The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-30
TIE RoMpARpEp CITY.
BrsziIs Capital One of the Most In
teresting of Modern Cities.


| your eyes. The capital of the Brazilian
republic is the most enhancing city Of
| South America. Not only does Rio pos
/ sess perhaps the most magnificent har-
Dor in the world, but it may Justly boast
/ of the most beautiful natural scenery of
| any seaport town on either the Atlantic
| or. Pacific coast. Rio is picturesque,
/ quaint, superb.
| Rio de Janero can be compared to no
| other city in the world, for it is unlike
| any other Its people are different, its
| customs are different, its entire character
| is different.
! The travellers first glimpse of Rio is
| never etfaced from his memory, for the
| grandeur of the scene is impressive
The entrance to the harbor is through
| narrow passage less than one mile in
| width. On one side stands frowniag
| bluff that oyerhangs the clear blue
waters; on the other is the famous Sugar
| Loaf mountain.
The latter is an enormous mass of
| granite, conical in shape, and so steep
! that il is related that only one man has
| yet reached its summit. That happy in
| dlvidual is said to have been an American
sailor, who after spending three days in
! The labOrious ascent, succeeded in placing
! the flag of his country on its topmost pin
nacle, height Of 1,270 feet.
The most striking feature of the harbor
is succession Of brilliantly colored forts,
| red and yellow. with background of gray
rocks and bright green foliage.
For distance of nearly ten miles along
the shore stretches the city of Rio de
Jeneiro, with its low and massive houses,
whlte-walled and invariably topped off
| with yermillon-colored roofs
The streets Of Rio are absurdly narrow,
but well paved and well lighted Gas and
electric light is used throughout the en-
tire city and in most of the suburbs. and
splendid system of sewerage has lately
been provided.
The most fashionable street is the Rue
do Ouvidor, and it is here that the aris-
tocratic senOritas take their early evening
strOlls. This thorOughfare is no wider
than the average American alIeyway, but
the best shops of the city line the streets
on both sides
The principal business street is the Rua
Primeiro de Marco. 1t is the widest
street in the city, and within it's precincts
can be found the postofice, custom house.
commercial exchange and a number of
churches. There are over fifty of the
latter in Rio
La Candellaria, huge edifice erected
during the seventeenth century, is the
most popular of the many places of wor-
ship. It's tall and massive towers make
1t conspicuous from all parts of the city.
ticularly noticeable.
The famous. monastery of the Sac Bento
is on the outskirts of Rio proper It is
said to be the wealthiest institution of its
kind in the republic, having large possess
sions in mining properties and valuable
land interests
The buildings of Rio, Judged from an
architectural point of view, are insignih-
cant. The many institutions, however.
are unequaled in other respects in South
America.
The hospital of Dom Perdo H. is famous.
1t is perhaps better known by the name Of
La Misoricordia, having been built in. 1S41
| on ground owned by the fraternity of that
name. 1t has capacity of 200 patients
Several smaller hospitals are scattered
| throughout the city
A magnificent asylum for the insane
forms an interesting feature of the city.
1t was built in 1871 with funds obtained
from the sale of titles of notability at a
fixed tariff. These titles are not hered-
itary.
Rio abounds in scientific and literary
institutions There is the College Dom
Pedro IL. National library with over 14O,-
100 volumes, open to the public daily: the
National museum; the Institute of His
tory Geography and Ethnology: the
| Lyceum of Arts; the Astronomical and
Meteorological Observatory; the Poly
and normal schools
AT Batafogo, a suburb, are the famous
botanical gardens of Rio. The celebrated
! avenue of palms is the most remarkable
feature of the gardens. On either side of
| the roadway rises a succession of beauti-
full palm trees extending as far as the eve
can reach. They are of exactly the same
hight, evenly set apart, and good deal
higher than the average American dwell
ing house. The grandeur of this one feat
ure of Rio is alone worth visiting that
city to see.
The avenue of palms is favorable re-
sort for the handsome Brazilian women
and their beaux. There is a peculiar
charm about the native women of Rio.
The sparkle of their deep, jet-black ewes.
the pearly whiteness of their teeth, their
grace and, above all, their musical voices
captivate not only the hearts of their
countrymen, but those of foreigners who
| see them as well.
The bulk of the population is Portu-
guese, wlth-a mixture OF negro blood The
native Indian races are scarcely -epre-
! sented
That most infections Of diseases, yellow
fever, is very prevalent during the warm
weather.
In January Rio is enduring the hottest
weather of the year. 1t is then midsum-
mer there The coolest month is Septem-
So to co.. In midsummer
average temperature is 959
The actual entrance to the harbor of
Rio de Janeiro is between two fortresses.
those of Santa Cruz and San Juan. There
are fifty square miles of anchorage within
the harbor
Most of the Brazilian cruisers were
built at the Rio dockyards The naval
arsenal, with its massive buildings. is on
the north side of the Ihla das Cobras.
Rio is beautiful, Rio is enhancing. but
no description of its magnificent harbor.
its superb scenery and its many beauties
can do justice to the capital of the Bra
LILLIAN republic.
The Absent Minded Professor.
Stories OF Observation-Disclosures are invaria-
bly, amusing but one that is being told of
Professor Burdon-Sauderson. the president
OF the British Association, requires a rather
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