Evening star., 1934-11-11

That Brazil is destined to become
more and more a happy playground
and delightful field of research for
the traveller from abroad cannot be
doubted. BY research of course, is not
meant alone hunting for rare speci-
mems of fauna and fora, geological
mineral deposits, fossils, precious
metals and stones, lost civilizations or
even Fawcetts, real or imaginary.
True, Brazil offers an inexhaustible
field for such sport, which no doubt
will continue to delight for time with
out end the scientists and explorers
duly authorized by the Brazilian gov
ernment. But there are myriads of
other treasures one may hunt in this
land of the Southern Cross Indeed,
so many and varied are the attractions
awaiting the visitor to Brazil that this
article can but point the way
For those who travel for travels
sake, for relaxation and change of
scene, Brazil is indeed an incompar-
able playground, an ever-changing
panorama. Its extensive coast line
offers unrivaled seaside resorts and
bathing beaches, its mountain resorts
magnificent beauty; springs, both hot
and cold, dot the country Wherever
the visitor chooses to stop he will find
comfortable hotels and modern facili-
ties. Gay, fascinating cities, with hos
pitable and courteous people, bid the
traveller to linger.
The scientist, in addition to his nat
ural specimens, may avail himself of
the privilege of visiting such outstand-
ing institutions of scientific research
as the internationally known Institute
OsWaldo Cruz at Manguinhos, near
Rio, or the national museum, housed
in the beautiful old imperial palace
where Pedro II was born, or the new
Institute of Biology in Sac Paulo, or
the celebrated Butantan snake farm
near there.
The Old and the New.
The variety of modern magnificence
and old Colonial grandeur presented
by the different cities may well capti-
Vate the eye of the artist The lover
OF music will find few people who
know better than the Brazilians how
to appreciate good music.
Those who glory in Natures handi-
work discover arresting beauty over
the length and breadth of Brazil.
Nesting in the mountains and spread
ing along the seashore are notable
cities, each offering a peculiar interest
all its own.
10 mention just few such cities.
there is Sac Paulo, magnifcently mod
ern, yet rooted in the bedrock of
the nations history, and capital of
the rich coffee state of Sac PauIo.
there Is Santos. the greatest coffee
port In the world, with its delightful
seaside resorts: there is vivid Para at
the mouth OF the Amazon. and stately
Manaos, thousand miles up the
river, both exponents, in a way, of
the part rubber has played in the
history OF Brazil; Bahia, former capi-
tai OF Brazil, rich in history; Per-
nambuco, with its natural reef; mod
ern BeIlo Horlzonte, present capital,
and old Colonial Ouro Preto, former
capital OF Minas Geraes, scene of
Brazil's intense gold and diamond
period; and Porto Allegro. capital of
the country's most southern state. Rio
Grande do Sui, which, together with
the other southern states, forms a
region noted for its delightful tenn
perate climate.
And there is Rio. First and last,
there is Rio-saturated still with the
aura of old imperial grandeur, pulsat-
ing to the hum of modern progress,
clothed about with the glory of in
effable beauty; Rio. with its mag
niflcent avenues, beaches and public
gardens, its sumptuous hotels, the
aters, casinos, churches and palaces:
with its dreamy blue haze by day and
fantastic illumination by night, its
CorcoVado and Pao de Assucar, its
lofty granite mountains provided with
thrilling transportation to their peaks.
from which to view the whole unfor-
gettable scene. And just across the
bay is charming old Nictheroy, and
in the nearby Organ Mountains, Pc
tropoliS, the delightful Summer resort
OF the elite.
Memory Remains Vivid.
To see Rio at least once is somehow
ones duty to Nature and to man.
They have co-operated there so beau
tlfully. And ever after one would be
the richer for the picture stored up
In memory-the picture of an incom-
parable bay of granite peaks, rising
to meet one at the entrance of the
harbor, of great forest-covered hills
or granite ranges in the distance be-
yond, and, in between, Rio. Those
who have been most impressed with
the beauty in and about Rio have
become suddenly mute and announced
that they would never attempt to de-
scribe 1t. Neither shall such an at
tempt be made here Rio is a place
to be seen and not described.
1t Is mistake merely to look upon
Brazil as tropical country and leave
1t at that. Extending from degrees
10 minutes north latitude to 80 de-
grees As minutes south latitude, DOS
sess1ng an extremely varied topogra-
phy and a coaStline of about 5000
miles including its sinuoSitieS, it is
easy to see how Brazil would have
variety OF temperatures. In the State
OF Sac Paulo, heavy frosts occur in
winter, the temperature becoming
lower southwark through the states
of Parana and Santa Catharina to
Rio Grande do Sul where snow is not
lnfrequent. In any of these states,
In Winter, temperatures considerably
below freezing are frequent, and a
warm overcoat is something to be
thankful for. Rio also has its Winter
and sometimes a very damp, chilly.
penetrating Winter, but a suit or coat
such as would be worn here in the
Spring or Autumn will be sufficient
with an additional heavier wrap and
always some sort Of light raincoat
Relief From Heat.
On the other hand, Rio has many
ways Of relief from its Summer heat.
what with its extensive residential
section and large hotels situated on
the open sea front and on the tops
OF hills. The whole city receives the
benefit of incoming breezes from the
sea, which in late years have a much
greater sweep, owing to the razing of
CASTILLO Hill, formerly in the center
of the town. The mountain resorts,
petropo1iS ThproconoliS Nova