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Leonardo Ferreira Fontenelle

@ZachWeinersmith there was this Brazilian writer, Ariano Suassuna, who at least once gave a speech (recorded, shared) alerting to the absurd of this scene

Perhaps YouTube will autotranslate?

youtu.be/Dz5u1lhHFYM

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Leonardo Ferreira Fontenelle

@ZachWeinersmith

Somehow this reminded me of Eduardo Galeano's quote in the 1703 Methuen Treaty: our gold left holes in Brazil, churches in Portugal and factories in England. (Brazil's gold rush was during its colonial period.)

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