Zumbi refers to a prominent Brazilian quilombola leader and a significant historical figure in the resistance against Portuguese enslavement in colonial Brazil. He served as the final king of Quilombo dos Palmares, an autonomous settlement established by Afro-Brazilian people who liberated themselves from slavery in the Captaincy of Pernambuco.
In Afro-Brazilian culture, Zumbi is highly revered as a primary symbol of African freedom and resistance. While the name is associated with these historical events in Brazil, it also serves as the name of a city located in Angola.