The Colonel Who Shared His Wife with 7 Slaves: The Agreement That Destroyed a Dynasty in Minas, 1864

In 1864, in the mountains of Minas Gerais, Colonel Augusto Ferreira da Costa did the unthinkable. He created an agreement that allowed seven of his slaves to have intimate relations with his own wife, Dona Esperança. What began as a desperate attempt to save his lineage ended up destroying one of the most powerful families in the region.