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Publication Date
3-2-2009
Description
13) View of the Flamengo and Glória districts (left; mostly reclaimed land from the sea). downtown Rio, and Santos Dumont airport (right). Annexed to the right of the airport is the island of Vilegaignon, where now the Naval School museum is located, and where the French had attempted to settle in 1555. It was along this part of the bay that the city of Rio de Janeiro began to spread out.13) Vista dos bairros Flamengo e Glória (à esquerda; em sua maior parte sobre aterros), centro do Rio e aeroporto Santos Dumont (à direita). Junto ao aeroporto, à direita, encontra-se a ilha de Vilegaignon, onde atualmente localiza-se o Museu da Escola Naval, e onde os franceses tentaram se estabelecer em 1555. Foi ao longo deste pedaço da baía que a cidade do Rio de Janeiro começou a se espalhar.
Publisher
Latin American and Iberian Institute / University of New Mexico
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Brazil Slide Series Collection: This article is copyrighted by the Latin American & Iberian Institute (LAII) of the University of New Mexico. Rights permission is for standard academic, non-commercial, use of these materials. Proper citation of this material should include title, author, publisher, date, and URL. Copyright Latin American and Iberian Institute University of New Mexico 1991
Keywords
Brazil: Rio de Janeiro
