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Identities of Two Men from Brazil's Military Ddictatorship RevealedCEFR A1

13 May 2025

Adapted from Fernanda Canofre, Global Voices CC BY 3.0

Photo by Pedro Céu, Unsplash

AI-assisted adaptation of the original article, simplified for language learners.

  • Brazil found two men who died during a military time.
  • One man was Dênis Casemiro, a mason.
  • He died in 1971 from torture.
  • The other man was Grenaldo de Jesus Silva.
  • He tried to escape by hijacking a plane.
  • Both were buried without names started by their families.

Difficult words

  • tortureCausing great pain to someone.
  • hijackingTaking control of a vehicle by force.
  • buriedPlaced a dead body in the ground.
  • militaryRelated to the armed forces.
  • escapeTo get away from a place.

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Discussion questions

  • What do you think about how they were buried?
  • Why do you think someone would hijack a plane?
  • How do you feel about the military?

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