Doubting Thomas and the Wanderer in the Tropics
Sunday, 07 August 2011 10:33 Published in Popular culture
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.
Did you know
Even today mothers of children who went missing during the Argentinean dictatorship 1976-1983 meet every Thursday at May Square in Buenos Aires to protest against the disappearance of their children. The service of Peace and Justice estimates that around 30.000 people were disappeared during the dictatorship. |
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