Dar es Salaam city.
In October, Dar es Salaam was festooned with lights and decorations. For the World Expo, the city had pulled out all the stops.
The cityscape, once chaotic and disorderly because of the New Economic Policy, had now been completely transformed after the municipal government's cleanup.
Under the New Economic Policy, economic development took priority over everything else. To save costs, many of East Africa's entrepreneurs and self-employed workers, springing up like bamboo shoots after rain, had chosen to make a living by setting up stalls in Dar es Salaam. This saved them rent and other related expenses, and East Africa had turned a blind eye to the situation at the time.
This had placed enormous pressure on Dar es Salaam's sanitation, transportation, and public security. Coupled with the influx of foreign merchants, the entire city had inevitably descended into disorder.
But now that it was hosting the World Expo, things certainly could not continue this way. After two months of rectification by the Dar es Salaam municipal government, the order of the entire city seemed to have returned overnight to the days of the fully planned economy.
"Your Excellency Pereira, welcome to East Africa!" Karls, the Second Prince of East Africa, said. "We are very pleased that the Brazilian Government, as our friend, has actively participated in the Dar es Salaam World Expo."
Pereira was the representative sent by the Brazilian Government for this occasion. Brazil was also one of the major South American powers East Africa valued most. Although Argentina was currently making great waves in South America and was leaving everyone else in the dust economically—
Compared with Brazil, however, Argentina's potential was ultimately limited. Brazil's territory alone was nearly three times that of Argentina. Though it had not been effectively developed, that was