Rothermund's and Uhle's almanacs are perhaps the most important as well
as the most voluminous. To them one might well apply the statement found
in the preface to one of the well-known reading-texts published for use
in the "Pikadenschulen": "Darin ist alles enthalten, was fuer gebildeten
Kolonisten zu wissen interessant und lehrreich ist."[129]
The almanacs mentioned above have for years been appearing regularly. In
addition there have been many others, appearing, as a rule, only for a
year or sporadically. Their influence has been of minor importance.
In addition to being an indispensible source of information to the
colonists, the Brazilian German almanacs are also most valuable to
persons living outside of Brazil who want to form an idea of the life of
those colonists.
NEWSPAPERS.
The history of the German newspapers in Brazil has its beginning in the
early fifties of the past century. In October, 1852, _Der Kolonist_
appeared for the first time in Porto Alegre. This journalistic effort
was short-lived. From December, 1853, to July 10th, 1861, _Der Deutsche
Einwanderer_, appeared in the same city.
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