Salgueiro Reframes Xica da Silva Using Newly Revealed Testament

Overview

• Acadêmicos do Salgueiro announced on Monday its 2027 enredo titled “Laroyê Xica da Silva: A História por Trás da História” that promises a research-driven retelling of Xica’s life.
• The school says the parade will draw on newly public archival material, notably the testamento of Francisca da Silva Oliveira, and on recent scholarship by Leonardo Antan.
• The Tribunal de Justiça de Minas Gerais located the testamento in 2025 and Mejud now holds the document with plans to restore it so it can be used for research and public display.
• The announcement has drawn high-profile support from figures such as Taís Araújo and Viviane Araújo and has also provoked episodes of religious-intolerance online over references to Afro-Brazilian spiritual figures.
• Salgueiro frames the project as a return to its 1963 legacy while centering negritude, ancestry and female resistance, a move that could reshape how Xica is taught, exhibited and performed in public culture.