What was the population of the city of Rio de Janeiro between 1779 and 1870? New estimates

Experts in the economic and social history of the city of Rio de Janeiro in the late colonial and imperial periods have long relied on population estimates made by contemporaries through successive listings. The article draws attention to inconsistencies in the primary data sources used, as well as errors by researchers when reproducing the results. The article indicates possible adjustments to the original data and provides a revised series for the population of Rio de Janeiro between 1779 and 1870.