Sheathed machete, used in the War of Canudos.

It would have belonged to Pedrão, a follower of Antonio Conselheiro. Features a "J" at the tip of the hem. In war, it was used in hand-to-hand combat, but in everyday life it was commonly used in the activities of the man in the hinterland: hunting, clearing a path through the vegetation, cutting fish, fruit, etc.