Protagonismo negro, luta contra a Ditadura e outras insurgências na trajetória de Osvaldo Orlando da Costa (1938–1974), o Osvaldão

Abstract

For a long time, the historiography of Brazil’s military dictatorship—and the hegemonic representations built around that period in various media (films, telenovelas, documentaries, etc.)—focused on the figure of the white, middle-class, male militant as the central subject of leftist resistance groups. This perspective, however, does not reflect the concrete experiences of the diverse social groups involved in key events that are essential for understanding the era. In recent years, the protagonism of Black men and women in a wide range of resistance movements and organizations has been gradually recovered, as exemplified by the Araguaia Guerrilla (1972–1974). This article analyzes the experiences of Osvaldo Orlando da Costa (1938–1974), one of the most prominent Black figures in the struggle against the regime.