New Britain herald., 1923-04-20
IRIO GRANDE DO SUI
 A FERTILE COUNTRY
Southern Part of Brazil Much
 Like Northern United States

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 That is the usual thumbnail pic-
 ture of the huge republic of South
 America. But it takes no account of Brazil's south. and especially of Rio
 Grande do Sul. That state. men
 toned in dispatches because of the
 revolution which it has on its hands,
 gives different picture, according to
 a bulletin from the Washington | headquarters of the National Geo.
 graphic Society. and presents a Bra 1 gil Into which hundreds of thousands
 of citizens of the United States could ! fit in peace times with little violence
 to their daily routine.
 Where North Is South. Reverse directions in comparison with the United States says the
 bulletin, and you have an explana- tion of the importance of Rio Grande do Sul. Brazils north has a tropical climate: and there is the Brazilian black belt where live millions of ne- groes. The south has temperate zone climate at its best; and Rio Grande do Sul. most distant from the equator. leads all the rest of the states in climatic agreeableness from the point of view of northern Euro- peans and North Americans. This has been a white mans country from the first, and it has been the leader in many ways in Brazilian de- velopment.
 F But there is a marked difference between BraZil's south and our own north This southernmost of Bra zil's states has its closest affiliations with our west, for it is COW coun- try without peer. On the 91,0O0 square miles of Rio Grande do Sul are more than a quarter as many cattle as in the entire United States. Water and grass are abundant, droughts are practically unknown, and the rolling country with its nu- merous tree-covered hills, furnishes | q charming and stimulating country | side in contrast to the dreary and | often dry level of many of the | worlds great cattle raising regions. 1 Travellers who have visited all the | leading livestock countries assert that | Rio Grande do Suls pasture lands are superior to those of Argentina, South |
  tralia; and that here, under the Southern Cross, is the coming COW country of the world.
 Taught Garibaldi How to Revolt.
 Until fairly recently Rio Grande do Sul's cattle were neglected by companies in search of beef to trans port and the state had to content it. self with shipping millions of dollars worth of 'jerked beef and hides. Re- gently tremendous freezing plants have been erected, and now Brazilian beef is finding it's way to the world markets in competition with that from Argentina and Australia. Since this region is somewhat closer to Europe and the United States than its competitors, the industry seems assured of a steady development.
 Revolutions and insurrections are no new thing for Rio Grande do Sul fact that can best be appre- ciated, perhaps, when it is pointed out that Giuseppe Garbaldi, libera- tor of Italy, and one of the most famous revolutionary leaders of mod ern history, learned his trade in Rio Grande during its secession in 1885, Something of Rio Grande do Sul's propensity to play the major role in Brazilian insurgence may be due to it's relatively invigorating climate But more important have been the traits of its guachos or cowboys hardriding, outdoor-loving frontiers men, impatient of restraint or en- croachment on their cherished inde- pendence.
 Rio Grande do Sul is not alone a COW country Its soil grows to perfection the grains and vegetables and fruits of the temperate zone. There has been considerable develop ment along these lines; and the country seems destined to prove that there can actually be compromise in the old war between agriculture and stock-raising which has ragged since before the days of Abraham In manufacturing, only one state, Sac Paulo, surpases Rio Grande do Sul. The state is the only vineyard of Brazil producing annually 10,O00,- poo liters of wine.
 A Germany Of the West.
 "Rio Grande do Sul has been more strongly affected by immigra- ton than any other Brazilian state, For a time it seemed that it would become almost a German colony Even now whole communities and owns and cities are predominantly German, and in them the German tongue has little competition. About 200, 900 Germans live in the state, but since the total population of the is more than 100000 he German element is not dominant. italians also have been attracted by his temperate portion of Brazil and cores of thousands of them have set led in the state. They furnish an example of adaptation, to lew conditions Italians whose sfa- hers knew little about horses are 'eritable guachos, at home only in he saddle, and throwing 3 lariat with he unerring skill of an Arizona cow