Show ag JL L A ell X i A 51 1 RM V 1 q 4 N L 19 0 if a enla F V 8 P nye mx street scene in sao paulo AO PAULO or to use tile the angl english ish SAO equivalent st paul Is tit alio caplis tat and business metropolis of ono one of brazils greatest states of the 20 states mates one territory and one federal district into which the lie great southern republic Is divided the state scale of sno paulo and its splendid capital stand among the most progressive units of the entire nation the state says the bulletin of tho the ran pan american union in ili territory Is 18 larger than the five now new england states of north america with mula added or an area of square miles embracing undulating plain and valley with secal sec nl low mountain ranges exten extending dlag across the country more than three fourths of tile the state llo lie within the region of tho the tropic of capricorn Cavric orn and about one eighth of brazils people reside within Us its boundaries nature has divided this territory into two distinct regions legions that bordering the atlantic ocean for nearly miles where t the lie temperature Is hot and moist and where bananas coconuts cacao oranges and other tropical products grow brow in ili abundance this coastal plain la Is narrow in the north but gradually broadens to SO miles or moro more near tho the bouthern hern boundary of the state westward front from the low mountains bordering the coastal plain the country Is Jil higher glier und and well suited to agricultural crops of which coffee growing Is the he most important lit in recent years various other crops have been introduced more generally and tire lire now additional important industries which together with stock raising are aio greatly increasing private und and public revenues climbing the const range or tho the serra do mar at sonic bonio places feet high by the ilia railroad between the sea lit at santos and sao paulo city a distance of 60 50 miles wo we perc perceive percelle elve c images changes tit in temperature and note liow how the country gradually and in places precipitously rises ilses us ns the train moves westward at suo site paulo tile attitude altitude is IR about 2500 feet white while the state as a whole averages 2000 feet above the ilia level or of the ilia sea there nio ninny many higher elevations along tho mountain ranges tito streams flowing to tile the Atla atlantic nife are short while those which carry their waters northwestward following tho the lay of the landi land are of con sli lerable size the largest being tile T river which has been harnessed to supply the alio city of sao punt with electric power ana also with tor for domestic uses this river traverses almost the entire length of tj tho I 1 0 shnte flowing lit in a northwesterly d direction 1 r 0 action one of brazils oldest cities sao paulo the capital Is one of brazils oldest cities its ita fragmentary history lil story dating fi oin 3 ll 11 00 when the portuguese neso discovered the coup country try passing over many periods sao Paul has outgrown outgrow ii its youthful years and stands today as a great ciak alt tile third in ili commercial importance of the south american c continent surrounding the city we flad find a fertile rolling ing country devoted largely to coffee and other crops tho th state Is credited with 0 acres devoted to coffod growing grow tug repress tang nu outlay of fl unit producing annually about per coat cen of tha worlds coffee the bulk of which trade centers in the cupi capital till I 1 furthermore urther inore tho network of miles malca of railroads rall ronda roads connecting tho city with adjoining Is responsible for sit paul an interstate ter state than a local outlet cutlet and trading marl 1 the area of alie thecil city ly proper covers about 14 square talles and its ts population of 0 nearly Inhabit olIN haq quadrupled durik tile the lat elSO years about ua per cent of the people peaple are Virel guers the being grea great estla number followed by dermand portuguese spaniards french and there Is a sprinkling ot of north Atile americans rican who represent some ihling like BO 50 dif different Terent commercial interests in the united states tito the cites birth rate grow fix of per 1000 hns has been largely augmented by a constant how flow of european im nil gration while the death rate of 2003 per 1000 indicates the healthy condition of tho the people streets afford broad contrasts sao streets are bolli ancient and modern tho the narrow and often congested business thoroughfares con trust strikingly with tho the broad avenues that cross the city anil and extend through the newer suburban sections in tho the latter we ve find such nn an abundance of shade trees that one la Is reminded of washington while tile the lar large number of nt clet detached ached private rest residences suggest denver or buffalo in sao 80 paulo too wo we find types of tho the chalet the moorish palace the french ron hen nals sance and other features of architecture anore or less modi fled to suit stilt local conditions the alete riven pas passing 1 through the northern suburbs arbs of sno sao paulo Is an extremely crooked stream ri and numerous afulu ants flowing through the elty city ln in varl 16 ous directions aock srn to have influenced the endy early builders and sonic of tile oldest streets tire are crooked or wind ins ing tho the business heart of the city ofton referred ty tp as the triangle Is served by betle streets locally known ns as runs ruas thus run hun sno sao pronto hua quinze da and nun ilia dirella aro are among the most Import important tint in the so bo called triangle district overlooking tho the largo do Pal PaIn aclo clo also in tho the midst of business life stands mana the go government palace from this point streets and avenues radiate to all parts of the city and suburbs tit jn this business area the city blocks are not nob so PO reg regular mar or uniform na an tire aro the ole newer sc betiong of sno sao paulo the avenida Tira tiradentes dentes extends northward to the tleta from the he center of the city the he avenida opens a direct course to the eastward passing one of the lending markets three thoroughfares loading lending to the southward fluri Liber liberdade dade santo Allitt amaro ro and provide direct access to tho the avenida paulista by for far the most beautiful boulevard vard of the capital the principal business streets of 0 the city tire are with asphalt hillid other mator materials lIlls a feature thant tins encouraged the use of motor vehicles of nil all descriptions last yf ar sno alo P paulo fl ale imported korep automobiles than any other city of the country tio the numerous parks of the city reflect elect large sums of money that have been bean expended in making inuring them at in numerous ous cases artificial lars natural streams rustle rustic bridges statues fine shade trees and blooming offer attractions to citizen and sir stranger alike sao paulo Is q 1 l city of wenith in ns ng well as aa official agriculture and industry have rundo many private fortu fortunes till and those these fortunes tire reflected in the unusual number or ames in n the city proper and in thel the 1 no stranger can drive about th 9 1 city without noticing the ilia vast amount of capital and the die architectural talent that has been called to provide for sno sao Pa paulos wealthy residents |