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Re: Brazil looking back at you from across a cultural grand canyon
10/12/13 02:16 AM
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> > > Are you saying you live in a country named for an herb not even native to it? > > > > Are you thinking about Basil? There must be some misunderstanding here. > > "Bhasil." > > > Brazil is named after a tree. > > > > S > > So, Brazil nuts. Dang, I need food. That meatloaf went away.
If you mention Brazil nuts down here they won't have the faintest idea what you're talking about. In Portuguese those are called "Chestnuts from Pará".
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