Brazil, 2006

Photo Gallery 31:
Cachoeira and São Félix (3)

Photos by Adam Jones


I.

This photo and next: crossing the 19th-century bridge to São Félix.

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II.

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III.

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IV.

"By the 18th century, tobacco from Cachoeira was considered the
world's finest, sought by rulers in China and Africa" (Lonely Planet). The
Dannemann cigar factory along the waterfront in São Félix preserves this
tradition; "Dannemann cigars are considered Brazil's finest."

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V.

This photo and next: women cigar-makers in the Dannemann factory.

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VI.

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