Bandoleirismo nas antigas capitanias de Minas Gerais e de Pernambuco

THE “BANDOLEIRISMO” IN THE OLD CAPTAINCIES OF MINAS GERAIS AND OF PERNAMBUCO (PORTUGUESE AMERICA, 18TH CENTURY) The objective of this work is to present the main results of our research on the universe of “bandoleirismo” in ancient Portuguese America, mainly in the captaincies of Minas Gerais and Pernambuco in the 18th century. In the end, we will defend the premise that the agglomeration of these bandits in their respective localities was due, among other factors, to the impacts of the famous “Law of Good Reason” (attempt to break with the centralist ideals of the Crown).