. Forty years in Brazil . ^.iFi CHAPTER X Capital of the State of Sao Paulo on the tropical limit—Great eleva-tion above sea-level—Cooler than Rio de Janeiro—Temperaturevery variable—A very prosperous city—Connected by rail withRio de Janeiro—Many English in Sao Paulo—Brazilian Navyorganized by an Englishman—Lord Cochrane—Ypiranga—Independence of Brazil proclaimed in 1822—Beginning of theEmpire—First Brazilian Parliament—Dom Pedro I abdicatesin favour of his son—The new Emperor only five years of age—The Regency—Dom Pedro II declared of legal age in 1840—Government established on the English m
. Forty years in Brazil . ^.iFi CHAPTER X Capital of the State of Sao Paulo on the tropical limit—Great eleva-tion above sea-level—Cooler than Rio de Janeiro—Temperaturevery variable—A very prosperous city—Connected by rail withRio de Janeiro—Many English in Sao Paulo—Brazilian Navyorganized by an Englishman—Lord Cochrane—Ypiranga—Independence of Brazil proclaimed in 1822—Beginning of theEmpire—First Brazilian Parliament—Dom Pedro I abdicatesin favour of his son—The new Emperor only five years of age—The Regency—Dom Pedro II declared of legal age in 1840—Government established on the English model—Difficultproblem of slavery—Tax levied to free them—Raising of tram-car fare causes much indignation—Car overturned and burned—Tax charged on travelling by Transatlantic boats—Someowners free their slaves voluntarily—The Countess of Parahy-buna did so—Offered her slaves land to cultivate—Not oneremained—Slaves freed by Law in 1888—Much discontentamong the plante
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