Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America

CHAPTER VIII.

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Cape Frio.--Rio Janeiro.--A Splendid Harbor.--Various Mountains.--Botafogo Bay.--The Hunchback.--Farewell to the Vigilancia.--Tijuca.--Italian Emigrants.--City Institutions.--Public Amusements.--Street Musicians.--Churches.--Narrow Thoroughfares.--Merchants' Clerks.--Railroads in Brazil.--Natural Advantages of the City.--The Public Plazas.--Exports 155