This sign is part of the __Rota do Samba de Vila Isabel – Os Três Apitos__ circuit.
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The era of trams in the city began with the Companhia Carris de Ferro, which connected the city center to Alto da Boa Vista in Tijuca. During this period, the trams were drawn by animals. In 1868, Irineu Evangelista de Souza (the Baron of Mauá), an industrialist, banker, and politician who was the richest man in Brazil, established the first regular tram line in Rio de Janeiro with the help of Charles Greenough, the former chief engineer and manager of a tram line in the United States, and Thomas Cochrane, a Scottish homeopathic doctor.
Later, in 1871, João Batista Vianna Drummond, a businessman from Minas Gerais and future Baron of Drummond, founded the Companhia Ferro Carril de Vila Isabel. In February 1872, Drummond asked Teodoro Machado Pereira da Silva, the Minister of Agriculture, to implement a tram line running from the city to Fazenda do Macaco, acquired by Drummond during that period. The seven-kilometer stretch opened in 1873, and the tracks were installed, and the trams began operating on Avenida Boulevard 28 de Setembro. From that moment on, the region of Fazenda do Macaco was definitively called Vila Isabel.
Image description: This is a photograph of an urban street featuring a prominent street sign. On the left, there is a commercial building with a red-and-white facade, marked with the name "Pacheco." In front, there is a square with plants and a bike path. In the center, there is a blue street sign with Portuguese text reading "Boulevard Vinte e Oito de Setembro" and "Rua Souza Franco." On the right, there are trees and more commercial buildings. A car is moving along the street, and people are walking in the background.At the intersection of Boulevard 28 de Setembro and Souza Franco Street, passengers transferring to Engenho Novo had to pay an additional fare. This tram stop became known as "Ponto Cem Réis" (One Hundred Reais Stop) due to the fare change. Ponto Cem Réis was also the stop for workers at the Fábrica de Tecidos Confiança. Bars related to the tram appeared in this area, such as Bar Parada Obrigatória and Café Cem Réis (now Capelinha), which was a meeting place for Noel and other samba musicians.
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