Brazil and the Brazilians : portrayed in historical and descriptive sketches . and Amazonian sources, where, itis surmised, they had their origin : thence they were found uponthe Marmora, the Madeira, the Tapajoz, and other rivers, down theAmazon to the great island of Marajo. This people spoke in effectthe same language, called by Dr. Latham, in his treatise on thelanguages of the Amazon, the Tupi-Guarani. This learned philolo-gist says that as far northward as the equator and as far south asBuenos Ayres the Tupi-Guarani language was to be found. Now,there were, surrounded by this widely-spre
Brazil and the Brazilians : portrayed in historical and descriptive sketches . and Amazonian sources, where, itis surmised, they had their origin : thence they were found uponthe Marmora, the Madeira, the Tapajoz, and other rivers, down theAmazon to the great island of Marajo. This people spoke in effectthe same language, called by Dr. Latham, in his treatise on thelanguages of the Amazon, the Tupi-Guarani. This learned philolo-gist says that as far northward as the equator and as far south asBuenos Ayres the Tupi-Guarani language was to be found. Now,there were, surrounded by this widely-spread race, numerous tribesof other aborigines, who spoke a class of languagos totally distinctand different. These different tribes, it was ascertained by theJesuits and traders, comprehended, to a certain extent, the Tupi-Guarani tongue, though their own languages were so unlike thatthey scarcely had ono word in common. Tho priests, tho traders,and the slave-hunters pushed their way through these tribes, andeach, in their widely-different mission, aided in tho formation of a. BOTaCUDO DANDY. The Ferocity of the Aymores. 471
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