At Rio de Janeiro, capital of the United States of Brazil, a republic larger than the 48 states of the
U. S., there was inaugurated last week, President Washington Luiz, until recently Governor of the Brazilian State of Sao Paulo.* As President Luiz took the oath of office, before the Chamber and Senate in joint session, he became the eleventh Chief Executive of Brazil since the Brazilian Empire was overthrown in 1889. Brazilians and Portuguese reflected last week, with opposite emotions, that the King of Portugal was also King of Brazil until...
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