Bizarre Brazil

Statue of Francisco de Miranda, a Venezuelan revolutionary. There is a statue of him in Fitzroy Street, London, you could see here.

Wikipedia (in English)

Manioc

Pumpkin

Gourds

Gourds

Black Man

Mulato Man

Tapuia Man

Tupi Man

Black Woman

Mameluca Woman

Tapuia Woman

Tupinanba Woman

Albert Eckhout (1610-1665) was a artist and botanic who accompanied John Maurice of Nassau, the governor of the Dutch possessions in Brazil, in 1637. He stayed at Brazil until 1644 where he painted indians, slaves and fruits – the fruits are very beautiful.

Albert Eckhout (Wikipedia: in Portuguese, in Nederlands)

The Dance of Tapuias Warriors

The Marchioness of Santos lived at this house in Sao Paulo after the affair with Pedro the Imperor of Brazil. Today the house is a museum.

Domitilia de Castro Canto e Mello, later Marchioness of Santos and lover of Dom Pedro the First.

Men very important at Brazil Empire. The most important public man we Brazilian ever had without doubt, was José Bonifacio de Andrada e Silva.

1. Antonio de Araujo e Azevedo, Earl of da Barca [Conde da Barca] (Wikipedia: Portuguese only)
2. Pedro Jose Joaquim Vito de Menezes Coutinho, 6th Marquis of Marialva (Marques de Marialva) (Wikipedia: Portuguese only)
3. Jose Bonifacio de Andrada e Silva (Wikipedia: in English, in Portuguese)
4. Jose Clemente Pereira (Wikipedia: Portuguese only)
5. Bishop of Rio de Janeiro, José Caetano da Silva Coutinho (Wikipedia: Portuguese only)