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The title of this book refers to a portrait of
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of Dorian Gray, by Wilde, Rodrigo himself starts a fast decay into savagery and brutality, ending up sick in bed (since the first chapter of the book is set in 1945, we already know that by the start), while his
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Ana Terra, a strong woman rejected by her family after having a son out of wedlock with the character Pedro
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Licurgo Terra CambarĂĄ, long-living patriarch of the family and political leader of his city and grandson to
Captain Rodrigo CambarĂĄ and Bibiana Terra. Married his cousin Alice Terra. Killed in action during the revolution of
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and a liberal, he abandons his political convictions for the conveniences granted to him by his continued support of the Vargas government as it develops into a violent, long populist dictatorship.
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Southern of Brazil, specially
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Dr. Rodrigo Terra CambarĂĄ, son of
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