Acre conspiracy
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The Acre conspiracy (Portuguese: Conspiração do Acre) is a satirical conspiracy theory claiming that the Brazilian state of Acre does not exist or is inhabited by non-avian dinosaurs. This humorous theory is the Brazilian equivalent of that attached to the German city of Bielefeld.[1] It was studied in scholarly articles.[2][3]
The meme has even been used by the Secretary of Tourism of the Government of Brazil, who proposed placing dinosaurs on the entrance sign to the state as a tourist attraction. The videographer Moisés Santos also used the joke of the presence of dinosaurs in the state to dress in a 2.20-meter-tall dinosaur costume, a fact that had a great impact on social networks.[4]
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Ball, James (15 April 2018). "Australia doesn't exist! And other bizarre geographic conspiracies that won't go away". The Guardian.
- ^ Carmelino, Ana Cristina; Silveira, Karine (December 2016). "O Acre não existe? Nas desnotícias, não". Linguagem Em (Dis)Curso. 16 (3). Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais: 433–448. doi:10.1590/1982-4017-160304-1216. ISSN 1982-4017. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ Lucena, Giselle Xavier d'Avila; Barros, José Márcio (December 2013). "Memórias e interações midiatizadas: o Acre existe?" (PDF). GI1: Comunicação Digital, Redes y Procesos. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ "Dinossauro no Acre? Jovem brinca com piadas e conquista a web ao invadir espaços com fantasia de mais de 2 metros" (in Portuguese). G1. 13 April 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2023.