ðeɪ ɑːɹ ʌv mˈækaʊ, wæmpˈoʊə hjˈuːɐŋpˌuː, ɡwˈɑːŋʒuː ænd ʒˈeɪɑːkɪŋ ænd hæd ɚɹˈaɪvd ɪn ɹˈiːoʊ də ʒɐnˈɛɹoʊ, bɹɐzˈɪl baɪ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd tˈɛn wɛn ðə lˈeɪ sˈɛkɹətɹi tə ðə pˈeɪpəl lˈɛɡeɪt tə ðə pˌoːɹtʃəɡˈiːz ɪmpˈɪɹiəl kˈoːɹt bˈɔːt ɔːɹ wʌz ɡˈɪvən ðˌɛm.
They are of Macau, Whampoa (Huangpu), Guangzhou and Zhaoqing and had arrived in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil by 1810 when the lay secretary to the Papal Legate to the Portuguese Imperial court bought or was given them.