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| Introduction | [1] |
| | Brazil’s Great Extent—Virgin Interior—Development during Last Hundred Years—Variety of Soil and Climate—Amazon Basin, Central Plateau, Coast—Diversified Industries and Populations—Divergent Interests—Brazil Over-Praised and Over-Blamed—South American Standpoint—North and South Americans—Ties with Europe. | |
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| CHAPTER I |
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| History of Brazil | [10] |
| | Discovery—Henry the Navigator—Search for Cathay—Captain Cabral—Duarte Coelho—The Capitanias—Ramalho and Caramarú—São Paulo, Bahia and Pernambuco—The Jesuits—Mamelucos—First Entradas—The Sertão—The Bandeirantes—Raposo—Fernão Dias—Gold and Diamonds—Destruction of the Missions—Brazil under Spain—Corsairs—The Dutch in North Brazil—Portugal regains Independence—Evacuation by Dutch—The French in Rio—Interior Mines and Settlement—The Marquis de Pombal—Expulsion of Jesuits—Dom João in Brazil—Dom Pedro I—Independent Monarchy—Dom Pedro II—Abolition of Slavery—Republic. | |
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| CHAPTER II |
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| Colonization | [56] |
| | Group Immigration Planned—Swiss in Nova Friburgo—First Germans in Rio Grande—Petropolis and Blumenau—Joinville—German Emigration Forbidden—Portuguese Colonies—Parceria System—French and Alsatians—North Americans—Santa Barbara and the Consul—New Italian Stream—Colonos and the Patronato Agricola—Poles and Russians—Conditions of Settlement in São Paulo—Present Status of Colonies—Japanese at Iguape—Numbers of Immigrants entering Brazil—Future Immigration—Best Points of Settlement—Class needed. | |
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| CHAPTER III |
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| Social Conditions | [76] |
| | Brazilian Courtesy—European Influence—Titles—Dominating Class—Fazendeiros and Commerciantes—Mixed Blood and the Labouring Classes—Bacharelismo—The Sertanejo—Life in the Interior—Festas—The Tropeiro—Lotteries—The Bicho—Coffee Drinking—Religion—Saints’ Days—Ceremonies—Position of Women—The Brazilian Girl and Wife—City Life—Literature—Novels—Poets—The Stage—The Press—Influence of Blood, European and African—Negro Cooking and Folklore—The Native Brazilian—Pottery and Weaving—Ideas and Ability—Work of Rondon—Fate of the Indian—Education—Brazil not Revolutionary—The A. B. C. Treaty. | |
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| CHAPTER IV |
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| Transportation. I. River and Road | [123] |
| | Early Water Communication—Waterways Penetrating Interior—Great rivers—Early roads—New Automobile highways | |
| II. Rail | [129] |
| | First Railroad Planning—First Construction—Coffee Railways—Climbing the Mountain Barrier—Work in Empire and Republic—Borrowing—Linking Centres—Radiating Lines—Roads Serving States, South to North—Brazil Railway Company—The Central Line—Leopoldina—Bahia Roads—Great Western—Northern Lines—Roads Passing Falls—Financial Conditions—Status of Ownership—Future Lines. | |
| III. Shipping | [161] |
| | Steamship River Service—Sea Communication—Nationality of Lines—Brazilian Mercantile Marine. | |
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| CHAPTER V |
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| Industries | [167] |
| | The Coffee Industry of Brazil—The Rubber Industry of the Amazon—The Meat Industry: Cattle Raising and Packing-Houses—Cotton Growing and Weaving—Herva Matte—Sugar—Tobacco—Wheat—Fibres—Cacao—Mining—Brazilian Manufactures: Artificial Industries; Industrial Centres; Capital; National Industries Competing with Importations; Imposts; Factories of São Paulo; Textiles; Locality of Mills in Brazil; Labour and Consumption of Material; National Dyes; Water power. | |
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| CHAPTER VI |
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| Finance. I. Currency | [276] |
| | Value of the milreis—Fluctuations—Caixa de Conversão—Convertible and Inconvertible Paper—Emergency Issues—Treasury Bills—Paper Currency, at Different Dates—Metal Coinage—Effects of Fallen Exchange. | |
| II. | Investments | [285] |
| | Blood, Brains and Money—British Investments—Railways—Public Utilities and Industrials—External Loans—French Investments—German Work—North American Interests—Banks in Brazil. | |
| III. | State Debts—Municipal Debts—Federal Debts—Funding Loans—Resumption of Specie Payments—Sources of State and Federal Revenue. | [297] |
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| CHAPTER VII |
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| The World’s Horticultural and Medicinal Debt to Brazil | [306] |
| | Brazilian Origin of Well-known Flowers—First Botanists—Piso and Marcgrav—Loudon’s Hortus—Gardner—Orchids—Cattley—Flowers and Shrubs—Fruits—Medicines—Ipecacuanha—Copaiba—Jaborandi—Guaraná—Native Remedies—Mineral Waters. | |
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| CHAPTER VIII |
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| Brazil’s Exterior Commerce | [316] |
| | Dominant Districts and Industries—Figures of Ten-year Periods of Commerce—The Nine Principal Articles—São Paulo’s Share—United States Purchases—Imports—Their Origin—Balance of Trade. | |
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| | List of Brazilian States, Area and Population | [324] |
| | Glossary of Brazilian terms | [325] |