. The adventures of a tropical tramp. PARA IS AN ATTRACTIVE CITY. THE OPERA HOUSE AT PARA Among the Beachcombers in Brazil 357 Lima. It has an opera house, several theaters,several boulevards which resemble those of Paris,good stores, excellent hotels and restaurants, andmany delightful, well-kept parks and plazaswhere tropical palms grow luxuriantly. The Brazilians imitate the Parisians not onlyin their dress, but also in the architecture of theircities, and particularly in their customs. Whilethe atmosphere of Spanish-America is Spanish,that of Portuguese-America is French. At night,on the m
. The adventures of a tropical tramp. PARA IS AN ATTRACTIVE CITY. THE OPERA HOUSE AT PARA Among the Beachcombers in Brazil 357 Lima. It has an opera house, several theaters,several boulevards which resemble those of Paris,good stores, excellent hotels and restaurants, andmany delightful, well-kept parks and plazaswhere tropical palms grow luxuriantly. The Brazilians imitate the Parisians not onlyin their dress, but also in the architecture of theircities, and particularly in their customs. Whilethe atmosphere of Spanish-America is Spanish,that of Portuguese-America is French. At night,on the main avenue, where the broad sidewalksare lined with little tables as in Paris, all thebetter-class residents assemble to sip their bev-erages, differing only from the Parisians in thatthe prevailing drink is asahy^ a non-intoxicantbrewed from the asahy palm. After the heat ofthe day—Para is only 1°27 from the equator—the custom is most enjoyable. But despite the attractiveness of Para, Iwanted to go home. And my remuneration aspianist in a gambling joint d
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