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PREFACE 
gasta, Valparaiso; finally, to the British and American 
residents at all those places for much exquisite hospitality 
offered me. 
Special thanks are due to Mr. Regis de Oliveira, 
Brazilian ex-Minister in London, for valuable credentials 
given me before my departure which paved the way to 
the hearty reception I received everywhere in Brazil. 
A. Henry Savage-Landor. 
Savoy Hotel, London, 
September, 1913. 
