Neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, the Court of the Empire. Around 1808 the city's elite, made up of nobles, merchants, and court officials, was already building mansions in the parish of Botafogo. A ferry boat, in 1867, and horse-drawn streetcars, in 1871, helped the neighborhood grow inland.
Where It Appears
- Chapters I to XII: Humanitas and the Philosopher's Death
- Chapters XIII to XXVIII: The Inheritance and Rubião's Temptation
- Chapters XXIX to XL: Strawberries, Moonlight, and Rubião's Declaration
- Chapters L to LVII: Palha, Sofia, and Camacho's Arrival
- Chapters CXXXIII to CXLVII: Dinner Guests, Tijuca, and the Imperial Beard
- Chapters CLX to CLXXI: Sofia Draws Back, Rubião Raves
- Chapters CLXXXII to CCI: Madness, Abandonment, and Rubião's Death