Word: jaragua
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...formal education is that "I learned how to add and subtract and multiply." That apparently was enough. Today, at 65, Tjurs has gathered together Brazil's biggest hotel chain; among his six hotels are Rio's 220-room Excelsior Copacabana, Sao Paulo's 17-story Jaragua and the 420-room Nacionál in Brasilia. All of this grew from the time when, at age 40, he took the last $1,000 that he had salvaged from a bankrupt São Paulo saloon, invested it in a small hotel and with an intuitive taste for food...
...Command. At his headquarters in the Jaragua Hotel, Brazilian General Hugo Panasco Alvim, 64, took command of the 23,000-man OAS military force from U.S. Lieut. General Bruce Palmer. "I'm happy to serve under you, General," said Palmer, and there was no question that Alvim meant to run the show. "You speak Spanish, General?" asked Alvim. "I'm trying^ sir," replied Palmer. "Well, you'd better learn," said Alvim...