Southern Crioulo
(most common name in English)

(most common name):
• Crioulo do Sul
(local/other name):
• Bruxo (Minas Gerais)
• Colónia (Colónia do Sacramento, Uruguay)
• Legítimo (Minas Gerais)
• Mineiro (Rio de Janeiro)

The Southern Crioulo is listed in the DAD-IS database as extinct.

The Southern Crioulo began in 1534 when Portuguese settlers introduced the first cattle into Brazil. Criollo cattle are of Spanish origin; there is little or no difference between them and the Crioulo cattle of Portuguese descent.

Southern Crioulo horns were long, heavy and lyre-shaped.

The Southern Crioulo may have descended specifically from the Alentejana and had characteristics similar to the Argentine Criollo, Texas Longhorn and Romosinuano.

Breeds/varieties descending from the Southern Crioulo include:
• Caracu
• Crioulo Lageano
• Franqueiro (extinct)
• Junqueiro (extinct)
• Pedreiro (extinct)
• Polled Crioulo Pereira Camargo
• Quinhentão (extinct)

Southern Crioulo coat colors included:
• brown
• orange
• pied

(Portuguese) crioulo = criollo (Spanish)
(Portuguese) Mineiro = from Minas Gerais

This page was last updated on: 2023-05-20

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