The Return in Portuguese Culture
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"In the last decades of the nineteenth century, many" Brazilians " returned to Portugal. The War against Paraguay, the abolitionism spreading ideas, the republican propaganda, and, in consequence, the weaker and weaker Brazilian monarchic institutions, made the Portuguese who became rich in our country look for a safer place to keep their goods from the imminent crisis. The Portuguese villages were not prepared to receive this number of newcomers fond of comfort and good businesses. The solution was Lisbon, where the administrative centralization opened them possibilities to have some influence on the national economic life, applying their capitals advantageously."G.C |
«Nos últimos decénios do século XIX, muitos "Brasileiros" regressaram a Portugal. A Guerra com o Paraguai, a pregação abolicionista, a propaganda republicana, e, em consequência, o enfraquecimento da instituições monárquicas brasileiras, fizeram com que os portugueses enriquecidos em nosso país procurassem por os seus bens a salvo da derrocada iminente. Não estavam preparadas, as aldeias portuguesas, para receber essa massa de recém chegados sequiosos de conforto e de bons negócios. A solução era Lisboa, onde a centralização administrativa lhes abriam possibilidades de influir na vida económica nacional, aplicando vantajosamente seus capitais." G.C |
"Dans les dernières décennies du 19ème siècle , beaucoup de" Brésiliens "sont retournés au Portugal. La Guerre contre le Paraguay, les sermons abolitionnistes, la propagande républicaine, et, en conséquence, l'affaiblissement des institutions monarchiques brésiliennes, ont fait en sorte que les Portugais enrichis dans notre pays cherchairent sauver leurs biens de la destruction imminente. Ils n'étaient pas préparés, les villages portugais, à recevoir cette masse de nouveaux arrivants avides de confort et de bonnes affaires. La solution était Lisbonne, où la centralisation administrative leurs ouvraient des possibilités d'influencer dans la vie économique nationale, appliquant leurs capitaux de façon rentable." G.C |
