Maria Graham in Rio de Janeiro 1821-1825

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Maria Graham authored Journal of a Voyage to Brazil, and Residence There, During Part of the Years 1821, 1822, 1823 (London: 1824) following several visits to Rio de Janeiro between 1821 and 1823. She returned again in 1824-1825 when she briefly served as the governess to the Princess Maria da Glória. Maria wrote regularly in her journal, which provided the basis for her published travel account, and she frequently sketched scenes in Rio, particularly landscapes. This Narrative will focus on specific places where Maria described slavery, in order to understand the complex social and physical spaces where enslaved people worked in Rio de Janeiro at the time of Independence from Portugal.

Note, this narrative quotes language used in the nineteenth century that is considered offensive today.

Alida Metcalf is Professor of History at Rice University, Houston, USA

Please send any corrections or comments to acm5@rice.edu.

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