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nearly 219,000 European colonists were landed at the three ports of Rio, Santos, 

 and Desterro, while others arrived at Victoria, Bahia, Pernambuco, and Para. 



In this movement the Italians far outnumber all other nationalities. Over 

 100,000 immigrated in 1892, and at present they number at least 600,000 in all 

 Brazil, without including their descendants. They are twice, perhaps three times, 

 more numerous than all the Germanic race, who are chiefly concentrated in the 



Fig'. 1J5. — Chief Colonies or Immioeants in Beazil. 

 Scale 1 ; 45,000,000. 



Portuguese. 



Cearenses. 



Germans. 



Italians. 



Slavs. 



1,250 Miles. 



States of Santa Catharina and Rio Grande do Siil. At present (1804) as many as 

 ten Italians are landed for every single German. 



The Spaniards, who till receutl}' scarcely emigrated at all, now arrive in large 

 numbers. The Poles also, often called " Germans," because most of them are 

 natives of the Prussian province of Posen, supply a fresh element, with which are 

 associated Lithuanians and Russians. Lastly some Orientals, collectively called 



