Adventures With the Bible in Brazil (Classic Reprint)

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Brazil is the second largest country and the fourth largest empire of the World, and has a white population greater than those of Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and British Africa together. It was discovered in 1500 by the Portuguese, whose descendants hold it intact to-day, the Dutch and French invasions proving but temporary episodes in the otherwise peaceful history of this splendid Country.

The great, and indeed it may be said the only, historian of Brazil is the English poet, Robert Southey, whose masterpiece, The History of Brazil, should be read by all who are interested in The Land of the Southern Cross.

Brazil occupies about half the area and has about half the population of the whole continent, so that Spanish South America is a misnomer. It was governed from Lisbon until 1822, when Brazil declared her independence, and chose as her ruler a Portuguese prince, whose son, Dom Pedro II, succeeded him, and governed the country wisely and well for about fifty years. In 1889 a military revolution, overawing the population on the one hand, and making extravagant and illusory promises on the other, succeeded in driving the aged Dom Pedro from his throne and country; and a Republic was set up, which is the established form of government until this day.

Though the early years of the Republic were lean ones and full of disillusionments, the country of late has greatly advanced in general progress and wealth, and enjoys a fairly stable form of government.

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