Gaucho facts for kids
Gaucho or Gaúcho is the term commonly used for people who live in the south regions of Brazil, mainly in Rio Grande do Sul. It can also be used for people from Uruguay, Argentina and Chile. They are similar to the North American cowboys, and, like them, gauchos of Argentina have become a symbol of freedom.
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History
Working with his horse, a laço, boleodoros, and a knife, gauchos rode around the Pampas, killing wild cattle whose hides he sold secretly. They were usually outlaws, and did not become respectable until they fought with San Martin for Argentine freedom. After some time, many gauchos began working for hacendados and spent their lives helping huge herds of cattle over the Pampas. They liked to choose where they worked and traveled from place to place.
Description
Like cowboys, gauchos had a traditional outfit: a big hat, a collared shirt (mainly red), and baggy pants called bombachas, which were tucked into leather boots. Colorful pieces of cloth or a wide leather belt decorated with silver went around his waist, and silver spurs were on his boots. When working, gauchos often wore a big leather apron.
Today, though, most gauchos are disappearing. Trucks, roads, and fences are changing gauchos into farmers and assistants. Traditional dress is usually worn only on festival days, when they can remember their exciting old days.
Images for kids
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Gaucho from Argentina, photographed in Peru, 1868
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The earliest depiction (before 1820) of an Uruguayan gaucho
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Gaucho soldiers of Juan Manuel de Rosas, sketched by the French artist Durand-Brager, 1846
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Some gauchos flaunted their alpaca sash decorations
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Black gauchos were commonplace in the Brazil-Uruguay borderlands, though rarely publicised. An exception, early 20th century photograph.
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Gaucho reenactment, San Antonio de Areco
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A Semana Farroupilha parade
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A modern rider does sortija
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Gauchos drinking mate and playing the guitar in the Argentine Pampas
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Segundo Ramírez, who inspired Ricardo Güiraldes to write Don Segundo Sombra
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A person in gaucho clothing.
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Argentine Pampas gauchos training for the Esgrima Criolla.
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Un alto en el campo (1861) by Prilidiano Pueyrredón.
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La Posta de San Luis by Juan León Pallière (1858).
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Two gauchos in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1880.
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Folklore dance: Zamba, Argentina. Gaucho.
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Emperor Pedro II of Brazil in typical Gaúcho outfit.
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Gauchos in Corrientes province, Argentina.
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A Gaucho payador.
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Brazilian gaúcho with typical clothing at the 2006 Farroupilha Parade.
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Gauchos in the Federalist Revolution (1893 to 1895).
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Riograndenses dancing in full gaúcho outfit (2012)
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Gaúchos with Criollo horses in Brazil, 2007
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Statue Gaucho Oriental created by Federico Escalada in 1935 and gifted by Uruguay to the people of Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil)
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See also
In Spanish: Gaucho para niños
