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Word: floriano (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1956-1956
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...shoulders from Constellation to open Cadillac. Kubitschek rode triumphantly down Rio's streets, trailed by trucks and buses jammed with cheering fans. Beside him sat blue-eyed Julia Kubitschek, 83. weeping happily at the homage paid to her only son. In Rio's parklike Prac.a Floriano, decorated with strings of blue lights, the President-elect listened patiently to ten welcoming speeches. Cheers and firecrackers punctuated his own 25-minute speech. "Promises made will be kept," he vowed. Meanwhile, preparations went ahead for this week's inauguration ceremonies. On the program is a banquet for 2,500 guests...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BRAZIL: Hail to the Chief! | 2/6/1956 | See Source »

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