Yank Chain
“It is ubiquitous on the beaches of Rio, and in the bars of São Paulo. It was perched on the heads of some right-wing protesters demanding a military coup to oust Brazil’s leftist president. And last month, it hung from a tree, torn and muddied, at an illegal gold mine deep inside the Amazon rainforest. Just don’t expect many Brazilians to understand what the hat means.” NYT (Gift Article): The Yankees Cap Goes Viral in Brazil: ‘Is It Basketball?’