Sight-seeing in South America . teau lavas which are rich in phosphorus. Decomposedthese lavas form a deep soil, dark in tone, which thePaulistas call red earth, though it might more appro-priately be called purple, to distinguish it from the otherred earth, which is formed by the decay of gneiss andgranite. There are several beautiful parks in the city, of whichthe one opposite the Luz, or the Sao Paulo Station, is themost attractive, and two large public buildings, the[Municipal Theater and the Ypiranga Museum, that arewell worth seeing. South American cities usuallypossess Municipal Theater
Sight-seeing in South America . teau lavas which are rich in phosphorus. Decomposedthese lavas form a deep soil, dark in tone, which thePaulistas call red earth, though it might more appro-priately be called purple, to distinguish it from the otherred earth, which is formed by the decay of gneiss andgranite. There are several beautiful parks in the city, of whichthe one opposite the Luz, or the Sao Paulo Station, is themost attractive, and two large public buildings, the[Municipal Theater and the Ypiranga Museum, that arewell worth seeing. South American cities usuallypossess Municipal Theaters, to the support of which thecity governments largely contnljute. Many of thesetheaters are extremely costly, and those in Sao , and Buenos Aires surpass any in New York orChicago, and have been built to rival, if not to excel, theParis Opera House. The one in Sao Paulo is (|uiie newand is very magnificent. .V special feature in it is thelarge cafe in the basement, constructed and decoratedin Egyptian style. ?^.^^1\. f^....
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