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| "Lembrança do Rio" is Portuguese for "Memory of the River." |
My mother wasn't fond of my doll collecting, but in the 1980s a friend of hers brought her a small souvenir doll from when he visited Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The doll is what is known as a dress-me doll. Mom's little 6-inch-tall doll would probably be considered stereotypical and politically incorrect today, but she is still very pretty and colorful.
All that is on her feet is a pair of burgundy straps, while the soles are glued to a wooden stand. She wears lacy underpants and there is a stiff net slip under her skirt. The main problem is her arms, which are attached to her shoulders by a rubber band running through the top of her torso. The arms come loose very easily. There are no markings on what I can see of her body.
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| Instead of pantaloons like most souvenir dolls, she wears lacy underpants. |
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| The tag on the bottom of the stand simply says, "No 8." I don't know if that is the model number of the doll or the price in cruzados. |
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| Her clothes are glued onto her rather than sewn. |
