Word: rio
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When Belgian King Albert rolled over to Rio in 1919, hospitable Brazilians built him a special train in which he toured their United States. Last week Royal Albert's train, splendidly refurbished, was turned over to Brazil's latest great visitor, big-fisted President Augustin P. Justo of Argentina who rolled up to Rio in a battleship (TIME, Oct. 16). Just before his departure last week dynamic General Justo signed with broad and highbrowed Dr. Getulio Dornellas Vargas of Brazil what they called "ten treaties." First was a pact of utmost significance, binding Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Uruguay...
Chuffing out of Rio on Royal Albert's special last week. President Justo made for Sao Paulo and Santos. "The Coffee Heart of Brazil." After visiting famed Butantan Snake Farm, where deft attendants showed him how anti-snake-bite vaccine is made from venom, President Justo rode out to a typical Brazilian coffee jazenda, then embarked at Santos to sail home on the Argentine dreadnaught Moreno. He had not even reached home when an incident occurred to give a decidedly ironic twist to the peace negotiations. A cousin and a nephew of President Vargas were killed in a minor...
...profits. The Government is now-trying to collect $95,000 on this account. Defaulted Bonds, It was brought out that in selling $131,000,000 of Brazilian and Bolivian bonds now in default, Dillon, Read and their associates had made $6,000,000 gross. One issue of Rio de Janeiro bonds bought by Dillon, Read at 89 was sold to the public at $97.75, the spread of 8¾ points being split three ways as commission between Dillon. Read as underwriters, the distributing syndicate and the retailers. One bond issue was floated in 1922. for the electrification of the Brazilian...
...guard of honor, President Justo stepped aboard his special train at Buenos Aires and sped out to the seaport of Mar del Plata (where coast guardsmen last January rescued the President from drowning). There he stepped aboard the Argentine dreadnought Moreno and she rolled up toward Rio de Janeiro 1,500 mi. north...
...Rio hospitable Brazilians rushed to completion two triumphal arches for their Argentine guest, a big arch 95 ft. high on which colored lights played all night and a cosy little arch. Short, rotund President Getulio Dornellas Vargas of Brazil has recovered from the motor accident in which he broke both legs last spring (TIME, May 8); he was up in the Graf Zeppelin last week circling Northern Brazil, flew back to Rio just in time to send out several battleships and 60 Brazilian naval planes to greet President Justo in whose further honor Brazil printed commemorative postage stamps...