Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-22

Ouvldor. This II the broadway, the
Pennsylvania avenue. the Champs
d'Eysccs OF Brazil. I, In the great
shopping street. the gossipinv place,
the Rlslto OF tho brazilian capital. II
has the best stores. II has the chief
newspapers and the best OF everything
that the Brazllians think good
Here there are thourands OF men and
boys who come for nothing else than To-
shake hands and talk. To see and be
seen. II is on the ouvidor that the poll
tlcian holds his reception. Here the
candidate comes to feel the pulse OF
the people. and here revolutions and
uprisings are plotted. ! was walking
down the Nua do Ouvidor the other day
with Col. Charles Page Bryan. our min
lister 10 Brazil We wcrc on our way
to visit the houses Of congress. ana
urged the minister to hurry fearing we
might be too late. The minister re-
piled.
There IL no danger. We are In
plenty Of time and I am sure congress
IL atlll htting"
How con you ten asked I. Where
Il the buliding7' Does the brazilian
flag fioat from n ~ " does from our
Capitol when the house are si,tlngf'
"Oh. no." replied Minister Bryan.
You can't see the houses Of congress
from here. They are more than mile
away In another part of the city. but
I know that congress has not yet adj
journcd because there are 10 few ailk
hats on the ouvldor. Every senator
and deputy wears tall hat and they
eii rush for the ouvidor M soon rs
the session " over
There are other things on the Ouvidor
which are FAR more interesting than the
politicians. The streets are filled with
all sorts Of strange characters. At times
you imagine yourself In Naples. %
ls. H. a Lea lNt N.I
at Cairo. The street II ne narrow as
the Moski. 1, IL indeed so narrow that
by law no animal or wheeled vehicle II
allowed to enter H. II u lined with
one. two and thrce-stpry houses. tho
walls " which ARE painted white. blue.
brown. pink, yellow and al other imng-
Unable coiurr. The roofs arr 30 irregu-
lar that they cut the sky line. booking
like the ragged edge Of an old saw. The
houses on the opposite sides Of the
street lean toward each other as In
some N tho old cities ~ Germany.
THE BRAZILiANs ARE PATRIOTIC.
Each house has "a fiag pole extending
out from It's walls. ana those ON the two
sides Of the street almost touch IN the
center. forming n very thicket OF nag
poles. and making canopy over the
crowd below. Between the poles from
building to building are arches of Iron
raA pipes running from one side OF the
street To- the other These are used To
illuminate the Ouyidor on feast days.
for the BrnzlllRnr arr great for Hays
and illurninations. and they celebrate
continually.
II il under canopy like this that we
move through the Ouyidur. iostled by 9,
crowd ~ all nations. There are ltal-
lann Portuguese. Spaninrds. French.
nrazillans ana English. There are
awcllH. wearing silk hats and long
coats. and there are hnlf.naked negroes.
with loads on their heads. There are
lottery peddierr on every street corner.
They poster YOU with tickets on every
block. aud " you enter "a restaurant
they follow you there nnd thrust their
tickets into your face. The Brnzilinnn
are a nation of gamblers The country
IL honey-comhed with lotteries. and
everyone bets on something or other.
THE BREAD MEN AND CHICKEN
pEDDLEikS.
Among the queer sights on the Ouvl-
dor are the huckaterH. Their come two
men, each with "a baby crib on his head.
The crib n lined with blanket. and
ap We look ". listen Tor the rguawl ~
the infant within. As the men come
closer We see that the cribs are for
brsad not for babies Each " nlled
with small loavcn. and the man carries
his wares from block to block. taking
n trestic with him. upon which he
places the box while he waits for his
customers.
Chickens are pcddled abou, In much