Show Brazils Brazil's Ann Anniversary Ive ry The recent celebration of the annl anal of Brazilian Independence b brings to mind several Interesting facts concerning this growing nation Brazil with the exception of Cuba Is the youngest of the Latin-American Latin republics Unlike Cuba however Brazil enjoyed enjoy Independence long before before be be- fore rore the change of government cam came A most unlike its sister republics of Spanish America Brazil effected the radical change chang without bloodshed Dom Dora Pedro was a wise as well as a lovable lov monarch when he saw that the majority opinion favored a republican republican republican lican form of administration he graciously graciously graciously gra gra- abdicated and retired from public life If only certain European monarchs hind had possessed similar foresight foresight foresight fore fore- sight and common commonsense sense but a few years ago I 1 r |