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Word: gaucho (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...handed out diplomas to the graduating class. He strode off to inspect the Centro Adhemar de Barros, a free clinic which he supports; lunched with 200 taxi drivers, dined with Benedito Valladares, chief of President Dutra's copa e cozinha (pantry and kitchen) cabinet. At a churrasco (gaucho barbecue) in the working-class district of Penha, someone threw an egg, spattering yolk over Adhemar's shirt. Snorted Adhemar: "A Communist." He called twice on Dutra, attended Mass, visited headquarters of his Partido Social Progressista, ate another churrasco in another workers' bairro...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BRAZIL: The Wonderful People | 1/2/1950 | See Source »

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