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RIO DE JANEIRO, SHOWING THE BEAUTIFUL AVENIDA CENTRAL 4
RIO DE JANEIRO AS IT WAS IN 1903 8
DR. PEDRO DE TOLEDO, MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE, BRAZIL 12
SENADOR ALCINDO GUANABARA, A GREAT LITERARY GENIUS AND PATRIOT OF BRAZIL 16
THE MUNICIPAL THEATRE, RIO DE JANEIRO 20
BARON DE RIO BRANCO 24
DR. PASSOS 28
A BEAUTIFUL WATERFALL AT THERESOPOLIS 32
ANTONIO PRADO'S COFFEE ESTATE 32
THE STATION AND SHED OF THE GOYAZ RAILWAY, ARAGUARY.
MR. LUIZ SCHNOOR AND HIS TWO ENGINEERS 48
TYPICAL TREES OF THE BRAZILIAN FOREST, GOYAZ. THE STEM
DEVOID OF BRANCHES AND FOLIAGE UP TO A GREAT HEIGHT 48
AUTHOR DEPARTING FROM MORRO DA MEZA, SHOWING STYLE OF
COSTUME WORN DURING THE EXPEDITION 56
ALCIDES AND FILIPPE THE NEGRO 56
GOYAZ RAILWAY IN CONSTRUCTION: THE CUT LEADING TO THE PARANAHYBA RIVER 64
AUTHOR'S CARAVAN CROSSING A STREAM 64
CHARACTERISTIC TYPES OF BRAZILIANS OF THE INTERIOR.
(NOTICE THE DEGENERATE FACES AND DEVELOPMENT OF GOITRE) 68
A TYPICAL VILLAGE OF THE PROVINCE OF GOYAZ 68
PICTURESQUE OX-CARTS OF GOYAZ 76
A HOME IN CENTRAL BRAZIL 80
A CLEVER AUTOMATIC POUNDING MACHINE 80
BRAZILIAN PACK-SADDLES 88
A TYPICAL VILLAGE. (THE HIGHER BUILDING IS THE CHURCH) 88
AUTHOR'S CARAVAN ABOUT TO CROSS THE RIVER CORUMBA 96
BURITY PALMS 96
THE PRESIDENT OF GOYAZ AND HIS FAMILY. (GIANT CACTUS IN THE BACKGROUND) 100
THE MAIN SQUARE OF GOYAZ CITY, SHOWING PRISON AND PUBLIC LIBRARY 108
SOME OF THE BAGGAGE AND SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS USED BY
AUTHOR ON HIS EXPEDITION 108
AUTHOR'S SIX FOLLOWERS