I remember landing in Lisbon, and although fluent in Portuguese, believed I was in Turkey.
Another interesting fact is that when you read Pessoa's poetry with a Brasilian accent, it sounds infinitely better (and much more melodic) than when read with the original Portuguese accent with which it was written. [Linked Image from forumsextreme.com]
I wonder if he knew that?

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