. The earth and its inhabitants .. . A5'20 West or breenw ch 43°I0 6 Miles. the haze ; but on its blue bosom were seen, as tiny white specks, ships in full sail, and one or two steamers. Just below lay the Botanical Gardens and the dark green slimy waters of the Lagoa Rodriguez de Freitas, contrasting wonderfully with the clear blue of the bay and the Atlantic, from which latter it is separated by a strip of white sandy beach. I could distinctly hear the pleasant jingle of the bells on the tram-car mules some 2,000 feet below, and even the trampling on the hard setts, and could just see the ca
. The earth and its inhabitants .. . A5'20 West or breenw ch 43°I0 6 Miles. the haze ; but on its blue bosom were seen, as tiny white specks, ships in full sail, and one or two steamers. Just below lay the Botanical Gardens and the dark green slimy waters of the Lagoa Rodriguez de Freitas, contrasting wonderfully with the clear blue of the bay and the Atlantic, from which latter it is separated by a strip of white sandy beach. I could distinctly hear the pleasant jingle of the bells on the tram-car mules some 2,000 feet below, and even the trampling on the hard setts, and could just see the cars crawling along like specks on the long, straight white ; * Nova Frihiirgo, which occupies a position analogous to that of Petropolis on the A Year in Brazil, p. 209. 47
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