A ESCRAVA ISAURA

A Escrava Isaura 6.107 · 6.107

Not driven by greed

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como quasi todos os seos patricios, dominado pela ganancia de riquezas.

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as almost all his countrymen did, driven by the greed for riches.

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A pointed generalization about the Portuguese colonists — most came 'dominated by greed.' Miguel is the exception that lets Guimarães praise him: a man who came with nothing and sought only a decent life, not a fortune.

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