Panoramic view of Largo do Paço. In the foreground, pier for docking small boats. Guanabara Bay waters still blue. Presence of many black people, whether children playing, men on the boats or on the docks, or women washing clothes. In the background, a carriage with six horses, nine men mounted on horses and people walking along the Largo, in front of the buildings. In the background, the buildings, including two churches, one next to the other.