PROVINCE OF RIO DE JANEIRO. 



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The places we alluded to are, 



CITIES. mSTEICTS. 



Cape Frio Cape Frio. 



St. Sebastian (commonly called Rio de Janeiro) Rio de Janeiro. 



TOWNS. DISTRICTS. 



Marica Rio de Janeiro. 



Macacu Ditto. 



Mage . • Ditto. 



Villanova Ditto. 



Parati Ilha Grande. 



Angra Ditto. 



Rezende Parahiba Nova. 



St. Joao Marcos Ditto. 



St. Joao de Maccahe Cape Frio. 



St. Salvador Goytacazes. 



St. Joao de Parahiba Ditto. 



Canta-Gallo Canta-Gallo. 



The district of Ilha Grande is mountainous, wholesome, and fertile. It is 

 bounded on the west by the province of St. Paulo; on the north, by the con- 

 tinuation of the Organ Mountains, which separate it from the district of 

 Parahiba Nova ; on the east, by the River Taguahi, the limits of the district of 

 Rio de Janeiro, with the exception of which, none of the others exceed it in 

 the prompt means which it enjoys of exporting its productions, which are 

 farinha, or flour of the mandioca, Indian corn, rice, feijao, (black beans,) 

 coffee, sugar, cachd^a, (bad rum,) indigo, some cocoa, and timber. Very few 

 cattle of any kind are bred ; but it abounds in poultry. 



Parati, with the title of a countship, and famous for its cacha(^a, (rum,) which 

 is reputed to be the best in the state, was created a town in 1660, and is situated 

 in a level country, on the western side of the bay of Ilha Grande, betwixt the river 

 Patetiba, and that from which it derives its name. Its streets are straight, 

 crossing at right angles, with edifices of stone, and a parochial church of Our 

 Lady of Remedies, the chapels of Lapa, and of Griefs. It has a Jiiiz de Fora, 

 a judicial officer, and royal professors (as they are called) of the primitive 

 letters and Latin. Its commerce is considerable. It is situated about sixty 

 miles west of the metropolis. 



Angra dos Reys is a maritime town, in a state of mediocrity, standing among 

 the frontier mountains of Ilha Grande, which name it frequently takes. It is de- 

 fended by two redoubts, and has a parish-church of Our Lady of Concei^ao ; also 



