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... steamer , and three from the River Plate . Passengers from England would have to change at Rio Janeiro from the ocean - steamer to Lamport and Holt's line , and again at Rio Grande to Proudfoot's lake - steamer ' Guayiba . ' Those from ...
... steamer , and three from the River Plate . Passengers from England would have to change at Rio Janeiro from the ocean - steamer to Lamport and Holt's line , and again at Rio Grande to Proudfoot's lake - steamer ' Guayiba . ' Those from ...
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... steamers has plied between Para and Tabatinga , on the Amazon proper , a distance of 1,800 miles . Numerous mountain chains are met with , the highest being Serra Itatiaia , over 10,000 feet in elevation . Forests cover a great portion ...
... steamers has plied between Para and Tabatinga , on the Amazon proper , a distance of 1,800 miles . Numerous mountain chains are met with , the highest being Serra Itatiaia , over 10,000 feet in elevation . Forests cover a great portion ...
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... steamers 700,000 Post and telegraph 130,000 Immigration 85,000 Public institutes 300,000 Worship . 125,000 Finance · 1,600,000 Interest on debt • • 2,332,000 Surplus . 1,171,000 £ 9,400,000 £ 9,400,000 The Emperor's salary is 40,000l ...
... steamers 700,000 Post and telegraph 130,000 Immigration 85,000 Public institutes 300,000 Worship . 125,000 Finance · 1,600,000 Interest on debt • • 2,332,000 Surplus . 1,171,000 £ 9,400,000 £ 9,400,000 The Emperor's salary is 40,000l ...
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... tons each , and manned by 45,000 sailors ; besides 120 coasting steamers . There are eighteen banks in Brazil , which may be briefly set down thus : - Bank of Brazil • Capital £ 3,300,000 London and Brazilian INTRODUCTION . 7.
... tons each , and manned by 45,000 sailors ; besides 120 coasting steamers . There are eighteen banks in Brazil , which may be briefly set down thus : - Bank of Brazil • Capital £ 3,300,000 London and Brazilian INTRODUCTION . 7.
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... steamers to Rio Pardo ( 120 miles ) , and in times of high water to Cachoeira , 80 miles higher up . Among its tributaries are - Rio Pardo , which bathes the Santa Cruz colony ; Taquary , the most rapid water - course in the province ...
... steamers to Rio Pardo ( 120 miles ) , and in times of high water to Cachoeira , 80 miles higher up . Among its tributaries are - Rio Pardo , which bathes the Santa Cruz colony ; Taquary , the most rapid water - course in the province ...
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