Under the Southern cross in South America . UNr,OAI)IX(_; l( )FFEE. SANTOS. THE CATHEDRAL, SANTOS MONTEVIDEO AND THE EASTERN COAST 413 It is only a days steaming from Santos to Rio, a distance of abouttwo hundred and fifteen miles. It was with keen anticipation we en-tered the channel, leading into the bay of the famous Southern city, abay which many authorities claim to be the most beautiful in theworld, outrivaling that of Naples and surpassing in scenic lovelinessour own world-famed Golden Gate of San Francisco. CHAPTER XVII IN RK.) UE JANEIRO The Most Picturesque City in South America Next
Under the Southern cross in South America . UNr,OAI)IX(_; l( )FFEE. SANTOS. THE CATHEDRAL, SANTOS MONTEVIDEO AND THE EASTERN COAST 413 It is only a days steaming from Santos to Rio, a distance of abouttwo hundred and fifteen miles. It was with keen anticipation we en-tered the channel, leading into the bay of the famous Southern city, abay which many authorities claim to be the most beautiful in theworld, outrivaling that of Naples and surpassing in scenic lovelinessour own world-famed Golden Gate of San Francisco. CHAPTER XVII IN RK.) UE JANEIRO The Most Picturesque City in South America Next to Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro is the largest city in SoutliAmerica, its present jjopulation Ijeing one million in round is also the most picturesque city. Here nature has lavished hergifts with no unstinted hand, in fact has scattered her rarest trea-sures with such a prodigality that probably nowhere else in the worldcan the traveler come across such a display of beauty in every con-ceivable shape and form, earth and sky and sea combining to makethe place
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