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March 2008
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Written by Cristovam Buarque
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Tuesday, 11 March 2008 09:42 |
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"O navio negreiro" ("The Slave Ship") was written by the poet Castro Alves in
1868, years before Joaquim Nabuco wrote "O Abolicionismo" (Abolitionism). It was
the poet who woke up Brazil and divulged the abolitionists' message. During the
military regime it was the poets and singers who awakened us to democracy. In
this year's Carnaval, 120 years after Abolition, the poets have returned to the
street once more with a new banner, educationalism. My Premium Content
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Lazy and sleepy...for over ONE century ?