CHAPTER VIII.

THE UPPER RIO NEGRO.

Quit Barra for the Upper Rio Negro--Canoe and cargo--Great width of the river--Carvoeiro and Barcellos--Granite rocks--Castanheiro--A polite old gentleman--São Jozé--A new language--The cataracts--São Gabriel--Nossa Senhora da Guia--Senhor L. and his family--Visit to the river Cobati--An Indian village--The Serra--Cocks of the rock--Return to Guía--Frei Jozé dos Santos Innocentos 133