Presented at the 42nd Meeting of the Brazilian Society of Rural Economy and Sociology (SOBER), Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil, July 25th through 28th, 2004. The occasion was the induction of G. Edward Schuh, Eliseu Roberto de Andrade Alves, and Paulo Fernando Cidade do Araújo as Legendary Members of the SOBER. The author of this paper was asked to speak on behalf of all three in responding to the recognition. The remarks were delivered in Portuguese.