Quando a Baía de Guanabara era virgem de caravelas e as maiores frequentadoras de suas águas eram as baleias, os índígenas circulavam à vontade por entre ilhas, enseadas e a floresta tropical que a margeava, vivia-se a abundância das ostras.

When Guanabara Bay was virgin to caravels and the biggest visitors to its waters were whales and the indigenous people were roaming freely among islands, coves and the tropical forest that bordered it, there was an abundance of oysters.