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XXI11 . 12RIO DE . JANEIRO 35.a the See also:state at the mouth of the Macahe See also:river whose See also:original anchorage has been filled with silt, and that of Imbetiba; in the vicinity, with which it is connected by See also:tramway, is now used by vessels both for the See also:town and the Macahe and See also:Campos railway; See also:Barra do Pirahy (775o), an important station and junction of the Central do See also:Brazil railway on the N. See also:side of the Serra do See also:Mar, with large manufacturing and commercial interests; See also:Parahyba do Sul (7343), in a fertile, See also:long-settled See also:district in the N.E. See also:part of the state; Marica (10,373); Cabo Frio (10,382); Pirahy (10,429); Saquarema (12,489); Nova Friburgo (9857),; and Araruama (9087) . |
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