Linguistic Purity in Brazil: Anti-English, of Course

Grant Barrett gbarrett at WORLDNEWYORK.ORG
Wed May 16 08:07:37 UTC 2001


http://www.iht.com/articles/19980.html

The main sources of foreign words used in Portuguese have historically been French
and Arabic. The initiative is clearly aimed at English, which Mr. Rebelo said he
regards as an instrument of "the economic and commercial hegemony of the United States."

Businesses have already been reacting as though they expect his bill to become law.
Major banks have ended programs with names like Hot Money, Federal Card and Home
Banking, while stores have begun taking down signs that advertise a "sale" or "20 percent
off" and replacing them with others announcing a liquidacao.

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