Returning to South America fourteen years after his first book, a British observer of its commerce records how fast the region has changed. He visits Montevideo and Rio de Janeiro, reports on the war in Paraguay, and travels through the province of São Paulo and along its new railway, with much on trade, investment and the prospects of the Paraná.
A detailed picture of Brazil and Argentina as British capital poured in, for readers interested in Latin American economic history. Download the free EPUB.