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there, took our departure by the train, which started for Eio 

 at one p.m. We were imprudent enough to select a carriage 

 near the end of the train, a step which we afterwards 

 repented of, as the most recently constructed part of the line 

 was exceedingly rough, and the oscillation in consequence 

 greatly exceeded what we had ever before experienced in 

 travelling by rail. The country through which the line 

 passes is very beautiful, lying at first for some distance 

 along the banks of the Parahyba river, and afterwards 

 crossing the Serra do Mar, which I had previously seen 

 on our former visit to Eio. As the distance between Eio 

 and Entre Eios is fully a hundred miles, and we had pre- 

 viously driven fifty from St. Juiz da Fora, we were not sorry 

 when we reached the Brazilian capital between seven and 

 eight P.M. 



The remainder of our stay at Eio was principally 

 occupied by Dr. Campbell and myself in long walks about 

 the vicinity. On the 1st of June we landed in the morning 

 to accomplish the ascent of Tijuca Peak, 3316 feet in height, 

 and celebrated for the extensive view to be gained from its 

 summit on a clear day. Walking to a plaza at the head of 

 the Eua do Ouvidor, from which many of the coaches set forth, 

 we took our places on the top of a 'bus which started soon 

 after, and carried us as far as Anderahy, at the foot of a 

 steep hill which divides the great valley in which Eio lies 

 from the much narrower Tijuca valley beyond. Toiling 

 along the winding road which conducts the traveller up the 

 side of this hill, with many groans over the heat, we at 

 length reached Boa Vista, at the summit, and having 

 refreshed ourselves with a draught of Vino Tinto and water 

 at a venda, and invested in some bread at a padaria, we 

 started for the peak, passing the elegant little cascade 



