What I Saw
You have proved that the poet was right. Bravo!
I can assure you that twenty million Brazilian hearts have applauded you.
Great interest, therefore, in Chile and Argentina; in the United States this interest is almost delirious.
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After having seen the extraordinary interest that all the countries I've traveled have in aeronautics, and seeing the absolute contempt with which it was regarded among us, my outraged patriotism spoke louder than my timidity, and twice I addressed Mr. President of the Republic.
Two years ago, I made Your Excellency aware of the danger of not having, either in the Army or in the Navy, a corps of aviators. A year ago, I wrote a critique and presented an example to Your Excellency.
In these notes, I said: I read that the government will, again, take possession of Afonsos Field, where the Central Aviation School of the Army will be installed, and that the Na-
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