Vereda da salvação

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"Vereda da Salvação" (The Path of Salvation) is a 1965 play by Brazilian playwright Jorge Andrade. The work vividly portrays the delirium and destruction experienced by a group of religious mystics who fall victim to authorities. Andrade's plays often explore themes related to the rural-to-urban population shift in southern Brazil, the rise and fall of the coffee economy, and the struggles of individuals adapting to their changing environments.1

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In Vereda da salvação (1965; “The Path of Salvation”), he vividly depicted the delirium and destruction of a group of religious mystics at the hands of the authorities.
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In Vereda da salvação (1965; “The Path of Salvation”), he vividly depicted the delirium and destruction of a group of religious mystics at the hands of the authorities.
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