Brazilians always had a beef with the Banana Republic thing. They took it personally as a criticism. There is a famous 'carnaval' tongue in cheek song that was

Brazilians always had a beef with the Banana Republic thing. They took it personally as a criticism. There is a famous 'carnaval' tongue in cheek song that was composed as an 'answer' to "Yes, we have no bananas": Yes, we do have Bananas[1] Yes, we do have bananas/ Bananas to give and sell/ Baby girl, bananas have vitamins/ Banana makes you healthy and strong/ Coffee goes to France, yes/ Cotton goes to Japan, for sure/ For the whole world, man or woman/ Bananas for whoever wants it/ Mate for Paraguay, no way/ Gold from our pockets, no way/ We are part of the crisis, if it comes/ Bananas for whoever wants it/ [1]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ou_N7ajW96I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ou_N7ajW96I