A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2014.
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Alcântara (MA) – Detail of a historic wall
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Imaging Brazil 384: Three Pink Roses in Petrópolis, RJ When you live in the megacity of Rio de Janeiro, it is really a relief to be in a small, neighboring city for some hours. You will fully enjoy the tranquility of few people and few cars in the streets, the ability to walk around without the chance being hit by fellow pedestrians or cars. When I was in Petrópolis, I walked there a lot, also along the canals of Avenida Koeller, Rua da Imperatriz, and Rua do Imperador. You can find many interesting big houses, constructed during the imperial era, along theses canals. Along another canal, you can visit a brewery and taste a fresh beer. It was along one of these canals that I found three beautiful, bright pink roses, as seen in the photograph. www.adrianoantoine.wordpress.com #adrianoantoine #brazil #photography #fotografie #fotografia #brasil #travel #viagens #reizen #canon #natgeobrasil #riodejaneiro #petropolis #roses #tourismImaging Brazil 383: Valentine Messages in Belo Horizonte, MG While many countries celebrate Valentine’s Day on 14 February, in Brazil people have their mind set on Carnival. Already weeks before, carnival street bands attract thousands of people during the weekends. No one will think of Valentine’s Day then. Therefore, the Brazilian ‘Dia dos Namorados’ (Valentine’s Day) is postponed to 12 June. In turn, the Brazilian Father’s Day is postponed to the second Sunday in August. As a result, the stores have one extra month to attract extra customers and gain more money. April is then the Easter month, May is the Mother’s month, and June the Lover’s Month. Many stores decorate their shop windows in order to attract the customers. The shop window of the store in the photograph invited customers to leave their love messages in the window. www.adrianoantoine.wordpress.com #adrianoantoine #brazil #photography #fotografie #fotografia #brasil #travel #viagens #reizen #canon #minasgerais #natgeobrasil #belohorizonteImaging Brazil 382: Bromeliad in Belo Horizonte, MG During my stay in Belo Horizonte, I must have visited the Botanical Garden more than ten times. This botanical garden is part of the local ZOO, and is located at the margin of Lake Pampulha. Although this garden is not as big as its counterpart in Rio de Janeiro, the garden hosts an interesting collection of a broad variety of plants and flowers. During each visit, I took dozens of photographs of the plants and flowers in various shapes and hues. When I visited the greenhouses, orchids and bromeliads attracted my attention. There are over 3400 bromeliad species, and the most familiar specie is the delicious pineapple. They are able to store water at their leaf bases. Bromeliads are mainly found in the American tropics and may host bright colorful flowers, like the red flower in this photograph. www.adrianoantoine.wordpress.com #adrianoantoine #brazil #photography #fotografie #fotografia #brasil #travel #viagens #reizen #canon #natgeobrasil #natgeo #minasgerais #tourism #brumadinho #inhotimImaging Brazil 381: Airplane Over Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro, RJ When Portuguese explorers arrived in Guanabara Bay on the first day of 1502, they initially were thinking that they had arrived at the mouth of a big river, as the story goes. But another plausible explanation for the name Rio de Janeiro is gaining support: the word for ‘sound’ and ‘bay’ at the time of the discovery was ‘ria’. January Sound, or January Bay. Soon Ria de Janeiro became Rio de Janeiro, in order to avoid confusion between the words ‘Ria’ and ‘Rio’. The bay itself gained the name Guanabara, after the indigenous Tupi word ‘goanã-pará’, which means ‘bosom of the sea’. In the photograph, the skyline of the districts Flamengo and Botafogo is visible, as well as the mountains in the Tijuca Forest and the Corcovado peak, with the statue of Cristo Redentor (Christ the Redeemer) on the top. At the time of the photography, an airplane flew over; most probably, it had taken off only moments earlier from Santos Dumont Airport, which is located on an artificial island in Guanabara Bay. www.adrianoantoine.wordpress.com #adrianoantoine #brazil #photography #fotografie #fotografia #brasil #travel #viagens #reizen #canon #natgeobrasil #riodejaneiro #guanabarabay #airplane #sunsetImaging Brazil 380: Two Pigeons Bathing in Belo Horizonte, MG When I was living in Belo Horizonte, most of the residences where I stayed were pretty close to the campus of the Federal University. During the weekends, I stayed in the campus for some hours. I enjoyed many walks along the various faculties that are spread over the vast campus area. Most of the area is forested, and many locations have restricted access. However, you can still see many savage and domesticated animals. One day, I suddenly met a giant lizard, a teiju, of which is told that it can act very aggressive. I also have observed many little monkeys there, playing with each other, high in the trees. And many pigeons, like this pigeon couple that had been taking a bath together, and were taking some rest until their wet feathers have dried. They remained unmoved when I approached them silently: they were really used to humans in their presence. www.adrianoantoine.wordpress.com #adrianoantoine #brazil #photography #fotografie #fotografia #brasil #travel #viagens #reizen #canon #minasgerais #natgeobrasil #natgeo #belohorizonte #pigeonImaging Brazil 379: Beetles in Primary Colors in Brumadinho MG One of the most popular attractions in Inhotim – a park that hosts various pieces of contemporary art that are harmonized with the natural environment – is Troca-Troca (‘Change-Change’ or ‘Swapping’) by artist Jarbas Lopes (2002). Many visitors love to see the beetles (fuscas in Portuguese), made from swapped body parts that are painted in red, blue, and yellow. The cars are linked to each other through a sound system. Recently, the beetles have been repainted: the dark orange color being replaced by a red hue, as requested by the artist. #adrianoantoine #brazil #photography #fotografie #fotografia #brasil #travel #viagens #reizen #canon #natgeobrasil #natgeo #minasgerais #tourism #brumadinho #inhotim-
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