Sight-seeing in South America . rors. Brazilian hardwood, in hand-some designs of black and white, is used for the of the emperors and of all the presidentsadorn the red room. D. Joao, the king of Portugal andemperor of Brazil, heads the list. A large library in therear contains some twenty thousand volumes. We weremuch pleased to see here, in a large table volume, wellexecuted steel engraAnngs of the Presidents of the UnitedStates of America. On the Morro de Castello, so called from a prominentcastle on the very top, is the church of Sao Sabastiao,where is burie,^ the founder
Sight-seeing in South America . rors. Brazilian hardwood, in hand-some designs of black and white, is used for the of the emperors and of all the presidentsadorn the red room. D. Joao, the king of Portugal andemperor of Brazil, heads the list. A large library in therear contains some twenty thousand volumes. We weremuch pleased to see here, in a large table volume, wellexecuted steel engraAnngs of the Presidents of the UnitedStates of America. On the Morro de Castello, so called from a prominentcastle on the very top, is the church of Sao Sabastiao,where is burie,^ the founder of the city, Estacia de church is one of the oldest of the city. Fresh bluetinted plaster gives it a new appearance, though it datesback to 1546. The floor is partly wood and partly altars, like most of those in South America, aredecorated to a fault. Stucco gives it a cheap and com-mon appearance. At one corner of the church is an ancient marble mon-ument protected by an iron fence. On it is this inscrip-. The Mangue Canal and Avenue of Palms on Jutlier Side 196 Sight-Sceing in South America tion, now almost obliterated: Marco da Cidado di Riode Janeiro. It is the old monument of the foundationof the city. Near this church, narrow alleys and crooked streets arealive with poor people, packed im close quarters andeking out a miserable existence in squalid hovels. Freebread is distributed from the church every Sunday. Astone slab imbedded in the wooden floor, directly in frontof the high altar, marks the burial place of Estancia deSa. The slab bears the date of 1583. A Capuchinianmonastery is connected with the church. In visiting the points of interest our carriages weredrawn by mules. They are used instead of horses andmake excellent travelers. Our drive included the Praca de Republica, locatedin the heart of the city. Natural beauty, combined withartificial setting of rustic bridges of concrete logs—a per-fect imitation—make it a most attractive resti
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