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Envelhecer é ruim para qualquer mulher, mas, para quem foi muito bonita, é pior ainda.
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The speaker presents aging as difficult for women in general, then says it is especially painful for a woman who was once very beautiful. The comparison suggests that losing youthful beauty can feel like a greater change when beauty was a defining part of how she was seen.
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- Folha de S.Paulo
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