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In this letter to his brother and sisters, Joseph Peace Hazard writes from Tijuca neighborhood of Rio about his travels in Brazil. Topics include the local waterfall; chats with the owner of the hotel (a Mr. Bennett) and other social calls; the process of shoeing mules; and a visit to the Imperial Palace [Museum] in Petrópolis.

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Title
Travel letter no. 05, Series 2
Creator
Hazard, Joseph Peace
Date
1867-01-03
Other Identifiers
Local: MSS-0090-b02-f31
Keyword
travel writing ; letters ; ocean ; bays ; waterfalls ; mountains ; plants ; gardens ; trees ; animals ; birds ; architecture ; domestic
Geographic Coverage
Tijuca; Rio de Janeiro; Petrópolis; Brazil; South America
Type
Correspondence
File Format
StillImage; Text; letters (correspondence); sketches
Language
English
In
Joseph Peace Hazard papers
Usage Statement
This object from the Joseph Peace Hazard Collection, housed by the Rhode Island College Special Collections, and any of its digital surrogates are no longer protected by copyright. This content was either designated to or has entered the public domain. As such, this digital object may be used, shared, and adapted freely. However, all uses must include appropriate attribution. Please contact digitalcollections@ric.edu with any questions.
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