Independence of Brazil. Fulfilling the immense Portugal is a dream that takes time
Relations between colonized and colonizers, apart from the diplomatic veneer, are complex. Brazil and Portugal are no exception. The migratory movements of those who come and those who go have alternated throughout history. Today, Brazilians are crossing the Atlantic, applying for golden visas and applying for Portuguese nationality. It wasn’t always like that. Between the two countries there were economic immigrants and political exiles. In the 50s and 60s, Democrats fled Salazarism for Brazil. In 1974, those discontented with the Carnation Revolution sought Brazil to protect their financial assets.
Independent for 200 years, Brazil is much more American than Portuguese. The culture of Hollywood and Disneyland has much more appeal than the cinema or music of Portugal, which almost no one knows about. Language, however, remains the biggest link. Because of it, Portuguese literature has always had a special status. From Camões to Eça, from Pessoa to Saramago, it extends to all contemporaries, including writers from Portuguese-speaking African countries, such as Mia Couto or José Eduardo Agualusa.
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