Zumbi dos Palmares - A Symbol of Freedom

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Every once in a while someone will ask me, "Why did you name your company Zumbi Mobile Solution?" or "What's a Zumbi?" I try not to chuckle at the latter, as it's a good, important, and honest question. Zumbi dos Palmares was a born-free, Afro-Brazilian freedom fighter.

I discovered Zumbi in 2000 during my first trip to Brazil. When Brazilians wanted to find out about more about me, they asked my birth-date. When I would respond, the reaction was always the same; pleasant surprise. After the fifth person's reaction, I decided to ask what the deal was with that date. "You don't know?" she said. "Every Brazilian knows this." I explained that I wasn't Brazilian.

I found out that slavery in Brazil was officially ended on my birth-date. My visit also coincided with 500 years since Brazil was discovered, so a few carnival themes included songs or references to Zumbi.

So what does Zumbi have to do with Zumbi Mobile Solutions? The freedom and peace of mind technology can provide the human race, by solving the problems of our times, and particular those that adversely affect the African diaspora.

"November 20 is celebrated, chiefly in Brazil, as a day of Afro-Brazilian consciousness. The day has special meaning for those Brazilians of African descent who honor Zumbi as a hero, freedom fighter, and symbol of freedom. Zumbi has become a hero of the twentieth-century Afro-Brazilian political movement, as well as a national hero in Brazil." - Wikipedia

PS. After four trips to Brasília, I still haven't found that bust of Zumbi. Perhaps next time. Eu quero ver...