Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-04
PAVED ROADS
BUILT
lBY BRAZILIANS
t Is Now Possible to
Drive From Rio de
Janeiro to Montevi-
dec, Uruguay

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Oct. A.
housand-mile tours of automobile
Brazil "a prospect undreamed-of
Few years ago, are now a reality,
fcording to Senior Godofredo VI.
Menezes, representative Of the
brazilian government, in Washington
pr conference with government auth
rites and officials Of the Highway
dueation board.
with the recent completion of an
approved highway from Rio de
metro, the Brazilian capital, to Sac
aulo, capital OF the Brazilian state
that name, it becomes possible,
fclares Sr. Menezes, 10 drive by auto
obile from Rio to Montevideo, the
pital of Uruguay, a distance OF APP
pximately 1900 miles. Sr. Menezes
vered a large portion Of this trip
hortly before leaving for the United
|ates. The only section Of this road
at is not built, he says, is an
|ghty-mile stretch off the coast of
e state of Rio Grande de Sui, where
e autoist must avail himself of the
ach, at low tide, being afforded an
~cellent highway of natures own
Instruction.
To Name u. s. Delegates
While in Washington ST. Menezes
inferred with Thomas II. Mac
ra@d, chief Of the Il. ). bureau Of
roads anc chairman of the
~ education board, and with
Johnson, secretary Of the board
kecutive secretary Of the Pan
Jean confederation for highway
1tion, regarding the forthcoming
pms of the Second Pan American
na0ess of highways TO be held at
10 de Janeiro in June, 1929. The
razilian authorities, he says, espe-
billy the president, DR.. Washington
bis, are looking forward TO this con-
renee rs another opportunity still
rther TO crystalline the growing IN
rest in highway construction and
kgkway transportation, not only in
Iazil, but in all Of Latin America.
BY act of congress at its last ses-
IN, President Coolidge was author
ed to appoint delegates from the
hited States to attend this confer
&c.
AZ. Menezes also conferred with
Gals Of the department Of state,
department of commerce, and the
American Union.
ighway construction in Brazil, &C
ding TO Sr. MeneZes, is under the
lervision Of Engineer Timotheo
lteado, who was a member Of the
Il Pan American highway commits
n, a group of leading engineers,
lght to the United States in 1924
the Highway Education board.
Add Sales Opportunities
president Luis" said Sr. Menezes,
determined to open up the vast
ourees of our country by a net
* Of modern highways. Two
nix lines totaling about 400 miles
e recently been completed. This
ut the beginning Of an extensive
building program conducted I'M
federal aid and supervision and
ported by q special tax levied on
cline and automobiles.
The highway program in Brazil
| greatly increase the opportunity
the sale of American automotive
road building machinery, and
should create additional mar
for American products in the
outlying sections that will be
ped Up in this great South Amer
republic.
For this reason the Forthcoming
American highway congress car
great Significance 10 ali Amer
Industry. in addition to those
interested in highway construc-
The election Of DR.. Luis to the
idency Of the republic was the
+, of the construction of modern
raj highways. One Of President
> first acts was TO obtain from
gress a law which would give him
means Of carrying u the CON
ction o. federal highways. Work
begun on two principal trunk
n to connect the capital with
the south. and the other 70
ect the capital with the north
center. The section from Rio de
I,iro to Sac Paulo already has
completed after overcoming al
insuperable difficulties OF lay
highways over lowlands Of
lhes and m%angroves and through
WV zone Of more than $500 feet
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