the brazilian version, now practically extinct, known as capitão-de-campo, also known as capitão-de-mato, recreates in child's play one of the most harrowing epochs of the country's history - that of slavery. the ammara-negro, or 'slave-catcher.' must chase the other players, capturing them one by one and putting them out of the game. 

in an interesting twist, there is a section of the playing field designated as the mancha, a safe zone in which players cannot be captured which likely refers to the quilombos, which were settlement in rural brazil founded by escaped slaves in the 17th and 18th centuries.