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Quilombo is a kind of hinterland settlement founded by slaves (or ex-slaves and their descendants) in Brazil; named from the Kimbundu term for warcamp.
Quilombo may also refer to:
Places
- Quilombo dos Palmares, a former Quilombo in Alagoas State, Brazil
- Quilombo, Santa Catarina, a city in Santa Catarina, Brazil
- Kakonda, a traditional independent kingdom in Angola
Rivers
- Quilombo River (Moji-Guaçu River tributary), a tributary of the Moji-Guaçu River in São Paulo State, Brazil
- Quilombo River (Juquiá River tributary), a tributary of the Juquiá River in São Paulo State, Brazil
Arts and entertainment
- Quilombo (film), a 1984 Brazilian film, directed by Carlos Diegues
- ¡Quilombo!, the debut album of Steroid Maximus
- "Quilombo", a song by Soulfly on their self-titled debut album
See also
- Military camp (Kimbundu: quilombo, kilombo)
- Quilombola, a resident of a Brazilian quilombo
- Chiasmocleis quilombola (C. quilombola), a species of frog from Brazil
- All pages with titles beginning with Quilombo
- All pages with titles containing Quilombo
- All pages with titles containing quilombos
- Battle camp (disambiguation)
- War camp (disambiguation)
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