A Escrava Isaura 7.115 · 7.115

The third and fiercest, and pointedly aimed: a rattlesnake at the tongue, to silence the mouth that gives the harsh orders. 'Cão danado' — a rabid, maddened dog — is the era's strongest animal insult. The Brazilian cascavel gives the curse a local, unmistakable venom.

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