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Brazil to Celebrate Centenary With Rio World Fair
Brazil marks 100 years of independence with a planned world exposition in Rio de Janeiro. The article compares Brazil's development to the United States in 1876, noting vast natural resources, the Amazon river system, growing industry in textiles and meatpacking, and Rio’s scenic harbor and boulevards.
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National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
United States
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
South America
Alaska
Ecuador
Chile
North America
Tropics
Amazon
Mississippi
Ohio
Cincinnati
Middle West
Paraguay
Rio Grande Do Sul
Santa Catharina
Parana
Sao Paulo
Esperito Santo
Minas Geraes
South Atlantic
North Atlantic
Santos
Porto Esperanca
Vienna
Osaka
Peking
Hankow
Calcutta
Buenos Aires
Bay of
Guanabara
Les
Rio