29th
September
2007
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)


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16th
September
2007
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24th
August
2007

Black Man

Mulato Man

Tapuia Man

Tupi Man
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18th
August
2007
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.


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6th
August
2007

Funeral of a black woman and of black King

Funeral cortege Read the rest of this entry »
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31st
July
2007
That draw is one of my favourite from the third tome of Debret oeuvre about Brazil. It is a piece of very good humor!

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27th
July
2007


Slaves going to mass

Slaves going to be baptised

Marriage of slaves

Seller of arruda, a medicinal plant

Seller of cookies and flowers
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17th
July
2007

Naturalist an his assistants

Travellers from Sao Paulo

Travellers and their equipments

Travellers camping
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15th
July
2007
Slaves punishments

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


Punishments
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