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Thursday, March 26, 2009

On the perception of Brazil abroad

I had a few interesting conversations with friends from my workplace. I asked them what they thought of Brazil and what shaped their perceptions.
Ian said that the images of Brazil that come to mind are:
- half-naked women on the beach
- the figure of Christ looking down
- more half-naked women
- Christ again looking at everything, smiling and consenting

My interpretation:
Brazil is perceived as the land of beautiful women, where it's "ok to sin" with no moral guilt.

There's probably a God. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life.

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