Danelo Cavalcante

CAVALCANTE’S EARLY LIFE AND FAMILY

the entire family, affecting them for years to come. In a forensic report issued by Brazil’s Legal Medical Institute, examiners even testified to the brutality of Moreira’s killing. The report found six entry wounds and four exit wounds from the bullets that Cavalcante allegedly fired. It asserted that Moreira had already died before the last shots were fired, determining that he passed away at the scene of the crime. Moreira’s mother had no chance to see her son one last time. In fact, Moreira’s sister reflected on the killing and discussed the impact it had upon her family, stating: “Minha mãe ficou acabada. Depois que o filho dela morreu, nunca foi a mesma. Chora demais, ficou diferente. Acabou com a nossa American countryside, falling victim to extreme poverty. From an early age, Danelo had to work to support his family, shining shoes at age five and laboring at a countryside farm by the time he turned seven. He never attended school. The family was disadvantaged, with Danelo spending many nights hungry while his mother wondered what she would feed her kids in the morning. The family’s neighbors described them as hard-working and humble, doing their best to provide for themselves. Danelo, his brother, and his mother would eventually move to Tocantins, Brazil, in 2014, where Danelo managed to secure a job at Mula Preta, a local ranch. The family settled in the area, purchasing a plot of land in a rural community, where they raised cattle and horses. Danelo Cavalcante was born on July 3, 1989, in the municipality of Estreito, located in Maranhão, Brazil. His mother, Iracema Cavalcante, struggled to provide for him and his siblings, Aroaldo Cavalcante and Eleni Cavalcante. The family faced hardship in the rural South

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Danelo Cavalcante