Mateus is not his real name. His real name translates as “Meat.’” Others had names like “Happymore,” “Joy,” “Loved,” or names like João, José, Antonio—baptismal names to fit into the Portuguese colonial culture. Mateus’s entire life ….

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This post appeared here first: Forward Day By Day – March 3, 2020

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