Rebouças, Antonio Pereira 1798-1880 creator text utu 2007 monographic pt 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Apontamentos sobre a via de communicação do rio Madeira" by Antonio Pereira Rebouças is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. The work focuses on the potential development and improvement of communication routes along the Madeira River, emphasizing the importance of navigation and trade between Brazil and Bolivia. It outlines various historical efforts and treaties relating to this topic, reflecting on the socioeconomic implications of enhanced connectivity for both nations. The opening of this treatise introduces the author’s initial endeavors in 1868 while in Santiago, Chile, to study the feasibility of a road linking lower and upper Madeira through steam navigation. Rebouças notes the historical barriers caused by waterfalls obstructing the river's course and discusses recent diplomatic advances that raised hopes for improved commercial exchange. He recounts how previous attempts to navigate the region have cemented the idea that efficient transportation through Madeira is vital for Bolivia's economic development, aiming to attract interest and investment in the proposed communication routes. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Release date is 2007-10-26 Produced by Pedro Saborano (This file was produced from images generously made available by Cornell University Digital Collections) Originally published: Rio de Janeiro: Typographia Nacional, 1870 This ebook uses a 19th century spelling Madeira River (Brazil and Bolivia) -- Navigation F2501 Rio de Janeiro: Typographia Nacional, 1870 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/23201 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/23201 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133531.0 23201