Os caminhos de ferro no Nordeste (The railways in the Northeast)

Resumen

Antes do aparecimento dos trens de ferro e das estradas de rodagem, as viagens menos curtas eram verdadeiras "via-crucis". Exigiam preparativos especiais, tais como escolha de guia, aquisição de animais, preparo da munição de boca e abastecimento das armas, prevenindo contra salteadores e animais selvagens, etc. Os meios de condução eram lerdos e não muito variados. Se na região sul a preferência era pelos muares, aqui no Nordeste se empregavam mais cavalos. Outros meios de transportes terrestres eram os carros de boi e as redes ou tipoias. No transporte de mercadorias, utilizavam-se as boiadas, os comboios de escravos e as tropas. A ligação dos centros de produção do interior com os portos de embarque da costa atlântica era feita frequentemente por meio de transporte fluvial.

Before the apparition of iron trains and roads, the shortest journeys were true "via-crucis". They required special preparations, such as guide, acquisition of animals, preparing ammunition for the mouth and supplying weapons, preventing from robbers and wild animals, etc. The means of conduction were slow and not very varied. If in the south region the preference was for the mules, here in the Northeast more horses were used. Other means of land transport were the ox cars and the nets or slings. For the goods transportation the cattle, the slave trains and the troops were used. The connection of the production centers of the interior with the ports of shipment of the Atlantic coast was often done by means of fluvial transport.