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Machado de Assiz

[ mah-shah-doo di ah-sees ]

/ mɑˈʃɑ dʊ dɪ ɑˈsis /

noun

Jo·a·quim Ma·ri·a

[zhaw-ah-kim mah-ree-ah] /ˈʒɔ ɑ kɪm mɑˈri ɑ/,1839–1908, Brazilian writer.

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