The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-01-29
Walter WincIleIl
III NezC York

can 10 understand you" they
are never too busy to be bothered
with you Instead Of pointing
the directions for instance, they In.
sist upon taking you therel q. !.
"Muito Ohrigado"l you say (Thank
you very muchy and before you
know 1t, you are saying "Bo Dia"
Good morning.; ''Bo Note" (oocd
night or Bonita Senorita" (pretty
girl).
The loveliest I encountered was as
beautiful as her 1nelodious name
-. Say 1t over and over and you'll
agree maria Theresa Mar
tirliss De Mello" A girl Of
about 81, who has never been out
Of Brazil, but who knows and sings
all our songs, including our National
Anthem, The Caissons Go Rolling
Along, God Bless America, Onward
Christian Soldiers, Anchors Aweigh
and From the Halls Of MoH1te-Zoo-
Gonna 70 the ssllscres e Trlr=oh-
lee -. "Oh," she explains, II am
just mad about all your songs-and
all Of you" Il. A very respectable
young lady, too, whose chaperof1es
must always be Q married couple,
and who wishes she could come to
the u. 8. II Brazil would send
her she'd be the best goodwill ma
terial Of all, along with other charm.
ing Brazilian ladies why don't
you visit us2" suggested "I'd
love to-" she said, 'but my mother
swoons ct the very thought" /. :. !.
'"No,, no." her mother says, mot to
North America, where there Is q
war going onl"
In the civilized sectors Of Brazil
you cannot cali for a girl at her
home +. You cannot drop her
there, either I. Even with chap
erones # you take q lady out
twice--her family asks your In
tentiops In other areas, es.
pecially where our m 4 are based,
hordes of them wait and ambush
those on leave or furlough No
soldier In his right mind will even
talk to these types Of women /.
Not after seeing all the films shown
about the terrible risks involved.
The exciting song called Brazil"
which Is sweeping our country. was
written down here, but you seldom
hear 1t played =. They rarely dance
the rhulnba, only now and then, and
never the way you see 1t danced
elsewhere. You wouldn't recognize
It. Even their favorite dance rou-
tine, the Samba, Is nothing like
the dance we see In our night clubs
or girl shows . "Don't you ever
dance the rhumha with little
wiggle or fancy step or two3" ! In"
quired "Oh, no." ! was told,
"that would be an ex-hee-beesh-ee-
own" Showing off, attracting at
tention, etc.) The only two
clubs I was invited to by Brazilian
officials and the Time man and his
wife were the Copacabana and the
Urea Both are big-time pro-
auctions, with scenery the way zieg-
field decorated his shows, costly
costuming, ct least three orchestras
with two dozen tooters) and exc
ceptional talent. The music never
stops, except when o comic Is on,
and they samba necessarily at
speedy tempo.
walt Disney's visit Is most foildly
recalled by all. They went nuts
about him. They also speak hap.
PLY about Bing crosby, Eddy DUE
chin, Nelson Rockefeller, Frank
Knox, Drew Pearson, John Gunther
and Commentator Tomlinson - to
name some h. And then they ask
you: "What do you think Of $50 :.
.--..-?" I had heard mixed
comments about the star. Most en-.
joyed his visit, but the intellectuals
were not 50 enthusiastic j. "Now,,
looka, here" I told them, "I'm sorry
about that, but .---. -...--
is really one Of the best ads Brazil
has In the U. 8. He raves about
you people, reaIlyl"
"Well," they hedge, "he's q clever
fellow, all right, but Mr.. Winchell--
we simply do not chase hotel maids
up and down the halls!" The
movie star, 1t seems, also got his
name in their newspapers by al
legedly breaking UP the furniture
in one place and throwing the bits
to the street It was at this
time that Foreign Minister Aranha,
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