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23
Idem, p. 145.
24
Idem, p. 29.
25
Richard GRAHAM, Clientelismo e Política no Brasil do século XIX. Rio de Janeiro: Editora UFRJ, 1997. p. 323.
26
Idem, p. 42.
27
Idem, p. 53. Não foi coincidência o fato dos “poemas” dedicados a Rebouças, eivados de racismo, terem sido publicados na imprensa
no momento em que este estava à frente de uma importante comissão de obras públicas, como mostrarei adiante.