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- proper noun A black, one-legged, prankster
youngster who is a character from Brazilianfolklore , smokes apipe and wears a magical redhat that enables him todisappear . - proper noun The goddess Indrani from Hindu mythology.
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I don't know if you have heard that Saci is in fact an indigenous character and has two legs.
Global Voices in English » Brazil: Indian writers and poets on the blogosphere 2009
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Não sei se já ouviram falar que o Saci na verdade é um personagem indígena e que tem duas pernas, é provável que não ouviram ainda, pois eu fui o primeiro que escreveu dois livros que fala sobre esse personagem, tenho dois livros com o título - Ajuda do Saci, da Editora DCL, e o outro que se chama - O Saci Verdadeiro, da Editora UEL.
Global Voices in English » Brazil: Indian writers and poets on the blogosphere 2009
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It's possible that you have not heard yet, because I was the first one to write two books that talked about this character, I have two books called - Help the Saci, published by the DCL Publishing House, the other is called - The True Saci, from the EUL Publishing House.
Global Voices in English » Brazil: Indian writers and poets on the blogosphere 2009
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E sei que já tem documentários sobre esse tema, e muitas matérias que falei para jornalistas, e até teses de mestrado sobre o tema, como fez a escritora Graça Graúna onde ela fala do meu livro, O Saci Verdadeiro.
Global Voices in English » Brazil: Indian writers and poets on the blogosphere 2009
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I know that there are already documentaries about this theme and in many articles I've spoken to journalists about it, even masters theses have been written about it, like the one by the writer Graça Graúna, where she cites my book, The True Saci.
Global Voices in English » Brazil: Indian writers and poets on the blogosphere 2009
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In his blog, Olivio posts articles about his indigenous literature, for example, on the interesting story of the indigenous origin of the Saci, a folklore character widely known through Monteiro Lobato's books as being black and having only one leg, whereas, according to Olivio, the real Saci actually has two legs!
Global Voices in English » Brazil: Indian writers and poets on the blogosphere 2009
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It was the night of the awards ceremony for the Council of Fashion Designers of America, and the after-party was at Saci, the new nightclub near Times Square.
Nancy Jo Sales on Paris and Nicky Hilton Sales, Nancy Jo 2000
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I mention that Nicky seemed very poised at the party at Saci the other night.
Nancy Jo Sales on Paris and Nicky Hilton Sales, Nancy Jo 2000
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Various additional fragments were brought to light, especially the famous conversation between De Saci and Pascal regarding
Pascal John Tulloch 1854
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De Saci seems to have been especially remarkable for his quiet self-possession and cautious insight into character.
Pascal John Tulloch 1854
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