![]() ![]() They all, though, experience an acute melancholy, that is passed from one generation to another, being the only real family tradition. They even have an official refrain to repeat whenever something doesn’t work - be it food burning in the oven or the children that can’t seem to be quiet.Īpart from their peculiar sense of humor, the Alencar Costa e Oliveira family has another characteristic: none of them has ever died of illnesses or accidents. Often they speak the opposite of what they want to say, or repeat the same sentence until it acquires a whole new meaning. They talk to each other with jokes, special sentences and base most of their dialogues on irony. Glória tells the story of the Alencar Costa e Oliveira family, a family of “imaginary invalids”. ![]() The skillful narration of the life of a peculiar family struggling with hypocondria and with their peculiar way to face life. ![]()
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