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Who will sign Chico Buarque’s literary prize? Posted by on Oct 31, 2019

Brazil is just one of many countries that has Portuguese as its lingua materna (native language). In addition to Portugal, several other African and even Asian countries speak variations of the language, which, due to its regional and continental diversity, comprises a wide range of sotaques (accents), palavras (words) and expressões (idioms). To unite these…

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Chico Buarque Posted by on Mar 29, 2012

Chico Buarque is one of Brazil’s most famous MPB musicians, and is also an author, poet, and playwright. He’s famous for writing songs considered dangerous by Brazil’s military dictatorship and using word play to express criticism of the regime. He’s written eight books and five plays, as well as writing several screenplays. Read about Buarque’s…

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