21st July 2007

Debret and Brazil - 26 - Views of Rio de Janeiro - 2

Views of Rio de Janeiro

Arvoredos Rock

Views of Rio de Janeiro

Church “da Gloria” and Sao Bento Hill

Views of Rio de Janeiro

Views of Rio de Janeiro

Views of Rio de Janeiro

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20th July 2007

Old medicine advertising - 6 - Rhodia

 Acetylarsan

Acetylarsan

(circa 1934—1940)

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19th July 2007

Debret and Brazil - 25 - Imperial Brazilian flag

 Brazil imperial flag

Imperial Flag

Mantle, sceptre

Sceptre, crown and mantles

Brazilian Medals

Medals

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18th July 2007

Old medicine advertising - 5 - Bayer

Advertising of old medicine from Bayer Laboratory (circa 1934—1940)

amphotropina

Amphotropina

campolon

Campolon

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17th July 2007

Debret and Brazil - 24 - Brazilian travellers

Travellers
Naturalist an his assistants

Travellers

Travellers from Sao Paulo

Travellers

Travellers and their equipments

Travellers

Travellers camping

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16th July 2007

Old medicine advertising - 4 - Casella London

Advertising of Casella London thermometer. (circa 1934—1940)

Casella London thermometer

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15th July 2007

Debret and Brazil - 23 - Slaves punishments

Slaves punishments

A shoemaker punish his slave

A shoemaker punish his slave for something, beating on his hands

punishments

punishments

Punishments

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14th July 2007

Old medicine advertising - 3

Poor babies! They could not cry at those times. In the 30′ and 40′ you could take a medicine to prevent they crying. Gosh!

paroxil

“Crianças que choram muito” (babies who cry a lot)

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13th July 2007

Debret and Brazil - 22 - Families

 Poor family

Poor family

Rich family

Rich family

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12th July 2007

Old medicine advertising - 2

 A knight agains the “terrible” sickness!

hemopatol

Old advertising circa 1934—1940

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