The mirror., 1919-06-12
BRAZIL, OUR BIG SISTER

An Interesting Study of the Great South American
Republic Who Will Share Our Future Destiny.
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que than his native ''Americanq"
Then, too, the Brazilian shows
much greater familiarity with and
appreciation of the arts and litera-
ture of other nations than does his
North American neighbor. The
Brazilian truly recognizes and es-
Inmates good art, whether in music,
literature, painting or sculpture,
and the recitals, concerts and ex-
hibitions are always we'll attended
and conspicuous to North Amerl-
cans because of the large inclusion
of the poorer people in attendance
on such occasions. Possibly the
best evidence of this may be OBJ
served in the character of the
audiences assembled at the moder-
ate priced opera houses.
Opera in Brazil is a national in
stitution. Even the mediocre
companies are we'll supported and
during the season. which lasts for
many weeks, all opera houses are
crowded. As in Italy, one may
see and hear an excellent perfor-
nance for a trivial entrance fee.
There are many of these lower
priced opera houses in all the
larger cities and they are patron
lied by the same class of people
that in the United States throng
the vaudeville and burlesque thea
ters. In the galleries one sees the
most unfortunate specimens of
humanity; many are barefooted
and i'll clad, but all seek diversion
or distraction by listening to the
plaintive overtures of Verdi or
Mascagni. And such applause!
A home run made by Benny Kauf
with the bases full would not cause
such a demonstration as a we'll rem
dered aria from ia Tosca" or
AIDA by a visiting Spanish or
Italian prima donna.
Whether it is this aesthetic char
acter or an inherent delicacy, a
pronounced gentility is noted in
the personality of the Brazilian.
Highly sensitive and sympathetic
by nature, he is also extremely
generous and considerate, and we
should cultivate most assiduously
the personal regard of these most
delightful people who are now Of
fering us their national friendship.
The Brazilian already sincerely
admires and likes the North Amer
ican, and. unfortunately, this feel
ing toward US is not evidenced by
the people of any other Latin
American nation, at least not to
such an extent as is true in Brazil.
This may partially be explained by
the recollection that in Brazil our
national policies and motives have
never been misunderstood nor i'm
plunged, but. on the contrary,
Brazil has in the past frequently
championed our cause in Latin
America when such action was ex-
ceedingly unpopular.
In a people possessed to
marked degree of such deep SYM
pathy and fine emotions as are the
Brazilians one might not expect to
find mechanical genius as another
national attribute. Yet not only
is the Brazilian unusually clever in
mechanical arts and sciences, but
he is extremely quickwitted, learns
easily and is swift to improve
upon any contrivance in its adap.
ton 20 local conditions.
During the last four years many
successful manufacturing indus
tries have been established in
Brazil. many of which require
practical skill and specially trained
operators, and these have readily
been found among Brazilians. The
municipality of Sac Paulo holds
an annual industrial exhibition, to
which are admitted only articles
manufactured by the ''Paulistas, "
as the people of the city OF Sac
Paulo are known throughout Brazil.