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Agriculture and Ranching 329 The Process of Settlement: Labour 330 The Scenery of the Pampas 334 Economic Prospects of Argentina 336 The European Immigrants 338 Character and Tendencies of Society in Argentina 341 Argentina the Most Modern of South American Countries 346 CHAPTER X URUGUAY How Uruguay became an Independent Republic 349 Resources of the Country 350 The City of Montevideo 351 Population of Uruguay: Immigrants and Natives 355 A Revolution in Uruguay 356 The Whites and the Reds 357 Causes of the Revolutionary Habit 358 Prosperity of Uruguay 362 CHAPTER XI BRAZIL How Brazil fell to the Portuguese 366 Physical Features of the Different Parts of the Country 368 Voyage from Montevideo to Santos 370 Santos and the Railway to São Paulo 372 The City of São Paulo and its People 374 Approach to Rio de Janeiro 377 Aspect of Rio: The Bay and the Mountains 378 Scenery of the Environs of Rio 382 Petropolis the "Hill Station" of Rio 384 Excursion through the Mountains 386 A Brazilian Forest 390 Naval Mutiny at Rio 395 Economic Resources of Brazil 402 The People: German and Italian Immigrants 405 The Negroes and Indians 407 Recent History of Brazil 410 Character and Tendencies of the Brazilians 416