The daily life of travelers on the river paths of Mato Grosso in the 19th century

Abstract

This study aims to reconstruct the daily life of the passenger and the crew of vessels that during the XIX th century travelled on the seas and rivers between Rio de Janeiro, Cuiabá, Cáceres and Corumbá, in Mato Grosso. Thorough this study, it was possible to understand and go inside those boats and from them get to know the travelers, the kind of vessels used to the trips, the passengers, the crew's lives, the picturesque scenes, the accidents, the food and welfare of these especial people, during those adventurous voyages.