Portuguese guitar-makers in 19th century Rio de Janeiro

Documents show that throughout the entire nineteenth century the so-called
guitar workshops peppered the streets of the center of Rio de Janeiro,
with craftsmen making guitars of various kinds.
Later, they moved into the traditional music shops,
such as the Rabeca de Ouro –literally, Golden Fiddle– and the
shop Ao cavaquinho de Ouro –literally, the Golden Cavaquinho
(the cavaquinho being a small guitarlike instrument),
for the making of instruments.