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Avenida do Mangue – Rio de Janeiro

Avenida do Mangue – Rio de Janeiro

This postcard shows a view of a drainage canal, which the card titles “Mangrove Avenue.” Charles C. Myers notes that he was near this place on February 19, 1911 while riding around Rio de Janeiro in an automobile.

Comments and Context

In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “Here we see one of the drainage ways of the city, in other words it is an open sewerway, but under the very sanitary conditions of the city there seems to be no serious objection to this open water way and in fact it seems to add to the attractiveness of the locality and it is a pleasand [sic] drive down this long and shady lane beneath those majestic palms.”

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Charles C. Myers Collection