Word: janeiro
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...different and interesting styles of wrestling. The Bahian lout fought after the manner of Brazilian capoeira. This is the national style of fighting; it includes blows as well as grips and it was perfected, as might be imagined, by a huge band of Hoodlums who once terrorized Rio de Janeiro. Even kicks in the head are allowed and the Bahia Negro attempted these, without avail, against his little foeman...
...Alfred Agache is singularly unimpressed by Manhattan's sky line. M. Agache is French, an architect and employed by the city of Rio de Janeiro to beautify...
When M. Agache found recently that several enterprising Brazilian architects had laid foundations to build skyscrapers in Rio de Janeiro like those in New York, he immediately ordered all such progress stopped...
Died. Major Carlo P. del Prete, Rome-Brazil flyer (TIME, July 16); following the amputation of his right leg, injured in an airplane crash; in Rio de Janeiro Brazil...
...Government of Brazil, which gave similar notice at the same time, encouraged the press of Rio de Janeiro last week to declare that Brazil will positively quit the League this year. President Washington Luiz was quoted as believing that the League is now losing its universal character and becoming sectional under the dominance of the Locarno Powers...