A Vida Fluminense #59
"Capítulo II" from A Vida Fluminense #59 (1869) captures a moment of quiet chaos in Rio de Janeiro’s early urban life, as Nhô-Quim’s frustration over missing the train spirals into a series of misadventures. Written, drawn, and inked by Angelo Agostini, the story unfolds with sharp observational humor and vivid detail, following Nhô-Quim’s tense wait and his ill-fated attempt to reach the Court via a fleeing tilburi.
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Nhô-Quim is annoyed that he did not board the train, he fights with the coffee vendor. He stays waiting for a whole day until the next train arrives, and finally arrives at the Court (Campo Santa Ana Station). He enters a tilburi from the back, the driver is frightened and jumps from the tilburi causing the horse also to be scared and flee. An accident occurs and Nhô-Quim is arrested.
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