Infortúnios de Um Governador nos Trópicos - Germano Almeida
In the second decade of the 19th century, Colonel João da Mata Chapuzet, who had distinguished himself as a brave soldier, especially in the war against the French invaders (in reality, he was one of the companions of the royal family in the flight to Brazil, but he did not flee but instead returned immediately to participate in the war), he was appointed military governor of the always somewhat abandoned colony of Cape Verde. Its primary mission was to tie the colony to the metropolis, bringing into order a few fools who wanted to integrate the islands into a greater Brazil, already seeking independence. After organizing his large entourage in Lisbon, he left, having arrived without any significant problems in the new capital of the islands, recently installed in Vila da Praia. Here, João da Mata revealed himself to be as skillful and effective in politics as he had been in war. But he forgot that the good order of things begins with us, with our own home. And in this particular case, everything went wrong. Germano Almeida tells us what happened in his new novel.
In the second decade of the 19th century, Colonel João da Mata Chapuzet, who had distinguished himself as a brave soldier, especially in the war against the French invaders (in reality, he was one of the companions of the royal family in the flight to Brazil, but he did not flee but instead returned immediately to participate in the war), he was appointed military governor of the always somewhat abandoned colony of Cape Verde. Its primary mission was to tie the colony to the metropolis, bringing into order a few fools who wanted to integrate the islands into a greater Brazil, already seeking independence. After organizing his large entourage in Lisbon, he left, having arrived without any significant problems in the new capital of the islands, recently installed in Vila da Praia. Here, João da Mata revealed himself to be as skillful and effective in politics as he had been in war. But he forgot that the good order of things begins with us, with our own home. And in this particular case, everything went wrong. Germano Almeida tells us what happened in his new novel.
In the second decade of the 19th century, Colonel João da Mata Chapuzet, who had distinguished himself as a brave soldier, especially in the war against the French invaders (in reality, he was one of the companions of the royal family in the flight to Brazil, but he did not flee but instead returned immediately to participate in the war), he was appointed military governor of the always somewhat abandoned colony of Cape Verde. Its primary mission was to tie the colony to the metropolis, bringing into order a few fools who wanted to integrate the islands into a greater Brazil, already seeking independence. After organizing his large entourage in Lisbon, he left, having arrived without any significant problems in the new capital of the islands, recently installed in Vila da Praia. Here, João da Mata revealed himself to be as skillful and effective in politics as he had been in war. But he forgot that the good order of things begins with us, with our own home. And in this particular case, everything went wrong. Germano Almeida tells us what happened in his new novel.