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Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
- CHAPTER I PARA
- CHAPTER II PARA
- CHAPTER III PARÁ
- CHAPTER IV THE TOCANTINS AND CAMETÁ
- CHAPTER V CARIPÍ AND THE BAY OF MARAJÓ
- CHAPTER VI THE LOWER AMAZONS—PARÁ TO OBYDOS
- CHAPTER VII THE LOWER AMAZONS—OBYDOS TO MANAOS, OR THE BARRA OF THE RIO NEGRO
- CHAPTER VIII SANTAREM
- CHAPTER IX VOYAGE UP THE TAPAJOS
- CHAPTER X THE UPPER AMAZONS—VOYAGE TO EGA
- CHAPTER XI EXCURSIONS IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD OF EGA
- CHAPTER XII ANIMALS OF THE NEIGHBOURHOOD OF EGA
- CHAPTER XIII EXCURSIONS BEYOND EGA
- Index
CHAPTER VII - THE LOWER AMAZONS—OBYDOS TO MANAOS, OR THE BARRA OF THE RIO NEGRO
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 29 August 2010
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
- CHAPTER I PARA
- CHAPTER II PARA
- CHAPTER III PARÁ
- CHAPTER IV THE TOCANTINS AND CAMETÁ
- CHAPTER V CARIPÍ AND THE BAY OF MARAJÓ
- CHAPTER VI THE LOWER AMAZONS—PARÁ TO OBYDOS
- CHAPTER VII THE LOWER AMAZONS—OBYDOS TO MANAOS, OR THE BARRA OF THE RIO NEGRO
- CHAPTER VIII SANTAREM
- CHAPTER IX VOYAGE UP THE TAPAJOS
- CHAPTER X THE UPPER AMAZONS—VOYAGE TO EGA
- CHAPTER XI EXCURSIONS IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD OF EGA
- CHAPTER XII ANIMALS OF THE NEIGHBOURHOOD OF EGA
- CHAPTER XIII EXCURSIONS BEYOND EGA
- Index
Summary
A trader of Obydos, named Penna, was about proceeding in a cuberta laden with merchandise to the Rio Negro, intending to stop frequently on the road; so I bargained with him for a passage. He gave up a part of the toldo, or fore-cabin as it may be called, and here I slung my hammock and arranged my boxes, so as to be able to work as we went along. The stoppages I thought would be an advantage, as I could collect in the woods whilst he traded, and thus acquire a knowledge of the productions of many places on the river which, in a direct voyage, it would be impossible to do. I provided a stock of groceries for two months' consumption; and, after the usual amount of unnecessary fuss and delay on the part of the owner, we started on the 19th of November. Penna took his family with him : this comprised a smart, lively mameluco woman, named Catarina, whom we called Senhora Katita, and two children. The crew consisted of three men, one a sturdy Indian, another a Cafuzo, godson of Penna, and the third, our best hand, a steady, good-natured mulatto, named Joaquim. My boy Luco was to assist in rowing and so forth. Penna was a timid middle-aged man, a white with a slight cross of Indian; when he was surly and obstinate, he used to ask me to excuse him on account of the Tapuyo blood in his veins.
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- The Naturalist on the River AmazonA Record of Adventures, Habits of Animals, Sketches of Brazilian and Indian Life, and Aspects of Nature under the Equator, during Eleven Years of Travel, pp. 136 - 173Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2009First published in: 1873