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	USA Wild West: Oeste Selvagem Americano by João Máximo (Goodreads Author), Luis Chainho 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2014 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Legendary Pacific Coast: de Sydney a Cairns (cadernos de viagem) by João Máximo (Goodreads Author), Luis Chainho it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sydney (Duas Mil Léguas Australianas #1) by João Máximo (Goodreads Author), Luis Chainho it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Uluru a Melbourne by João Máximo (Goodreads Author), Luis Chainho it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tour de France: Normandia, Bretanha e Loire liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Marco Polo (5 books)
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Luis Chainho

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Duas Mil Léguas Australianas (3 books)
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The Odyssey

by Homer

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Theodore Roosevelt: An Autobiography

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Os irmãos Karamázov

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João is now friends with mat
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João has read Cidade Proibida by Eduardo Pitta	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Mar 13, 2026 03:14PM · 1 like · like
João is now following Virgílio Silva and Flávio
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João liked Alexandre Cunha's review of O Quarto de Giovanni: "Terminei O Quarto de Giovanni completamente petrificado. Há livros que envelhecem; este não. Décadas depois, continua a dialogar diretamente com o presente, com a comunidade queer, com a sociedade europeia e americana, com qualquer pessoa que já tenh" Read more of this review »
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João rated a book really liked it Florêncio (Portuguese Edition) by Ladislau Batalha	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Um romance da década de 1930, já depois do "período de ouro" da sexualidade em Portugal, quando Botto publicou as suas "Canções", mas ainda antes da repressão que se seguiria, pelo Estado Novo e pela Igreja Católica. O protagonista é Florêncio, de qu ...more
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João rated a book it was amazing Almanaque Caralhal by Anonymous	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Sim, é ordinário e brejeiro! Sim, é super misógino e homófobo! Mas é muito muito interessante (e muito muito importante) poder verificar como as atitudes em relação ao sexo mudam com o passar do tempo e que o que hoje é chocante (misoginia, homofobia, ...more
Nov 05, 2025 01:41AM · 3 likes · like · see review
João rated a book it was amazing Marrocos (anotado) (Portuguese Edition) by Edmundo De Amicis	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Um dos melhores travelogues que já tive oportunidade de ler! Acompanhando a embaixada de Vítor Emanuel II, o novo rei da Itália unificada, ao sultão de Marrocos, Edmundo de Amicis viaja de Tânger a Fez, e faz uma descrição tão viva e inspirada da via ...more
Oct 15, 2025 01:46AM · 3 likes · like · see review
João rated a book it was amazing O Marquês de Valada e a Tragicomédia da Inversão by António Fernando Cascais	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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João’s Quotes

“Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.”
― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Airman's Odyssey

tags: design, exupery, perfection

1183 likes

“Inelegantly, and without my consent, time passed.”
― Miranda July, No One Belongs Here More Than You

tags: time

482 likes

“Ah, que ninguém me dê piedosas intenções!
Ninguém me peça definições!
Ninguém me diga: "Vam por aqui"!
A minha vida é um vendaval que se soltou.
É uma onda que se alevantou.
É um átomo a mais que se animou...
Não sei por onde vou,
Não sei para onde vou,
-Sei que não vou por aí!”
― José Régio, Não Vou Por Aí!

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“There was another life that I might have had, but I am having this one.”
― Kazuo Ishiguro

tags: inspirational, missed-chances

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“He who only wishes and hopes does not interfere actively with the course of events and with the shaping of his own destiny.”
― Ludwig Von Mises, Human Action: A Treatise on Economics

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