29th September 2007

Paulista Avenue - 32 - Francisco de Miranda

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)

Francisco de Miranda

Francisco de Miranda

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16th September 2007

Paulista Avenue - 24 - Faces

Paulista’s faces

Paulista’s faces

Paulista’s faces

Paulista’s faces

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24th August 2007

Albert Eckhout - Men

 Albert Eckhout - Black Man

Black Man

Albert Eckhout - Black Man

Mulato Man

Albert Eckhout - Tapuia Man

Tapuia Man

Albert Eckhout - Tupi Man

Tupi Man

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18th August 2007

Marchioness of Santos’ House

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.
Marchioness of Santos’ House

Marchioness of Santos’ House

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6th August 2007

Debret and Brazil - 34 - Funerals

Funerals
Funeral of a black woman and of black King
Funerals

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31st July 2007

Debret and Brazil - 31 - Asking for alms

That draw is one of my favourite from the third tome of Debret oeuvre about Brazil. It is a piece of very good humor!

Asking for alms

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29th July 2007

Debret and Brazil - 30 - Soldiers

 Soldiers

Soldiers

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27th July 2007

Debret and Brazil - 29 - Slaves at the Court

Slaves

Slaves

Slaves going to mass

Slaves

Slaves going to be baptised

Slaves marriage

Marriage of slaves

Seller of arruda

Seller of arruda, a medicinal plant

Cookies seller

Seller of cookies and flowers

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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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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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