A Vida Fluminense #57
"Capítulo I" from A Vida Fluminense #57 (1869) introduces Nhô-Quim, a 20-year-old from Minas Gerais, as he grapples with his feelings for Sinhá Rosa while his wealthy parents send him to Rio de Janeiro to forget her. Accompanied by his enslaved friend Benedito, the journey takes a tense turn when the train enters a dark tunnel—leaving the frame entirely black—sparking a moment of panic and haunting thoughts of being buried alive. At the first stop, Nhô-Quim steps off to drink coffee, marking a quiet yet pivotal moment in a story unfolding through the lens of early Brazilian social tensions. Written, drawn, and inked by Angelo Agostini, this issue captures a fragile, introspective moment in a young man’s life, rendered with striking visual storytelling.
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Nhô-Quim, aged 20, falls in love with "Sinhá Rosa" but his parents (who are wealthy residents of the interior of the State of Minas Gerais) resolve to send him to a ride in the Court (Rio de Janeiro) for him to forget the girl. The "slave-friend" Benedito accompanies him. On the train journey, when entering a tunnel - with the frame all in black - Nhô-Quim is scared and thinks about several things, including that he has been buried alive. On the first stop of the train he goes down to take a coffee...
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