Mr Robinson was a well-known figure in expatriate footballing circles and was a member of the Paysandu club. Thanks to a brother who lived close to Exeter at Dawlish, and was known to Michael McGahey the Grecians' chairman, he was aware that the Exeter party would be passing through Rio on the way to Argentina. Having already exchanged correspondence with Mr McGahey prior to City's departure, Mr Robinson was keen to put forward a proposal that three games in Rio should be added to the visitors' itinerary on the way home. 

Meeting Mr McGahey after City's ship had docked in Rio, and in the presence of two officials from the Fluminense club, a schedule of three games during the third week of July was agreed on terms that were deemed satisfactory to Mr McGahey and his colleagues. The Grecians would play in Argentina between 14 June and 12 July before returning to Rio for the additional matches on  18, 19 and 21 July. 

The opponents were to be the Englsh of Rio (Estrangeiros), a Rio de Janiero representative side (Cariocas) and a combined Rio de Janiero-Sao Paulo XI (Brasileiros) that was effectively the embryonic Brazilian national team. Harry Robinson would play for both Estrangeiros and Cariocas and referee the final game involving Brasileiros.. The first two games ended in 3-0 and 5-3 victories for Exeter, the third in a 2-0 win for the Brazilians. 

Other key figures in the story of the tour include Estlin Grundy, the Argentine Football Association's representative in London who co-ordinated the original arrangements, his colleages Mr Williams (AFA secretary) and Mr McKinnon (AFA treasurer) and Mário  Pernambuco and Marcondes Ferraz of Flumiense who made the arrangements for the games in Rio that were all played at Flumiense's Estádio de Laranjeiras.

[Source: 'Have you ever played Brazil?' by Exeter City historian Aidan Hamilton].