Date uncertain, but taken near the start of the 20th century by Marc Ferrez.
Ferrez was the son of the French sculptor and engraver Zepherin Ferrez who moved to Rio de Janeiro in 1816. Ferrez was born in Rio but studied in Paris then came back to Rio as an apprentice to photographer Franz Keller of Germany. In 1865, Ferrez opened his own photography studio where he primarily focused of landscapes and Brazilian nature. His work became so popular that Emperor Dom Pedro II gave him funds to support his art, later declaring Ferrez the “photographer of the Royal Navy”.
After Ferrez’ studio burnt down and he went to France to purchase a new camera, he returned to focus on rural landscapes and slaves working on the plantations.
In 1907, he opened Pathé Cinema in Rio, eventually moving to photographing architecture and street scenes in Rio de Janeiro.
Ferrez died in 1923.
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