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Word: riachuelo (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Riachuelo, great Brazilian naval victory over Paraguay, tubby little Getulio Vargas went aboard a warship in Rio de Janeiro harbor, and, after wining well, got up to address the assembled officers. It was the day after President Roosevelt's Charlottesville speech and President Getulio first paid his respects to hemisphere solidarity. "We are united by ties of strict solidarity with all American countries around the ideas, aspirations and common interest in our defense," said...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SOUTH AMERICA: Awake at Last | 6/24/1940 | See Source »

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