"By "Mongrel Complex" I mean the inferiority in which Brazilians put themselves, voluntarily, in comparison to the rest of the world. Brazilians are the reverse Narcissus, who spit in their own image. Here is the truth: we can't find personal or historical pretexts for self-esteem."
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Nelson Rodrigues, as quoted in "O Complexo de Inferioridade do Brasileiro" (2007), by Humberto Mariotti, Instituto de Pesquisa BSP
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