A YEAR IN BRAZIL. 



interior of the aqueduct is about twelve feet high by six 

 feet wide, and has a semi-circular roof. There is a footway 

 in the centre, and two channels — one at each side — for the 

 water, which also flows under the pavement forming the 

 footway. At this point the aqueduct rests on high stone 

 arches, and is some sixty feet above the ground ; but it soon 

 passes into a hill covered with vines and Indian corn. 



On our return walk we passed through a praga, called 

 " The Square of the rolling motion." The pavement is of 

 black and white mosaic, arranged in alternate wave-shaped 

 curves ; the sqaare is raised slightly in the centre, and 

 slopes to the sides ; and the effect — perhaps especially to 

 us, from having just come off the ship — was certainly re- 

 markable. We then went to a wine cellar with vaulted 

 roof; it was deliciously cool, and we had some splendid 

 sweet white wine, called Abafado moscata (price lOO reis a 

 glass) ; thence to a restaurant, where we lunched d. la 

 Portugaise — ^ham, sausages, haricots in pods, and some 

 good red vin du pays, rather like a sweet claret with a 

 considerable body. Re-embarked at 4.30, and weighed 

 anchor at 6.45 p.m. 



We have now begun our journey of over four thousand 

 miles across the Atlantic, and the next land we expect to 

 touch at is Rio de Janeiro. We hope to pass Teneriffe on 

 the 15th. That huge mountain has been seen by our 

 captain no miles off, by a French captain (a passenger) at 

 fifty leagues, and by .a friend of his at fifty-five leagues. 

 We have some very pleasant fellow-passengers, including a 

 Chilian returning to Santiago, who speaks English perfectly ; 

 the French captain {au long cours) bound for Rio, to take 

 charge of a ship, whose master has lately died there ; and 

 an Italian tenor, who is going to sing at Valparaiso, and 

 speaks French and Spanish well. My end of the table at 



