Brazil has a unique history compared to other Americans countries. It started as an independent nation under its own monarch in 1822. Our greatest monarch was instrumental in moving the country toward what it is today. But his memory also shows us that monarchs belong to history.

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If or when PostGlobal’s Amar Bakshi arrives in Brazil with his notebook and video camera, he will realize that there is no such thing in Brazil as a feeling against American culture or the American people. Here -- and everywhere, by the way -- there is growing disagreement with Bush’s government, its methods, attitudes and choices.

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