Antonio Ximenes

  • Antonio Ximenes (A Community Leader Remembered)

    On July 27th one of Laboriaux’s most beloved and respected residents passed away. Antonio Ximenes was born in 1949 in the northeastern state of Ceará. He moved to Rocinha as a young man, originally settling in the area around Valão and Boiadeiro. Ximenes, along with Seu Martins and others affiliated with Rocinha’s Catholic Church, played…

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