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