13th July 2007

Debret and Brazil - 22 - Families

 Poor family

Poor family

Rich family

Rich family

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11th July 2007

Debret and Brazil - 21 - Shopping

Antique Brazilian coins

Antique Brazilian coins

Slave Market of Valongo. Depcting of a slave auction.

Valongo Market, where you could buy slaves

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9th July 2007

Debret and Brazil - 20 - Straw and wood utensils

Straw and wood utensils

Straw baskets

Straw baskets

Wood pottery

Wood pottery

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7th July 2007

Debret and Brazil - 19 - Transports

A rich man transport by slaves

A rich man transport by slaves

Chart and canoe

Chart and canoe. These canoes were made of leather and called “pelota”

Transports

Transports

Transports

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5th July 2007

Debret and Brazil - 18 - Slaves services

 Slaves transporting coffee

Coffee transport

Slave doctor

Salve doctor - I think it was a kind of barber

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3rd July 2007

Debret and Brazil - 17 - Sellers

Black people selling food and others things at Rio de Janeiro in the 1800′

Palmit and baskets sellers

Palmit and baskets seller

Bird seller

Bird and basket sellers

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1st July 2007

Debret and Brazil - 16 - Black slaves

Women slaves

Brazilian black slaves

Men slaves

Men slaves

Slaves

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29th June 2007

Debret and Brazil - 15 - Gypsies

Gypsies

Gypsies

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21st June 2007

Debret and Brazil - 11 - Indians Cavalary

My favourites images from the first tome of Debret´s book, are:

Botocudos family and their flamboyant “clothes”. I love it, maybe I have Botocudo’s blood… Who knows…

These warriors from Guaicuru Cavalary are great.

And this gracious master of Archery and Hunting

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19th June 2007

Debret and Brazil - 10 - Civilized Indians

Civilized Brazilian Indians


Civilized Charruas Indians

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