How much meaning is lost when you are reading a translation?

Today is a special episode where I am going over my findings from reading 'O Alquimista' in the original Portuguese and it's English translation side by side. I found that although the grammar prompt some differences the biggest effect was stylistic choices by the translator. This includes minor things like cutting out words/sentences to larger alterations such as removing potentially 'racist' remarks.

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Timeline:
(00:00:00) Intro
(00:02:01) Direct Observations
(00:17:31) Indirect Observations
(00:27:34) Summary
(00:30:17) Value 4 Value
(00:31:55) Join Live!

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