' explorer was given up for dead. To survive he had to improvise and use makeshift means the 'genius, and his unexpected return to Rio, was hailed as a hero and was appointed director of the newly formed shortly after the Brazilian government agency for protection of the Indians.
His respect for indigenous culture was shown again and again. Striking was the case that saw him in 1913, attacked by a small group of Indians who beat him even with a poisoned arrow. In that 'when he could command his men (many in number and better armed) to make a clean sweep of the hostile natives, but simply to order a retreat to avoid unnecessary deaths and be able to reconnect to the natives as a result.
In 1914 he went to 'explore the River of Doubt (which he discovered and named years before) with the' former U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt, the shipment caused losses and was very difficult and, once completed, the River of Doubt, was renamed Roosevelt. After this
Rondon expedition until 1919 he devoted himself to the mapping of the state of Mato Grosso and from the twenties was taking on increasingly important positions and titles (including the head of the genius of 'army) and deals with the' exploration areas are border of Brazil.
Since the 30's, as well as continuing to focus on exploration, was also employed in diplomatic missions by the Brazilian government, given the great reputation and experience he had accumulated.
In particular, please note that the success achieved as an intermediary in the border dispute between Colombia and Peru to the river town of Leticia.
Over 50 years, despite the ' older, established the first national park, native, inspired the national museum of 'Indian, reached the highest degree of' Brazilian army (that of Marshal) and was proposed as a candidate for the Nobel prize for peace.
92 years died in 1958 in Rio de Janeiro.
Positivist, explorer, military, technical, geographer, anthropologist, Rondon is one of Brazil's national heroes. In his life he built over 4,000 miles of telegraph lines, and mapped in detail over 15 rivers.
are dedicated to him one day, a foundation, universities, municipalities, cities, museums, parks, libraries, roads, airports and a state of the federation Brazil: Rondonia.
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