Still had she gazed; but 'midst the tide Two angel forms were seen to glide, The Genii of the stream; Their scaly armour's Tyrian hue Thro' richest purple to the view Betrayed a golden gleam.

Cariocas – as inhabitants of Rio are called – panicked, and the newspapers reported the deteriorating situation in the city.

The mercenaries plundered the small town.

You only get one chance, so you have to make it count.