28 SELLING LATIN AMERICA 
Steamship Line (American) has one vessel 
monthly for Pernambuco, Rio de Janeiro and 
Santos, freight being redistributed at these 
ports for intermediate points. The Lloyd 
Brazilleiro Line (Brazilian) maintains a 
semi-monthly service between New York and 
Natal, and Parahiba; and Pernambuco, Rio 
de Janeiro, and Santos, with occasional serv 
ice to other larger ports. These boats do not 
as a rule carry passengers. They also main 
tain a service along the smaller coast towns 
and the rivers leading into the interior of 
Brazil, even having regular sailings from 
Asuncion, Paraguay, for Brazilian river towns. 
The Lamport & Holt Line (English) has 
weekly sailings from New York to Bahia, Rio 
de Janeiro and Santos, generally stopping at 
Trinidad and Barbados, West Indies, on their 
trip north. The Prince Line (British) touch 
once a month at Rio de Janeiro and Santos, 
carrying freight chiefly. Other vessels of 
this line make monthly calls at Pernambuco, 
Bahia, Rio de Janeiro and Santos. Numer 
ous tramp ships also sail from American