all the nuances and singularities of the geo-historical construction of the city are contemplated in this scrupulous study, which took over 15 years to complete, conducted in archives and institutes in brazil, portugal, france and the vatican - the work was a great feat of dedication, not least because of the scarcity of documents and testimonies from that period.

amongst its many achievements, the work maps all of the fluminense mills of the time and the discovery of the true, original name of the lagoa rodrigo de freitas (rodrigo de freitas lagoon) - geografia histórica do rio de janeiro (1502 - 1700) is available in most major bookstores, and online via livraria travessa on this link or via livraria saraiva here.