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Word: guahabara (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Tired, peevish, none of them feeling like accomplished diplomats, much less like statesmen, the delegates Monday night straggled part way up Corcovado peak to an official diplomatic reception in President Vargas' marble Guahabara Palace. They kissed the hand of Senhora Vargas, moved through tapestried halls to a garden buffet table and outdoor cocktail bars. By the time Rio's municipal ballet had flitted on & off an outdoor stage the tropic night had begun to work its magic...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE AMERICAS: Growth of an Ideal | 2/2/1942 | See Source »

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