▁gave ▁a ▁new ▁imp ulse ▁to ▁the ▁city ' s ▁development . ▁Nob les ▁and ▁b our ge ois ▁moved ▁their ▁resid ences ▁north ▁to ▁the ▁São ▁Crist ó v ão ▁district . ▁Mer ch ants ▁and ▁English ▁bank ers ▁chose ▁to ▁live ▁around ▁the ▁Gl ória ▁and ▁Fl am engo ▁areas ▁in ▁the ▁south , ▁or ▁they ▁established ▁their ▁resid ences ▁in ▁the ▁nearby ▁Bot af ogo ▁and ▁Lar anje iras ▁districts . ▁The ▁French , ▁on ▁the ▁other ▁hand , ▁lived ▁in ▁country ▁houses ▁scattered ▁in ▁the ▁T ij uca ▁area ▁farther ▁west ward . ▁ ▁In ▁that ▁era , ▁as ▁Brazil ▁expanded ▁its ▁world ▁export ▁trade ▁in ▁such ▁products ▁as ▁coffee , ▁cot ton , ▁sugar , ▁and ▁rub ber , ▁the ▁city ▁changed ▁its ▁appearance ▁and ▁the ▁traces ▁of ▁its ▁colonial ▁past ▁were ▁eff ac ed . ▁In ▁ 1 8 2 9 ▁ox cart ▁traffic ▁was ▁b anned ▁from ▁the ▁R ua ▁do ▁O uv idor , ▁then ▁the ▁city ' s ▁most ▁elegant ▁street . ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 8 ▁the ▁first ▁public ▁transport ation — hor se - dra wn ▁bus es — beg an ▁to ▁run ▁to ▁the ▁districts ▁of ▁São ▁Crist ó v ão , ▁Eng en ho ▁Vel ho , ▁and ▁Bot af ogo . ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 8 ▁the ▁first ▁tram c ars , ▁also ▁drawn ▁by ▁animals , ▁were ▁introduced . ▁A ▁steam bo at ▁service ▁to ▁N iter ó i ▁began ▁to ▁operate ▁in ▁ 1 8