Exploring and Travelling Three Thousand Miles Through Brazil, Vol. 1 of 2
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Excerpt from Exploring and Travelling Three Thousand Miles Through Brazil, Vol. 1 of 2: From Rio De Janeiro to Maranhao; With an Appendix Containing Statistical and Observations on Climate, Railways, Central, Sugar Factories, Mining, Commerce, and Finance; The Past, Present, and Future, and Physical, Geography of Brazil When a very young man, the fates decreed that I should leave the old country, and, like many another son of Britain, go out into the wide world in quest partly of adventure, partly of better opportunities than the crowded ranks of home seemed to offer. A mistaken idea, maybe; but I was then so imbued, through all that I had read of Brazil, with the glamour of romantic imaginings of its wondrous tropical life, that finally I selected this field for the scene of what is the duty of every man - to try to hew out for himself a path to success. Consequently, some seventeen years ago found me throwing up London engagements, and with only the knowledge of my profession to depend upon, but heaps of sanguine anticipations, landing friendless and ignorant of the language in the country that has since been so kind to me. During these many years the exercise of my profession has carried me over a very considerable section of the interior of this vast land, necessitated a residence in all the chief coast cities north of Rio de Janeiro, and brought me into intimate relations with all phases of life in Brazil. Such an exceptional experience must largely endow any individual (unless his perceptive faculties are dormant) with a fund of knowledge of this great empire a land of which less is generally known than of Africa. This being so, I have considered it incumbent on me to endeavour to impart, as well as my capacities will permit, the result of my experiences. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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