Joseph Banks - Endeavour Journal, 25 August 1768 - 12 July 1771 - No. 0148
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Rio de Janeiro
rowd by them they are of a light copper colour with long lank black hair as to their policy or manner of living when at home I could not learn any thing about it
The military here consist of 12 regiments of Regulars 6 Portugese & 6 Creolians & as many of Provincial militia who may be assembled upon occasion To the regulars the inhabitants shew great deference for as Mr Forster an English Gentleman in their service told me if any of the people were not to pull off their hatts when they meet an officer he would immediately knock them down which custom renders the people remarkably Civil to strangers who have at all a gentlemanlike appearance All the officers of these regiments are expected three times a day to attend at the Sala or Viceroys levee, where they formaly ask for commands