8 Quotes About Brazil

Brazil is a huge country in South America, with a history dating back to 1500 when Portugal first set foot on its shores. As the fifth largest nation in the world, Brazil is made up of a wide array of environments and cultures that have influenced its people in many ways. In recent times it has become a major international player in football, fashion, business, technology, and travel. Here are some of the best quotes about Brazil from people who have been there and seen it.

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Speechless and very nearly panting, she fell back against the wall with a thump, knowing that if she lived to be ninety, she would still carry the searing mark of that kiss on her soul." At last, " he murmured. "A way to shut you up." Christovao Santos (Chris), Sanctuary Sharon K. Garner
Please. Put the gun down and we'll talk. A beautiful...
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Please. Put the gun down and we'll talk. A beautiful woman holding a small cannon plays hell with my concentration. Christovao (Chris) Santos, Sanctuary Sharon K. Garner
The faster you go, the idler you get.
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The faster you go, the idler you get. Ferreira Gullar
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Established politicians are also bumping into a new cast of characters within corridors of legislative power. In 2010 parliamentary elections in Brazil, for example, the candidate who won the most votes anywhere in the country (and the second-most-voted congressman in the country's history) was a clown - an actual clown who went by the name of Tiririca and wore his clown costume while he campaigned. His platform was as anti-politician as it gets. "I don't know what a representative in congress does, " he told voters in YouTube video that attracted millions of voters, "but if you send me there I will tell you". He also explained that his goal was "to help needy people in this country, but especially my family". Unknown
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History matters, not because it repeats itself (which it never does), but because its narration can rid demons that torment the oppressed, shock the complacent and intransigent into self-reflection, and inspire feats of human perseverance and will. Seth Garfield
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Nightmare completed, another humiliating defeat. 10 goals in 2 game. It will take time to come out from such humiliating defeat for Brazilian fans. But I think when you like something, when you fall to someone, when you are in love, you like them whatever happens, even they give tears to you time to time because you liked it from your heart. Nutan Bajracharya
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Spanish–how shall I say this?–is like Portuguese spoken with a speech impediment. Sol Luckman