"Pink Dog" discusses individuals in poverty living on the Rio de Janeiro during the Carnival. The speaker seems to be complaining about the poor and their filth. The poor are referred to as dogs. They are considered less than the rest of the population.
"It's been in all the papers,
to solve this problem, how they deal with beggars?
They take them and throw them in the tidal rivers."
They are later referred to as "idiots, paralytics, parasites..." in line 16.
The irony occurs in the concluding stanza.
"Carnival is always wonderful!
A depilated dog would not look well.
Dress up! Dress up and dance at Carnival!"
The poor are not good enough to be among society, but for Carnival, the common people tell the poor to dress up and celebrate with them. I find it ironic that the poor are not good enough to be among society at any time throughout the year until Carnival. At this time, they are to dress up and celebrate. Otherwise they are "thrown in the tidal rivers."
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