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Minha existência poderia ter ficado encoberta pelas muitas montanhas que encobrem as Minas Gerais se, um dia, uma trupe de circo não tivesse passado por lá.
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The speaker imagines that their existence might have stayed unknown, just as the mountains conceal Minas Gerais. The passing circus troupe is presented as the event that prevented this obscurity. In simple terms, the quote says that a chance encounter changed whether the speaker remained hidden or became known.
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- Geledés – Instituto da Mulher Negra
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