The gaucho is, finally, a virile man-a descendant of those combative settlers, a rugged horserider. Sandra Jatahy Pesavento describes the gaucho ideal as 'the brave horseman of the undulating plains, the valiant centaur of the pampas.'
Brazil cyclone leaves at least 21 dead, over 1,600 displaced
An extratropical cyclone in Rio Grande do Sul killed at least 21 people, displaced over 1,600, and destroyed hundreds of homes across roughly 60 cities.