In the history of exploration, Cândido Rondon is one of the names that keeps returning.
The record lists Cândido Rondon as Brazilian explorer and officer (1865–1958).
Cândido Rondon was born in 1865. His recorded nationality is Brazil.
Nineteenth-century exploration turned inland - Africa, Asia and Australia - and was entangled from the start with empire, missions and the geographical societies that funded it.
He is recorded as explorer, diplomat and sertanista.
Distance was the hardest problem of the pre-modern world, and it was solved by people willing to risk it.
Recognition followed: David Livingstone Centenary Medal, Combat Cross, Order of Columbus and Livro dos Heróis e Heroínas da Pátria.
Cândido Rondon died in 1958, aged 93. The routes and charts outlived the journey, which is how exploration is actually measured.
Achievements
- David Livingstone Centenary Medal
- Combat Cross
- Order of Columbus
- Livro dos Heróis e Heroínas da Pátria
- Recorded as explorer, diplomat and sertanista
