Stories of Paraná - A certain Mr. Figueiredo

Stories of Paraná - A certain Mr. Figueiredo

A certain Mr. Figueiredo
Tulio Vargas

Historian Vincent Nascimento Júnior, author of the phrase "Paranista" (not Romário Martins, as is proclaimed) used to tell his contemporaries unusual episode in Paranaguá, in 1860, to prove that the world is the clever.
Down there, as Inspector of Customs, a gentleman Figueiredo, bratty and madman, assuming that stepping conquered land, first began mistreating customs officers, their subordinates unfairly.

He even require employees when called to the office, which is in front perfilassem martially bent in reverence and retreating until they disappeared behind the curtain.
The ridiculous this requirement sparked satirical vein of parnanguaras, who began to criticize him.
This, in retaliation, maltrarava traders and brokers who went to Customs.
As there was no press, lampoon circulated in the verses of evil and unholy contempt and disregard to their presence in the city.
Birth
Junior published some of these epigrams laden vitriol in his book "Stories, Chronicles and Legends."
The inspector did not get rid of poetry twine, or the malevolence parnanguara that incorporated his anecdotes street final judgment and anonymous:

The supposed Figueiredo, fool, everyone is afraid of him.
Ai Figueiredo! Ai Figueiredo! Do tú be great shape when badaneco are simple;
For nothing but a puppet! Faíçe backpack and go away,
And to take you the king of Averno,
The doing in good time,
To Cut or hell!

Even the popular outburst did not stop in grand gala day, it seems that a September 7, he was present at the stage door, intending to enter uninvited.
Indeed, with the board of Theatre Paranagüense invited all authorities, he made a point of forgetting it to mean that it was undesirable.
The doorman barred him entry.
I go! - Do not enter! - I am the Customs Inspector! - I have orders to prevent their entry!
And this squabble resulted in the biggest scandal.
Families present were alarmed, afraid of a fight.
The President of Theatrical Society came forward and stated flatly that there were only entered those invited.
Who would not call it portasse resign and go to sleep in peace.
Widened the conflict because Figueiredo screamed the whole lung, shouting obscenities up. The president was already thinking of suspending the session and close the theater, when a lad, the artists who were to represent said that would refuse to play the role if it was not allowed to enter the Inspector.
It was therefore poured the broth. There was no alternative.
Allow entry or evacuate the theater, filled with select audience.
For the sake of order, the president gave the imposition of the actor.
Figueiredo came, gloriously. The young artist who pleaded, long, steady job, got the reward.
A week later he was appointed in Customs ...

Tulio Vargas, former deputy, member of the Academy of Arts Paranaense


Source: Stories of Paraná, Brasil.