▁Nacional ▁Ser ra ▁da ▁Bar r iga ▁and ▁Par que ▁Memorial ▁Qu il om bo ▁dos ▁Palmar es . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁city ▁of ▁Un ião ▁dos ▁Palmar es ▁has ▁a ▁historic ▁importance ▁to ▁African - B raz ili ans . ▁On ▁a ▁nearby ▁hill ▁was ▁a ▁m oc am bo ▁or , ▁ ▁in ▁more ▁recent ▁terms , ▁a ▁qu il om bo . ▁These ▁were ▁cent ers ▁of ▁African ▁slaves ▁fle eing ▁and ▁resist ing ▁sla very . ▁Kn own ▁as ▁the ▁Qu il om bo ▁dos ▁Palmar es ▁this ▁was ▁the ▁largest ▁and ▁most ▁organized ▁of ▁the ▁many ▁qu il omb os ▁in ▁Brazil . ▁The ▁most ▁famous ▁figure ▁of ▁the ▁Qu il om bo ▁dos ▁Palmar es ▁was ▁ ▁Z umb i ▁dos ▁Palmar es . ▁The ▁qu il om bo ▁reached ▁a ▁population ▁somewhere ▁around ▁ 3 0 , 0 0 0 ▁composed ▁of ▁former ▁slaves ▁and ▁some ▁Amer ind ian ▁al lies . ▁Between ▁ 1 6 7 2 ▁and ▁ 1 6 9 6 ▁it ▁with stood ▁repeated ▁attacks ▁by ▁colonial ▁forces ▁until ▁it ▁fell ▁to ▁regular ▁forces ▁with ▁art illery . ▁ ▁Pres ent ▁Day ▁Rel ations hip ▁to ▁History ▁The ▁city ▁is ▁the ▁gateway ▁to ▁the ▁Par que ▁Memorial ▁Qu il om bo ▁dos ▁Palmar es ▁in ▁the ▁Par que ▁Nacional ▁Ser ra ▁da ▁Bar r iga ▁and ▁described ▁as ▁" A ▁Terra ▁da ▁Liber dade " ▁( A ▁land ▁of ▁liberty ). ▁Memorial ▁celebr ations ▁attract ▁visitors ▁and ▁the ▁park ▁is ▁a