Blame it on Brazil
Confederate party at Americana (SP). After the Civil War, emperor D. Pedro II visited USA and invited southern plantation owners to settle in Brazil, where slavery was still legal. About 3,000 families moved in to São Paulo countryside. Most returned to the U.S., but about 10,000 “confederado” descendants remain. Most of the confederados moved to the cities, intermarried within Brazilian society and are now indiscernible from other Brazilians, except for English surnames and the somewhat awkward tradition of remembering the Civil war and displaying the Confederate banner ever now an then. I remember seeing a black guy wearing a Confederate tee some time ago. I thought he was oblivious to its meaning, but now I see maybe he was a confederado.

Confederate party at Americana (SP).

After the Civil War, emperor D. Pedro II visited USA and invited southern plantation owners to settle in Brazil, where slavery was still legal. About 3,000 families moved in to São Paulo countryside. Most returned to the U.S., but about 10,000 “confederado” descendants remain.

Most of the confederados moved to the cities, intermarried within Brazilian society and are now indiscernible from other Brazilians, except for English surnames and the somewhat awkward tradition of remembering the Civil war and displaying the Confederate banner ever now an then.

I remember seeing a black guy wearing a Confederate tee some time ago. I thought he was oblivious to its meaning, but now I see maybe he was a confederado.

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