DESCRIPTION OF THE PLATES. 



A MAMELUCA and A CAFUSA To face page ?>ie. 



The Mameluca is a woman of the lowest class in the pro- 

 vince of S. Paulo, descended from a father of the Euro- 

 pean, and a mother of the American race. The goitre is 

 frequent in many parts of this province, and is almost con^ 

 sidered as an ornament. 



The Cafusa is likewise a female of the lower class in the pro- 

 vince of S. Paulo. The Cafusos are a middle race, between 

 the American and the Negro. The smooth hair of the 

 former and the wool of the latter are modified in their 

 mixed descendants into a high curly kind of peruke. The 

 custom of smoking is general in this province, especially 

 among the lower classes. See page 324. 



