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2 unusual facts about José Carlos Rodrigues


José Carlos Rodrigues

He was born in Cantagallo in the province of Rio de Janeiro, the son of a fazendeiro with extensive coffee estates manned by slaves.

Both his daughters married Englishmen, the elder, Janet, Sir William Garthwaite, the younger, Evelina, David Hawes, managing director of Frederick Sage & Company, shopfitters.



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