2-652-240 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'Estatua de JosÚ Bonifacio. (Largo de S. Francisco)', 1895. Largo de Sao Francisco de Paula is one of the oldest streets in the city of Rio de Janeiro , Brazil. Jose Bonifacio de Andrada e Silva (13 June 1763 - 6 April 1838) was a Brazilian statesman, naturalist, professor and poet, born in Santos, SÒo Paulo, then part of the Portuguese Empire. He was one of the most important mentors of Brazilian independence, From Sao Paulo by Gustavo Koenigswald. [S. Paulo, 1895]