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2000s: A man is driven to discover his true self through increasingly transgressive sexual urges.
Hugs and Cuddles
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After abandoning his traditional life in a deteriorating Porto Alegre, the narrator of Hugs and Cuddleszealously recommits himself to a man he calls “the engineer”, a childhood friend with whom he shared a pivotal sexual encounter. Many years have passed since their prepubescent wrestling; everywhere around them is a nation in decline. Representatives of the Brazilian state–everyone from government officials to the impoverished–endlessly harass passers-by for donations to “the cause,” even as a mysterious plague rages. Never mind that. Our insatiable narrator, driven to discover his true self through increasingly transgressive sexual urges, is on an epic journey through the shadows of this dysfunctional yet polite society.
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Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre is the capital city of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, in southern Brazil. On the main square, Praça Marechal Deodoro, is the Renaissance-style Metropolitan Cathedral, with religious murals on the outside.
The neoclassical Piratini Palace houses the state government.
The city is known as a gateway to the tall canyons of Aparados da Serra National Park.
BookTrail Boarding Pass: Hugs and Cuddles
Destination/Location: Porto Alegre Author: João Gilberto Noll Departure: 2000s
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