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Brazilian lady in costume at the Vancouver St. Patrick's Day Parade
Just curious...why is this one a Brasilian lady and the Asian lady in the same costume and Asian lady in a Brasilian costume? In other words, why isn`t this woman, say, a European woman in a Brasilian costume?
That's a good question, and I did make the assumption that she was Brazilian based on her skin colour, even though I know well enough that both Brazilians come in different skin colours as do Europeans. It could be that the Asian girl in a Brazilian costume is herself Brazilian: there are, of course, 1.3 - 1.5 million Brazilians of Japanese descent living in Brazil, and I have seen some students here in Vancouver with Asian features speaking Portuguese. Then again, she could have been Canadian who just happened to speak Portuguese. All are possible because I didn't talk to any of the people mentioned above.
The Raincoaster used this photo to adorn an article about St. Patrick's Day jokes.
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How could I resist? I had a point to make about drag queens and Irish priests on St Patrick's day: it's perfect!
BTW, I think I know who that woman is. She runs a Samba school here in Vancouver and performs around town. She's not actually Asian, just Brazilian. Is this not her?
Lucia Azevedo, Queen of Samba
It may very well be her.
raincoaster: In the Flickr photo's comments, La Mariposa is referring to the photo of the Asian Girl in Brazilian costume at the St. Patrick's Day parade in 2005.
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