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LANDING AT RIO DE JANEIRO
Difficulties That Bese Foreigners In Brazil A Bloated
Bondhoder on Fifty Cents
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Special Correspondence.

Special Correspondence,
Rio de Janeiro. Brazil August 30,
1901 am not going TO bore you with
a description OF the unrIvaled beauties
OF Rios bay, for other travellers have
done It time and time again Enhanced
by history and tradition, they are even
more enhancing than when the ancient
mariners discovered them, that Janu-
AIRY day little more than four CEN
turtles ago; when, sailing through the
narrow gateway from the ocean into
the mouth Of the bay. they fancled
themselves entering the mouth OF a
mighty river that led to the Enchanted
Land and forthwith christened 1t Rio
de Janeiro, River OF January" from
the month IN which the event oc-
CURED, There is the Pao de Assucar
Portugese for "sugar-loaf) barring
the entrance as II rises abruptly from
the sea 10000 feet; the Gayea,
with ITS natural fortiicattions
on top, which human foot
has never scaled; Corcovado, the
colossal "hunch-back;' Botofoga; nlha
des Cobras the rocky island OF
Snakes lllha des Ratios, Island OF
rats" and all the rest OF them en-
closed as by a mighty wall within the
misty back ground Of mountains drap-
ed In eternal verdure; the white city
with its countless towers IN the fore
ground--surrounded by an amphl.
theater OF rugged heights, so dark and
frowning that they exaggerate the calm
OF the water aud the smile Of perpetual
midsummer.
Landing az Rio Is a matter Of time
and patience As IN all countries where
heavy duties are imposed on imported
goods, Rios port regulations are ex-
tremely rigorous and often yexatious.
All incoming vessels are required TO
drop anchor off Fort Vilegagnon---
commonly called the "Pico'-and theirs
await the coming OF the health and
customs officials. These gentlemen take
their own lesurely time for II and you
must wait their convenience, however
tion, II the steamer happens 10 have
arrived near the dinner hour five p m.
Is the Brazilian rule for that most I'M
portant meal Of the day. or near tho
fashionable time for promenadlng In
the Rua do OuyldOr-say an hour earl
Ter or II a siesta is In progress, or one
of the political demonstrations SO num-
erous I'm this now public--no attention
win be paid 10 II tlll some time next
day, and meanwhile no communica-
tion whatever Is PERMITTED between
ship and shore not even 10 much as
message to waiting friends, or letters
to catch an outgoing mail.
QUARANTINE REGULATIONS.
Should quarantine be imposed, as Is
more than likely during seasons OF cpl
demc though there may not be a case
Of sickness on board, the vessel Is sent
away back to lllha Grande, 60 miles
down the coast, There Ia no accounting
Tor quarantine regulations, especially
IN times Of scare. The costly quarantine
station on Grand lslandQllha GrandeD
which the Brazilian authorities erect
7d q few years ago. has paid for Itself
)yer and over from the charges, fxed
By law for their compulsory boarders.
The rates are as follows: First-class
passengers must pay 5000 rels per diem |
'or seml-staryatlon on yillainous food: |
$500 reis. Third-class, 500 |
els: children between four and ten |
Years old, half rates and between one |
md four years old one-third rates, |
Then all the baggage must be disIn-
ected, the charges being one thousand |
els per kllogram. and the ordinary |
aratoga viii weigh many Kilograms.
I Is useless to protest that nothing IA |
he matter with your luggage and you
lont want II dlsInfected, II must
Undergo the process or be dumped In.
o the bay. and you must pay for Il
n the same, In cases OF merely quaran-
Inc observation" which is usually |
rom q 70 As hours, the vessel is re- !
uired 10 anchor of Jurujuba point /
it that Is no hardship II ones bust.
less is not urgent, Tor The glorious
lew amply compensates for being COM
elled to endure sea-food and Suny
tate.room awhile longer The ship lies
h what the navigators call Three
'athoms bay" between Icarahy. beach
,hlch Is famed alike for It's beauty and
rs bathing. and the rocky peninsula,
'hlch Is around by the celebrated Fort
leza dc santa Cruz This is Brazl's
iost important stronghold perfect
ilhralter I'm strength and inaccessi-
lllty, aud al picturesque as fOrmlda. do