Roche Braziliano, Dutch pirate (died 1671)

Roche Braziliano

Dutch pirate

Roche Braziliano was a Dutch pirate from the city of Groningen. His piratical career lasted from 1654 until his disappearance c. 1671. He was first made famous in Alexandre Exquemelin's 1678 book The Buccaneers of America; Exquemelin did not know Braziliano's real name, but…