ABSTRACT
“The Brazilian ambassador described the large number of Portenos visiting the embassy to express sympathy and support as a "pilgrimage." Brazil, like the United States, was granted the status of a nonbelligerent, but President Castillo's promised "solidarity and cooperation" was confined to supportive public statements. Castillo's restrained approach to Brazil's fresh course was in stark contrast to the action taken by his most formidable political rival. The fervent reception lavished upon General Justo by both the government and people of Brazil was very real. Brazil, of course, was taking steps to minimize the possibility of friction with Argentina. The Argentines, nevertheless, with the loss of their European clientele, were equally as desirous of doing business as the Brazilians. Brazil's relations with the United States, by contrast, had become more intimate as a result of Rio's expanding assistance to the war effort.
