that despite “dozens” of SPI team members being murdered by poisoned arrows, they did not kill a single indigenous person. Instead, they supposedly operated using pacification techniques that Rondon developed while the head of the Mato Grosso-Amazon Strategic Communications and Telegraph Commission, utilizing a “flirting” technique to allow native tribes to choose to engage with them before officially taking over. However, beginning shortly before Rondon's death in 1958, severe corruption and abuses of indigenous peoples were revealed to have been committed by those working with SPI. The organization was disbanded in disgrace in 1967, and a similar organization, Fundação Nacional do Índio (FUNAI), replaced it later that year. Homages Marshal Cândido Rondon is considered one of the foremost Brazilian heroes and patriots and has thus been honoured by population and government in many ways. He is the "Father of Brazilian Telecommunications" and 5 May is the National Day of Telecommunications, established in his honour. Had the glory of having his name written in letters of gold in massive Book of the Geographical Society of New York. State of Rondônia Fundação Cândido Rondon Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul Municipality of Rondon, Pará Municipality of Marechal Cândido Rondon, Paraná Municipality of Marechal Rondon, Mato Grosso Municipality of Rondonópolis, Mato Grosso Faculdade Marechal Rondon, São Manuel, São Paulo Faculdades Integradas Cândido Rondon , Cuiabá, Mato Grosso. Project Rondon Museu Rondon, Federal University of Mato Grosso Marechal Rondon Library, Museu do Índio, Fundação Nacional do Índio, Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro Bosque Municipal Marechal Rondon, Londrina, Paraná Marechal Rondon International Airport, Cuiabá/Várzea Grande, Mato Grosso Marechal Rondon Highway, State of São Paulo Rondon's marmoset (Mico rondoni), a small monkey. Rondon's tuco-tuco (Ctenomys rondoni), a rodent. Rondon's gymnophthalmid (Rondonops), a lizard genera. In addition, thousands of streets, schools and other urban features and organizations have received Rondon's name. Notes and references Bibliography Michel Braudeau, « Le télégraphe positiviste de Cândido Rondon », in Le rêve amazonien, éditions Gallimard, 2004 (). See also Roosevelt-Rondon Scientific Expedition Villas-Bôas brothers The Indian Protection Service (SPI) External links Candido Rondon: A friend of the Indians is a good site to learn more about Rondon's involvement with Funai. Candido Rondon: Explorer, Geographer, Peacemaker: 1865–1958 has a timeline and good information about Rondon's life and work. 1865 births 1958 deaths People from Mato Grosso Brazilian people of Portuguese descent Brazilian people of indigenous peoples descent Brazilian explorers Marshals of Brazil