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1Improving content on the history of photography in this country and how you can help
Introduction
2Introduction to photography in Brazil
Early days
3Hercules Florence and the dawn of photography
4Daguerreotypes: Brazil
Indigenous peoples
5Brazilians
6E. ThiƩsson: Brazil: Botocudo (1844)
7Marc Ferrez: Brazilian Indians
8Albert Frisch: The Amazon (1867-1871)
9Slavery in Brazil
Royal support for photography
10Carneiro & Gaspar - painted by J. Courtois: Empress Teresa Cristina and Pedro II of Brazil
Urbanization
11Marc Ferrez: Buildings of Brazil
Industry
12Marc Ferrez: Coffee production in Brazil
War of the Triple Alliance (1865-1870)
13War of the Triple Alliance (1865-1870)
14Esteban Garcia: War of the Triple Alliance (1865-1870)
Photographers
15Pierre Verger: Book covers: Brazil
16Jean Manzon: Book covers
17Marcel Gautherot: The architecture of Oscar Niemeyer in Brasilia
18Alexandre Orion: Metabiotica

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