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The Anglo Brazilian Times was a newspaper published in English in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil between 1865 and 1884. It was edited by William Scully and covered political, literary and commercial topics. The newspaper was published mostly four times a month with prices varying between 10$ to 22$ per year depending on the location. It targeted immigrant readers in Brazil involved in politics and business from England, the United States and Ireland. The content included advertisements, news, editorials, letters and literary works.

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The Anglo Brazilian Times A newspaper written in English and published in Brazil during the 19th century
- Language: English - Main editor: William Scully - Subtitle: Political, literary, and commercial
- Published between 7 February 1865 and 24 September 1884 in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) - Frequency: mostly four times a month - Format: mostly four pages with four columns
Prices in 1865: SUBSCRIPTION FOR RIO DE JANEIRO Year................ 20$000 Halfyear.......... 11$000 Three months6$000 Single copies.... 1$000 SUBSCRIPTION FOR THE PROVINCES Year22$000 Halfyear. 12$000 Three months........ 7$000
Prices in 1884: Subscription - For Brazil 10$ per annum - For Europe 贈1 or 12$ - For the United States $5 or 12$ SINGLE COPIES: 300 r辿is
Readers' profile Immigrants with higher-education who came to Brazil to work Involved with politics and business in Brazil and in their home countries (mainly England, the United States and Ireland) They felt homesick, noticeable by the poems published
Content More than one quarter of the newspaper is occupied by advertisements The three main sections do not have a clear division Readers' letters are published among the news There is an editorial but it is not always on the first page
Commercial section business advertisements shares values companies balances purchase and sale news product prices in exports and imports
Political section It is geographically divided: Brazilian provinces; the capital Rio de Janeiro; neighboring countries Contemporary political issues have an exclusive subsection Less important news is in Miscellaneous subsection The editor's opinions appear in the editorial and in answers to readers' letters The most recurrent theme is immigration to Brazil
Literary section Books announcements Reviews Literary works
Books announcements Brief and objective, usually they contain the book title, author, price and where to find it: The Lusiads Mr. Aubertins translation of <Os Lusiadas> of Cam探es, with the original opposed, in 2 vol. London 1878, price 13$, can be had at 45 Rua Direita or from the Librarian of the British Library, at Rua do Ouvidor. (The Anglo Brazilian Times August 23, 1878)
Reviews Fixed subsection entitled Publications received From 1878 until 1884 Published twice a month Reviews of books, magazines and newspapers
Literary texts Fixed subsection only in 1865: "Family items" Translations of excerpts from Brazilian books Transcriptions of lectures Prose: main theme is trips Poems: main theme is homesickness
References http://memoria.bn.br/hdb/periodico.aspx

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The Anglo Brazilian Times

  • 1. The Anglo Brazilian Times A newspaper written in English and published in Brazil during the 19th century
  • 2. - Language: English - Main editor: William Scully - Subtitle: Political, literary, and commercial
  • 3. - Published between 7 February 1865 and 24 September 1884 in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) - Frequency: mostly four times a month - Format: mostly four pages with four columns
  • 4. Prices in 1865: SUBSCRIPTION FOR RIO DE JANEIRO Year................ 20$000 Halfyear.......... 11$000 Three months6$000 Single copies.... 1$000 SUBSCRIPTION FOR THE PROVINCES Year22$000 Halfyear. 12$000 Three months........ 7$000
  • 5. Prices in 1884: Subscription - For Brazil 10$ per annum - For Europe 贈1 or 12$ - For the United States $5 or 12$ SINGLE COPIES: 300 r辿is
  • 6. Readers' profile Immigrants with higher-education who came to Brazil to work Involved with politics and business in Brazil and in their home countries (mainly England, the United States and Ireland) They felt homesick, noticeable by the poems published
  • 7. Content More than one quarter of the newspaper is occupied by advertisements The three main sections do not have a clear division Readers' letters are published among the news There is an editorial but it is not always on the first page
  • 8. Commercial section business advertisements shares values companies balances purchase and sale news product prices in exports and imports
  • 9. Political section It is geographically divided: Brazilian provinces; the capital Rio de Janeiro; neighboring countries Contemporary political issues have an exclusive subsection Less important news is in Miscellaneous subsection The editor's opinions appear in the editorial and in answers to readers' letters The most recurrent theme is immigration to Brazil
  • 10. Literary section Books announcements Reviews Literary works
  • 11. Books announcements Brief and objective, usually they contain the book title, author, price and where to find it: The Lusiads Mr. Aubertins translation of <Os Lusiadas> of Cam探es, with the original opposed, in 2 vol. London 1878, price 13$, can be had at 45 Rua Direita or from the Librarian of the British Library, at Rua do Ouvidor. (The Anglo Brazilian Times August 23, 1878)
  • 12. Reviews Fixed subsection entitled Publications received From 1878 until 1884 Published twice a month Reviews of books, magazines and newspapers
  • 13. Literary texts Fixed subsection only in 1865: "Family items" Translations of excerpts from Brazilian books Transcriptions of lectures Prose: main theme is trips Poems: main theme is homesickness