Word: gaucho
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...gives a dizzying exhibition of that half-forgotten art, the quick change. He leaves the footlights as Captain Universe, a panicky Superman who wears an aerial on his head, slips out through the curtain again as a clown, dives back to reappear almost instantly as a cross-eyed gaucho, and then-encased in a gown which is snapped around him by a body-hugging steel spring-dodders into view as Queen Victoria...
...simply; they rarely go out at night except to official ceremonies. El Presidente has always been an early riser and hard worker; La Presidenta keeps the same pace. From time to time, they retire briefly to San Vicente, their country place, where Perón likes to put on gaucho's trousers and stroll among his dogs, ostriches and chickens. Evita knocks around in slacks and cooks an occasional omelette...
Private Life. Spent past four years at his 11,959-acre cattle ranch at Itú, where he dressed in gaucho's boots and bombachas, rode the range at least two hours daily. Prefers to spend his time in the company of old friends...
Since his overthrow five years ago by a Brazilian army clique, ex-Dictator Getulio Vargas has lived the quiet life of a gentleman gaucho on his estancia in Rio Grande do Sul. To visitors he spoke of his ranch as "this secluded spot so remote from political agitation." He smoked long cigars, wore a cowboy's bombachas, tended his cattle, and waited...
...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...