Sad End of Policarpo Quaresma

''The seed of madness exists in all of us and with no warning may attack, overpower, crush and bury us ... ''

Policarpo Quaresma - fastidious civil servant, dedicated patriot, self-styled visionary - is a defender of all things Brazilian, full of schemes to improve his beloved homeland. Yet somehow each of his ventures, whether it is petitioning for Brazil''s national language to be changed, buyin...