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Object. Natural history surveys of the country and anthropological and 

 archeological investigations. The most important exploration hitherto under- 

 taken outside of Sao Paulo is that of the Jurua River, 1900-01. 



Publications. 



REVISTA . . . v. I- VI. Sao Paulo, 1895-1904. 8. 



Price: 10 marks per vol. 



Distribution. Exchange. On sale by R. Friedlander u. Sohn, Berlin. 



Sociedade de Ethnographia e Civilisagao dos Indies. 

 Address. Rua Marechal Deodoro, i, Sao Paulo. 

 History. Founded in 1901 ; now practically suspended. 



Object. Study of the language and customs of the aborigines of Brazil, and mis- 

 sionary propaganda among them. 



Publications. 



Revista . . . no. I, 1901. 



No more had been published up to Mar. 1904, although it was the inten- 

 tion of the society to publish quarterly. 



Sociedade Scientifica de Sao Paulo. 



Address. Avenida Brigadeiro Ltiiz Antonio 12, Sao Paulo. 

 History. Founded in Sept. 1903. 



Object. Promotion, development and popularization of the study of the sciences 

 with a view to the national progress ; promotion of scientific excursions, with 

 descriptions of their results and accounts of observations made; founding of a 

 museum and library; study of scientific bibliography. 



Meetings. Fortnightly on Saturdays. 



Membership. 32 founders and 58 active (monthly dues, 5$ooo) ; 36 corresponding. 



Publications. 



REVISTA . . . no. 1-4. Sao Paulo, 1905-06. 8. 



Paged continuously. 



Relatorio da directoria, 1903-04. Sao Paulo, 1904. 8. 

 Distribution. Exchange. 



