The Sad End of Policarpo Quaresma
Original title: Triste Fim de Polycarpo Quaresma (Portuguese)
Credits: Lima Barreto (author)
Summary
Major Policarpo Quaresma, a quiet civil servant in Rio de Janeiro, loves Brazil so sincerely that he petitions for Tupi to become the national language. Lima Barreto follows his patriotic projects, in culture, farming and politics, through the troubled early years of the Republic.
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English translation: all 15 published chapters are available.
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