Word: braziller
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Baku brought nothing for Brazil. If import-hungry Latins had hoped that the U.S.S.R. could help them sooner than the U.S. or Britain, with possibly a captured German factory or two, the Soviets had failed them sadly. In the first five months of 1946 Russia had sent only $93.58 worth of goods to Argentina, since then only one cargo of Polish coal. Uruguayans who had signed a trade treaty with the Soviets earlier this month were still looking for Russian goods...
Across the River of the Dead and deep in the rolling tableland of Brazil's limitless interior live the wild Chavante Indians. Since Portuguese explorers back in 1790 poisoned their water supply, and killed hundreds, these Indians have fought the white man. For years Salesian missionaries sought to win the Chavantes with presents and "pacification through love." The Chavantes would have neither. Six priests of the mission were killed when they ventured too far into the forest...
Starting in 1907, Brazil's great Indian expert, General Candido Rondon, tried his hand. On one memorable march of 2,000 miles, Rondon was twice wounded by arrows. His party never brought one Chavante back to civilization. Its presents were scorned. But Rondon clung to the policy of pacification through love-a policy that became the cornerstone of Brazil's service for the protection of Indians...
Three years ago, the Chavantes again stood in the path of Brazil's great dream-the "March to the West." Airmen of the Brazilian Central Foundation, a grandiose colonizing scheme, dropped on them pots, pans and even pictures of Hollywood pinup girls. That only frightened the Indians. Rondon's Indian Service tried again. More presents were left: machetes, bright cloth. Recently, the Indians nibbled. Every 15 days they gathered in large numbers for the gifts. Last week the 156-year-old war was over. To General Rondon, now 82 and in Rio, the leader of the mission...
...idea, the poison would be deadly: her airlines are still fledglings. While U.S. aviation looked on apprehensively, the State Department was trying to ease the tension. Hand-picked missionaries have left or are about to leave to do some top level, pre-treaty softening-up in China, India, Brazil (Newfoundland, New Zealand, and Australia have all but signed). Off to India-with the rank of minister-will go able George Brownell, ex-brigadier general and wartime assistant to the Assistant Secretary of War for Air. Off to Brazil last week went James M. Landis, ex-Harvard law dean now chairman...