Project Gutenberg 2008-04-03 Public domain in the USA. 55 Crastre, François Crastre, Fr. (François) Crastre, Francois Twee groote steden in Brazilië De Aarde en haar Volken, 1908 Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net/ "Twee groote steden in Brazilië" by François Crastre is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The work explores the cities of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, highlighting their development, societal characteristics, and the rivalry between the two urban centers. Through detailed observations, the author presents the Brazilian character, the nature of its population, and the various aspects of life in these bustling cities. The opening of the work vividly describes Brazil's rapid urban development and the eradication of yellow fever, which previously hindered immigration. Crastre contrasts the expectations of a visitor arriving in Rio de Janeiro with the realities of the city's architecture and urban planning, characterizing it as poorly constructed and lacking aesthetic appeal compared to its natural beauty. He introduces aspects of Brazilian life, such as the coffee culture, the cultural richness of the country, and the evolving societal dynamics between different ethnic groups, setting the stage for a deeper exploration of Brazil's complex identity throughout the book. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nl Brazil -- Description and travel F2501 Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 134866 134435 2024-09-10T14:04:18.532383 2023-09-11T07:07:25.389321 text/html text/html 129698 2021-01-03T10:53:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 897253 2021-01-03T10:53:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1002093 2024-09-10T14:04:23.937386 application/epub+zip 1002142 2024-09-10T14:04:20.684414 application/epub+zip 102793 2024-09-10T14:04:19.454384 application/epub+zip 1090109 2024-09-10T14:04:26.205344 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1079758 2024-09-10T14:04:22.929377 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 195149 2022-09-11T13:01:51.894413 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 113489 113398 2024-09-10T14:04:18.089420 2023-09-11T07:07:24.913339 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 113157 2021-01-03T10:53:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 44115 2021-01-03T10:53:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 17688 2024-09-10T14:04:26.339345 application/rdf+xml 11515 2024-09-10T14:04:19.804395 image/jpeg 2763 2024-09-10T14:04:19.627391 image/jpeg 954118 2024-09-10T14:04:18.574412 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog