Know Your Neighbor Brazil A World In Itself
Kipling called Brazil a world in itself the nation spans vast frontiers meeting seven of nine South American republics. The Amazon basin to Atl anic coast line of 4300 miles hosts coffee cotton and rubber exports, while Rio de Janeiro blends beauty with government and culture. Brazil’s republic shows evolution from colonial rule to a peaceful federal state with vast natural wealth and rising global role.
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Ventriloquist at Negro Funeral Tells Cemetery Joke
An anecdote from a Negro funeral recalls a ventriloquist whose powers were unknown to attendees. A second speaker recounts the burial scene as Joe is lowered into the grave and jokes I led de pack about being at the front.
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