Imaging Brazil 342: White Cat in Campo Grande, MS (2011)

A personal selection of photographs with their stories.

342: White Cat

We met the cat in the photo in an urban park in Campo Grande, capital of the state of Mato Grosso do Sul. This state is located in the geographical heart of South America. Mato Grosso do Sul was split off from the vast state Mato Grosso at the end of the last century: it lost almost thirty percent of its original surface. These facts won’t impress the white cat at all. We regularly meet cats on our way, we also meet white cats then. But what made this cat special for us, was the strange look in the eyes. As if this cat clearly wanted to show that it was not pleased with our presence, that it clearly felt disturbed in its businesses. Well, we already disturbed the cat, why not take a picture of it!

© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2011, 2017

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Imaging Brazil 326: Pink Flower in Aquidauana, MS (2011)

A personal selection of photographs with their stories.

326: Pink flower

Only three days were spent in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul. The bus travel from Belo Horizonte to Campo Grande, the capital, took about 17 hours. The remainder of the first day was spent in Campo Grande, to visit the nearby Shopping Mall, and the main avenue. The following day, we took a bus to the bus station, from where we took another bus to Aquidauana, a small city that is part of a very large municipality bearing the same name. That day, it was very hot: it felt as if the temperature had exceeded fifty degrees. The heat was reflected by the ground, and it felt like we were in an oven: the heat was everywhere. Suddenly, a fierce breeze caused some slight panic among the people in the street: some obstacles fell down or were moved by the strong windforce. When it was calm again, we enjoyed the natural environment, where this beautiful flower was observed. 

© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2011, 2017

Imaging Brazil 322: Guaycuru Horseman Statue in Campo Grande, MS (2011)

A personal selection of photographs with their stories.

322: Guaycuru warrior statue

Campo Grande, capital of the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, has an interesting park within the municipal boundaries: Parque das Nações Indígenas, park of the indigenous tribes. One of the most striking elements in this park is a seven meter high statue of an indigenous rider on a prancing horse. This Guaycuru tribe warrior has a spear in hand. He is not on the horse, but strangely he hangs on one horse flank. The Guayacuru warriors were active in a large part of central South America, and were known as very aggressive and barbaric. They lived in hunting and fighting. The Guaycuru offered a brave resistance against the Portuguese. The original tribe became eventually extinct, but related tribes are now also considered as Guaycuru.

© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2011, 2017

Imaging Brazil 302: Igreja Matriz in Aquidauana, MS (2011)

A personal selection of photographs with their stories.

302: Igreja Matriz

Aquidauana is a very large municipality (slightly more than half of the country’s territory of Belgium), at about 140 km west of Campo Grande, capital of Mato Grosso do Sul. The first non-indigineous inhabitants were soldiers of the Brazilian empire who settled in this region after the defeat of Paraguay in the bloody Paraguayan War (1864-1870). One of the most striking buildings in Aquidauana is undoubtedly the Igreja Matriz, full: Igreja Matriz Nossa Senhora da Imaculada Conceição (Our Lady of Immaculate Conception). This church, built in 1930, is clearly inspired upon Gothic architecture. The rear of this church is visible on the picture, with the two towers in the background.

© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2011, 2017

IMAGES OF BRAZIL: SELEXION 2011 – 013

A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2011.

Part 13:
Campo Grande (MS) – Cat
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Mosaic
Campo Grande (MS) – Statue at Nações Indígenas Park
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Flying insects at night

Campo Grande (MS) – Cat

Belo Horizonte (MG) – Mosaic

Campo Grande (MS) – Statue at Nações Indígenas Park

Belo Horizonte (MG) – Flying insects at night

© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2011, 2017

Travel in Brazil: Campo Grande (MS), 2011

CAMPO GRANDE (MS)

The city of Campo Grande was founded in 1899. In 1977, Campo Grande became the capital of the newly formed state of Mato Grosso do Sul, dismembered from Mato Grosso. The city was planned and contains a vast green area within the city limits. The 119 hectare Parque das Nações Indígenas (Park of the Indigenous People) is considered as one of the largest urban parks (within the city limits) in the world.
Inside the park, not far from Shopping Center Campo Grande, an obvious statue is located on an small island. An Indian hunter on a horse. A typical horse that can be found in the Pantanal Wetlands, located in Mato Grosso do Sul and neighboring states.
The official name for this monument is ‘Monumento ao Índio Guaicurú’.
Brazilian poet Manuel de Barros wrote about the Indian horseman.

Cavalo Pantaneiro

O homem havia sido posto alí nos inícios para campear e hortar.
Porém só pensava em lombo de cavalo.
De forma que só campeava e não hortava.

(Manoel de Barros)

The original picture was taken in November 2011

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Travel in Brazil: AQUIDAUANA (MS)

Image of the church in a fountain, located in front of the church.
f/ 3.2  1/640 sec. ISO-80

AQUIDAUANA (MS)

Aquidauna is a municipality west of Campo Grande, capital of the state of Mato Grosso do Sul. Its size is half of Belgium and counts about 45 thousand inhabitants only.  The city itself is located at about 140 km from Campo Grande.
The bus travel from Campo Grande took about 2 hours. The first hours in Aquidauna were quite hot, with approximately 42 degrees centigrade. A sudden and fierce breeze did the temperature drop to about 32 degrees in less than one hour.
The principal church is located close to the Aquidauana River, that forms the border with neighboring municipality Anastácio.
The Saint Francis Church, inspired upon gothic architecture, was built in the thirties of the past century.

Image of the church
f/8,   1/640 sec.  ISO-80

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