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Doubting Thomas and the Wanderer in the Tropics

Sunday, 07 August 2011 10:33 Published in Popular culture
Doubting Thomas and the Wanderer in the Tropics

South America is home to a legend which, though little known by the wider public, has captivated sociologists, anthropologists, folklorists and journalists, as well as a number of websites concerned with promoting tourism in Uruguay, Paraguay and in the state of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil. 

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The Letter from Matalauê, or carta de Matalauê, was written in April of 2000, during the celebrations for the 500 anniversary of the Discovery of Brazil by the Portuguese. Thousands of indigenous people went to Porto Seguro to protest against it, but were restrained by the police force. The letter is to remind us all that the ‘new land’ had already been discovered.

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