Journal of a Voyage to Brazil, by Maria Graham
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"[...] Bahia de Todo os Santos was, with its adjacent territory, given to Francisco Pereira Coutinho, a fidalgo who had made himself a name in India. He fixed his abode at Villa Velha, where Caramuru had formed his little settlement, and two of his followers married the daughters of Caramuru. The bay, or reconcave of All Saints, is a magnificent harbour: the entrance appears to be a league in breadth; but on the right hand, on entering, there is a shoal dangerous to large vessels, called that of St. Antonio da Barre; and on the left, coral reefs running off from Itaporica. The country that surrounds it is so fertile, that it must always have been an object of desire whether to savage or civilised inhabitants; and it is not surprising that three revolutions, that is, three changes of indwellers, driven out by each other, should have been, in the memory[...]".
Journal of a Voyage to Brazil, by Maria Graham- Published on: 2015-03-26
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.00" h x .71" w x 6.00" l, .76 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 312 pages
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. An anthropological time capsule By Random customer Maria Graham, wife of a British naval captain, has gone along for a voyage that delivers more than anyone had anticipated. They arrive in Brazil in 1823, at the moment this developing nation is deciding to cut the umbilical cord/noose from mother Portugal. Graham, a privileged and, more or less neutral observer of the struggles, chronicles them in her diary. Both sides of the war are currying favour from the British, and consequently she is welcomed nearly everywhere she pokes her curious little nose. She summarizes the broadly painted details that historical texts would catch, but spends much more time writing of the fine details that history books miss. She describes the ways of wearing clothing, and the various entertainments in a Brazilian parlour. She details the food at the table, the crops in the field, and the fruit in the trees. You long to see Brazil, then and now.Through it all the reader quickly notices that all the observations are filtered through the mind of a woman aggrandized by the empire to which she belongs. Hail Britannia! Yes there is eye-popping prejudice in almost every description. She sees herself as a progressive idealist. One suspects she is trying to be scandalous when she says such things as: "By the last census, the population of Pernambuco, including Olinda was seventy thousand, of which not above one third are white: the rest are mulatto or negro. The mulattoes are, generally speaking more active, more industrious, and more lively than either of the other classes." Notice that? While the speaker pretends to champion a "race" not her own while giving her fellow whites a well deserved backhanded slap-down she is still equating race with class. She is a complex woman who allows herself to say scandalously liberal things only because she is so sure she occupies the highest rung of genetics (she sees herself as well-bred and of of the best stock) Of course all of this would be weird if it wasn't there, as Mrs. Graham is indeed a product of her time.Highly entertaining. And for me the price was kind of worth it over getting the free versions for the ability to highlighting your favourite bits and making notes.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Correct title and citation By William L. Overal "Journal of a voyage to Brazil and residence there during part of the years 1821, 1822, 1823," by Maria Graham, (1785-1842), published in London by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, and J. Murray, in 1824.This is a source book for Brazilian history, for those who read between the lines and with a strong cultural filter.
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