There should be a reverse Indiana Jones film where a South American tribe sneaks into the Vatican, steals some relics, and gets away on a boat while a bunch of men in golden robes shake their fists and shout their strange language.

@ZachWeinersmith there was this Brazilian writer, Ariano Suassuna, who at least once gave a speech (recorded, shared) alerting to the absurd of this scene

Perhaps YouTube will autotranslate?

https://youtu.be/Dz5u1lhHFYM

Ariano Suassuna - O encouraçado Hollywood

YouTube

@ZachWeinersmith

Somehow this reminded me of Eduardo Galeano's quote in the 1703 Methuen Treaty: our gold left holes in Brazil, churches in Portugal and factories in England. (Brazil's gold rush was during its colonial period.)