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Imaging Brazil 376: Cat on Park Bench in Belo Horizonte MG During my ten years in Belo Horizonte, I’ve spent a lot of time in Parque Municipal, the century-old city park in the heart of the capital of Minas Gerais. I was often found in the butterfly garden, in order to photograph the colorful flowers and the graciously hovering butterflies. Or I was sitting along the pond, observing the waterbirds and the people passing by. Sometimes, I sat on a bench, reading a book. On such an occasion, a big black-and-white approached me and jumped on the bench. He strided towards me and settled himself down next to me. He allowed me to stroke his head and ears. Obviously, one of his ears had a big hole in the middle. I was wondering about what might have caused this big hole, but I still have no clear explanation. www.adrianoantoine.wordpress.com #adrianoantoine #brazil #photography #fotografie #fotografia #brasil #travel #viagens #reizen #canon #minasgerais #natgeobrasil #belohorizonte #parquemunicipal #catImaging Brazil 375: Horse-Powered Carriage in Petrópolis. RJ When you visit the historic imperial city of Petrópolis, located at about 70 km from Rio de Janeiro, you will observe the ancient carriages pulled by horses. The carriages were brought to Petrópolis by English traders from Plymouth in 1846. Such a carriage is called a Victoria, named after the British queen. Decades later, they were used for touristic purposes, and since 1940, the Victorias carry large numbers of Brazilian and foreign tourists along the historic and architectural highlights of the city. However, the exploitation of the carriages and horses created serious controversy about the bad treatment of the horses. A referendum will be held in 2018 whether the use of carriages may continue or that they should be replaced by electric cars, for example. www.adrianoantoine.wordpress.com #adrianoantoine #brazil #photography #fotografie #fotografia #brasil #travel #viagens #reizen #canon #natgeobrasil #riodejaneiro #petropolis #carriage #tourismImaging Brazil 374: Edifício Niemeyer Windscreen Reflection in Belo Horizonte, MG The phograph clearly shows the contours of a car seat with the headrest. It’s a windshield of a car, in which the Niemeyer Building is reflected. That day, it was sunny with a clear blue sky. Niemeyer Building, or Edifício Niemeyer in Portuguese, is located at Praça da Liberdade. Projected one decade of the Pampulha Architectonic Complex, the Niemeyer Building was built on the site of former Dolabela Palacete. Niemeyer got his inspiration by the natural curves of the mountain range that borders the city. When you look at the building, you would count fifteen floors. However, there are only eight floors, thanks to Baroque art and illusionism. www.adrianoantoine.wordpress.com #adrianoantoine #brazil #photography #fotografie #fotografia #brasil #travel #viagens #reizen #canon #minasgerais #belohorizonte #pracadaliberdadeImaging Brazil 373: Upright Marlin Statue at Sunset in Guarapari, ES When you are at Morro Beach in Guarapari, you can hardly miss the giant statue of an upright blue marlin. This statue, created by Italian artist Juliano Filippi in 1998, commerorates the catch of the biggest blue marlin in Guarapari in 1992. The lucky fisherman was Paulo Armorim, who needed the help of 28 people to have the 636 kg and 4,62 m long blue marlin out of the water. He gained much fame worldwide, and had many people arriving to fish with him. Paulo died after a road accident in 2006. The marlin statue is a bit taller than the fish itself, about eight meters. www.adrianoantoine.wordpress.com #adrianoantoine #brazil #photography #fotografie #fotografia #brasil #travel #viagens #reizen #canon #natgeobrasil #natgeo #espiritosanto #morrobeach #guarapari #waterreflection #reflection #sunset #beach #marlinImaging Brazil 372: Two African Blue Lilies in Belo Horizonte, MG Blue lilies are quite common in Brazilian parks and gardens, but they are not native Brazilian plants. These lilies are called Agapanthus praecox, or African lily, or Lily of the Nile. However, they are also not native along the margins of the Nile River; their origin is in the far south of the African continent, in Natal and in Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. The lily now has been naturalized in various countries across the world, like the United Kingdom, Mexico, New Zealand, Ethiopia, and Costa Rica. The lily has about ten long, leathery leaves and may reach up to one meter. They usually flower between December and February. The two blue lilies in the photograph were found in the campus of the Federal University, near the Economic Sciences Faculty. The lilies are also found along the nearby Pampulha Lake. www.adrianoantoine.wordpress.com #adrianoantoine #brazil #photography #fotografie #fotografia #brasil #travel #viagens #reizen #canon #minasgerais #natgeobrasil #natgeo #belohorizonteImaging Brazil 371: Shopping Mall Window Reflection in Rio de Janeiro, RJ There are several interesting shopping malls in Rio de Janeiro. Many Brazilians love to spend part of their leisure time in those shopping malls; not only for shopping and wandering along the shop windows, but also for their lunch and social drinks. The shopping malls in Rio are large: each with hundreds of stores and dozens of restaurants, and many of them host a cinema with several big rooms. The largest Mall of South America is Barra Shopping, with more than seven hundred stores. Other major malls are Norte Shopping, Shopping Nova América, Shopping Rio Sul, Praia Shopping, and Shopping Tijuca. The glass window in the photograph is Shopping Rio Sul, which is located in the neighborhood of Botafogo, near Urca. This shopping, built in 1980, hosts more than four hundred stores and welcomes more than twenty million people annually. www.adrianoantoine.wordpress.com #adrianoantoine #brazil #photography #fotografie #fotografia #brasil #travel #viagens #reizen #canon #natgeobrasil #riodejaneiro #reflection-
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