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 Drawings on pages 16, 26, and 29 by George Ancona, based on old photographs. Drawing on page 28 by George
Ancona, based on a lithograph by João Mauricio Rugendas. Photo credit for page 27: Giraudon/Art Resource NY.

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 ponte (bridge) espelho (mirror)



(arching kick)














African slaves work in sugar mill in Brazil in 1835






















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