As Benny Avni paused at this bench, the mongrel dog also paused, ten metres away.

NEWYORKER: Waiting

Last, and most subtle, Brazil still has what its writer Nelson Rodrigues called "o complexo de vira-lata" the mongrel-dog complex.

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Benny Avni whistled to the dog, but the mongrel kept his distance.

NEWYORKER: Waiting