Dictatorship enters the museum in Brazil as antidote to reactionaries

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Dictatorship enters the museum in Brazil as antidote to reactionaries

The remains of the first military general of the Brazilian dictatorship, Humberto Castelo Branco, were deposited half a century ago in a spectacular rectangular mausoleum in the center of his hometown, Fortaleza. In his day, it was a tourist attraction in these lands famous for its beaches and a perpetual summer. State authorities plan to convert the majestic and futuristic building into a cultural center, perhaps dedicated to memory. That re-si…