André Rebouoas: da Engenharia Civil j Engenharia Social

Parte II – Capítulo IV. A Modernização Portuária. 192
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117 Diário, 28 de outubro de 1867.
118 Diário, 29 de outubro de 1867. Oportunísticamente, Rebouças escreve em seu Diário no dia 2 de dezembro, que “tive a idéia de ligar
as Docas da Saúde ao Caminho de Ferro D. Pedro II por um túnel pelo Morro do Livramento”. Provavelmente, a recusa inicial frente
ao pedido do empresário Jansen fosse uma estratégia, até que Rebouças pudesse, ele mesmo, dar ensejo àquelas obras, afastando
outros concorrentes.