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Through the Brazilian Wilderness · Character

Simplicio

Brazilian boatman who drowned on the River of Doubt.

minor

Also known as Poor Simplicio

First appearance: viii the river of doubt

Simplicio's tie to Kermit Roosevelt is one of the pressures that moves Through the Brazilian Wilderness—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

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KRKermit RooseveltLJLieutenant Joã…CCColonel Candid…TRTrigueiroSISimplicio

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