Across South America; an account of a journey from Buenos Aires to Lima by way of Potosí, with notes on Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru . THE CORi I. •ROM RIO RIO, SANTOS, BRAZILIAN TRADE 21 A few days after my arrival, an American natural-ist, thoroughly honest but of a rather short temper,was treated with outrageous discourtesy, and hispersonal effects strewn unceremoniously over thedirty floor of the warehouse by angry inspectors,simply because he was unwilling to bribe was no question as to his having any duti-able goods. The population of Rio is variously estimated
Across South America; an account of a journey from Buenos Aires to Lima by way of Potosí, with notes on Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru . THE CORi I. •ROM RIO RIO, SANTOS, BRAZILIAN TRADE 21 A few days after my arrival, an American natural-ist, thoroughly honest but of a rather short temper,was treated with outrageous discourtesy, and hispersonal effects strewn unceremoniously over thedirty floor of the warehouse by angry inspectors,simply because he was unwilling to bribe was no question as to his having any duti-able goods. The population of Rio is variously estimated atbetween seven and eight hundred thousand, buther enthusiastic citizens frequently exaggerate thisand speak in an offhand way of her having a mil-lion people. They are naturally reluctant to admitthat Rio has any fewer than Buenos Aires. The suburbs of Rio are remarkably the great bay, dotted with its beautiful islands,are various resorts that take advantage of the natu-ral beauties of the place, and cater to the pleasure-loving Brazilians. From various ports on the bay,railroads radiate in all possible directions, goingnorth into the hea
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