A personal selection of photographs with their stories.
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© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2012, 2017
São Paulo
A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2013.
Part 29:
São Paulo (SP) – Traffic clown
São Paulo (SP) – People gathering
São Paulo (SP) – Traffic clown
São Paulo (SP) – People gathering
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2013, 2017
A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2013.
Part 28:
São Paulo (SP) – Pedestrian crossing
São Paulo (SP) – Street art
São Paulo (SP) – Pedestrian crossing
São Paulo (SP) – Street art
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2013, 2017
A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2013.
Part 04:
São Paulo (SP) – Highway
Curitiba (PR) – Inside a public bus
São Paulo (SP) – Highway
Curitiba (PR) – Inside a public bus
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2013, 2017
A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2013.
Part 03:
Brumadinho (MG) – Bridge
São Paulo (SP) – Toll gates
Brumadinho (MG) – Bridge
São Paulo (SP) – Toll gates
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2013, 2017
A personal selection of photographs with their stories.
045. Joy!
DECEMBER 2005: Joy!
It’s really strange to see Christmas ornaments that are associated with winter, in a tropical country such as Brazil. To see snow, Brazilians should at least fly to Argentina or Chile, or further: to Denver, to Canada, to the Alps, for example. Nevertheless, many shopping malls in Brazil opt to use English-style or American-style Christmas decorations. Inevitably, you will meet Santa, who will take your children on his lap, and allow having some necessary pictures taken for some fee. A Santa Claus with a thick, red winter coat, trimmed with fur, with a red hat, and snow-resistant, black boots. In Shopping Iguatemi, where I took this photo, the decorations were even shown in the original language: in English.
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2005, 2014
A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2005.
Part 30:
Minas Gerais (MG) – Lazy dog
São Paulo (SP) – Joy toy
São Paulo (SP) – Green landscape
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Cormorant island
Minas Gerais (MG) – Lazy dog
São Paulo (SP) – Joy toy
São Paulo (SP) – Green landscape
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Cormorant island
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2005, 2016
A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2005.
Part 12:
São Vicente (SP) – Feeding penguins
São Paulo (SP) – Watching magazines
São Paulo (SP) – Rainbow balloon arc
São Paulo (SP) – Orgulho Gay participant
São Vicente (SP) – Feeding Penguins
São Paulo (SP) – Watching magazines
São Paulo (SP) – Rainbow balloon arc
São Paulo (SP) – Orgulho Gay participant
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2005, 2016
A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2005.
Part 10:
Guarulhos (SP) – Antenna and Airplane
São Paulo (SP) – Children at Ibirapuera Auditorium
São Paulo (SP) – Bicycle Acrobat
São Paulo (SP) – Ibirapuera Park
Guarulhos (SP) – Antenna and Airplane
São Paulo (SP) – Children at Ibirapuera Auditorium
São Paulo (SP) – Bicycle Acrobat
São Paulo (SP) – Ibirapuera Park
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2005, 2016
A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2005.
Part 9:
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Sunset
Minas Gerais (MG) – Motorcyclist
São Paulo (SP) – Water Effect
São Paulo (SP) – Coins in Fountain
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Sunset
Minas Gerais (MG) – Motorcyclist
São Paulo (SP) – Water Effect
São Paulo (SP) – Coins in Fountain
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2005, 2016
A personal selection of photographs with their stories.
046. Believe
DECEMBER 2005: Believe
During my short stay in the metropolis of São Paulo, I had visited one of the richest districts in the city: Jardim Paulista, not far from Avenida Paulista. This district hosts expensive apartments, luxury shops that exhibit exclusive merchandise for exorbitant prices. When you are familiar with a city like Belo Horizonte which is less rich, I can imagine that you may be amazed by the luxury that is exhibited in Jardim Paulista. Even my yearlong experience of luxury in the Netherlands didn’t stop me from being amazed of what I saw. Shopping Iguatemi is another example. This giant mall exhibits hundreds of luxury stores; many of them bore expensive sounding trademarks. This shopping mall was decorated with English-American Christmas ornaments. Much attention was paid to these decorations, and most striking for me was this motto: ‘I believe in Santa Claus’. . Well, what to say?
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2005, 2014
A personal selection of photographs with their stories.
013. Mirror (2)
MAY 2005: Mirror (2)
In May 2005, my friend from Guarulhos was organizing a workshop in an narrow alley along Avenida Paulista. She and her family helped interested participants of the Gay Pride – one of the largest in the world, which that was held in Avenida Paulista that day, to create masks. I made use of the opportunity to walk along the avenue, before the start of the parade. During the parade, I joined the family at their workshop. Later that afternoon, I was invited to watch a match between the soccer teams Palmeiras and Santos.
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2005, 2014
A personal selection of photographs with their stories.
012. Mirror (1)
MAY 2005: Mirror (1)
May 2005: I spent most of my final day in the city of São Paulo along the long Avenida Paulista. This 2.7 km long avenue is flanked by dozens of skyscrapers. Modern giants of concrete, rich in glass. It is calculated that more than 200 thousand people live in this avenue. The avenue hosts a large number of banks, consulates and museums. When I was walking along this avenue, I noticed surprisingly interesting mirror images of buildings at the other side of this very wide avenue.
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2005, 2014
A personal selection of photographs with their stories.
011. Cloudburst
MAY 2005: Cloudburst
Late May 2005, I took the bus from Belo Horizonte to São Paulo, a relatively short journey of about nine hours. The highway heads south through the huge state of Minas Gerais (about the same size of France and Switzerland together), and cuts through the state of São Paulo towards the Atlantic Ocean. The six-month-long raining season was almost ending, but we caught a real cloudburst on our way. The water flowed along the windows, providing a different view of the landscape as seen on the photograph above.
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2005, 2014
A personal selection of photographs with their stories.
100. Overpopulated (2)
MAY 2005: Overpopulated (2)
In May 2005, I spent part of my first full day in the city of São Paulo in Ibirapuera Park. The rain clouds had disappeared, it was sunny that day. It was wonderful to walk around in the park. Not too many people were in the park; many of them were enjoying their short work break. There was one location in the park where it was overcrowded: the large pond. Dozens of fish had gathered just below the water surface in order to obtain some food. Despite the somewhat turbid water, the fish bodies were clearly visible.
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2005, 2014
A personal selection of photographs with their stories.
009. Overpopulated (1)
MAY 2005: Overpopulated (1)
In May 2005, I was guided through downtown São Paulo by my friend, who lived in nearby Guarulhos. The center is characterized by dozens of tall buildings that create large shadows in the streets. Sometimes it was as if I were walking in a giant labyrinth. We went on our way to Mercado Municipal, the central market in São Paulo. My eyes caught a huge building. It looked quite old and badly maintained. My first thoughts were about the living conditions in that building: these must have been far from perfect. Many small apartments, inhabited by large families. A human cage.
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2005, 2014
SÃO PAULO (SP)
May 2005. I was invited by a friend to visit her and her family in Guarulhos, a city close to São Paulo.
Most foreigners know Guarulhos for its international airport.
I got to know a bit more of São Paulo, a little of Santos and São Vicente.
One the final day, my friend and her family were organizing a workshop for those who were interested to make eye masks, for the Gay Pride that was held that day. I could not help them, I took the opportunity to enter the famous MASP Museum, and to discover the long Avenida Paulista, flanked by a large number of skyscrapers.
The picture shows one of the skyscrapers, and mirrors the skyscrapers and the other side of the avenida.
Camera SONY DSC-P73 f/5.6, 1/125 sec. ISO-100
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