Explanation: Portugal, after it lost the last remnants of its empire (and its fascist regime) established very close ties with its long-independent former colony of Brazil. The meme is mostly just being cheeky - Brazilian economic power has meant that Portugal is very much the 'minor' partner of the duo (a reversal of the prior colonial situation), but there's no actual reverse colonization going on - and the Portuguese public maintains a very positive view of Brazilians.
At that point both countries became a United Kingdom.
The later "Independence" of Brazil was just a splitting of the crown, and Emperor Pedro I of Brazil still considered himself a subject of his father king of Portugal.
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PugJesus@piefed.social · 64 pts · 253d
Explanation: Portugal, after it lost the last remnants of its empire (and its fascist regime) established very close ties with its long-independent former colony of Brazil. The meme is mostly just being cheeky - Brazilian economic power has meant that Portugal is very much the 'minor' partner of the duo (a reversal of the prior colonial situation), but there's no actual reverse colonization going on - and the Portuguese public maintains a very positive view of Brazilians.
kersploosh@sh.itjust.works · 41 pts · 253d
There's no actual reverse colonization going on so far.
C'mon Brazil, I believe in you.
PugJesus@piefed.social · 18 pts · 253d
🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷 💪
blaue_Fledermaus@olio.cafe · 6 pts · 252d
At least here where I live in Brazil most people who want to colonize, want Italy instead of Portugal.
Skullgrid@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 253d
except for that one time the king had to flee portugal and ended up in Brazil?
blaue_Fledermaus@olio.cafe · 6 pts · 252d
At that point both countries became a United Kingdom.
The later "Independence" of Brazil was just a splitting of the crown, and Emperor Pedro I of Brazil still considered himself a subject of his father king of Portugal.
D1re_W0lf@piefed.social · 4 pts · 252d
How do you think Brazil became independent? 😁
poVoq@slrpnk.net · 20 pts · 253d
Kinda the same with US and UK, no? Probably even more so than Brazil and Portugal.
PugJesus@piefed.social · 23 pts · 253d
I mean, the US is about ~3 times the size of the UK, both demographically and economically.
Brazil is ~20 times the size of Portugal demographically, and about ~7 times the size economically.
cRazi_man@europe.pub · 7 pts · 253d
"Oppress me Senpai" 👉👈
flamingo_pinyata@sopuli.xyz · 7 pts · 253d
Guiana Brasileira
valveman@lemmy.eco.br · 5 pts · 253d
Pernambuco em pé
saturn57@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 252d
Mato Grosso do Norte
saltnotsugar@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 253d
Portugal has access to additional “on fire cut up sausage thing grill (chouriço assado)”… and we must seize it.
SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social · 4 pts · 252d
That's all true and good, but never forget the 7:1
saturn57@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 252d
Funny I'm seeing this just the day after learning about it despite the meme being a year old. Further context: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guiana_Brasileira_(meme)