A personal selection of photographs with their stories.
392: Fisherman at Guanabara Bay
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A personal selection of photographs with their stories.
381: Guanabara Bay
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.
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2012, 2017
A personal selection of photographs with their stories.
363: Fisherman and heron
When Portuguese navigators entered Guanabara Bay on the first of January 1502, they were convinced that they had arrived at the mouth of an immense river, which they called the January River: Rio de Janeiro. Soon, it was realized that they had arrived in a giant bay: Guanabara Bay. This bay, however, is quite polluted; it is therefore not recommended to consume fish caught in the bay. However, it is not forbidden to catch the fish. This fisherman is trying not to lose his patience, while his heron neighbor shows great patience. He might plan to attack his human neighbor’s prey.
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2012, 2017
A personal selection of photographs with their stories.
355: Estácio de Sá monument
The region of Rio de Janeiro was discovered by the Portuguese on the first day of 1502. But it took more than six decades before the city of Rio de Janeiro (São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro) was founded by Estácio de Sá, who was in charge to make an end to the French occupation of the region. The founding date is the first of March 1565. In the decisive battle against the French and their indigenous allies, on 20 January 1567, he was hit in the eye by a poisoned arrow and died one month later. When the city wanted to honor Estácio at the celebration of the fourth centenary of Rio, people asked openly why there was no statue of the City’s founder. They tried to obtain an image of Estácio, but failed. Instead, a triangular obelisk was created by architect Lucio Costa, with a large room at the base of this obelisk. The monument is located at Aterro do Flamengo, along the Guanabara Bay.
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2012, 2017
A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2012.
Part 14:
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Church tower and Christ the Redeemer
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Guanabara Bay
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Church tower and Christ the Redeemer
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Guanabara Bay
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2012, 2017
A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2012.
Part 13:
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Airplane in the sky
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Guanabara Bay
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Airplane in the sky
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Guanabara Bay
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2012, 2017
A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2007.
Part 54:
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Lagoa and Ipanema
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Christ the Redeemer
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Guanabara Bay and Urca
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Christ the Redeemer
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Lagoa and Ipanema
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Christ the Redeemer
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Guanabara Bay and Urca
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Christ the Redeemer
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2007, 2017
A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2007.
Part 52:
Niterói (RJ) – Sunset seen from a watch tower
Niterói (RJ) – Owl
Niterói (RJ) – Guanabara Bay Sunset
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Two old ladies chatting
Niterói (RJ) – Sunset seen from a watch tower
Niterói (RJ) – Owl
Niterói (RJ) – Guanabara Bay Sunset
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Two old ladies chatting
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2007, 2017
A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2008.
Part 25:
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Statue at Praça XV
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Airplane about to land
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Rowing boat on Guanabara Bay
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Speed boat on Guanabara Bay
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Statue at Praça XV
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Airplane about to land
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Rowing boat on Guanabara Bay
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Speed boat on Guanabara Bay
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2008, 2016
A personal selection of photographs with their stories.
136. Cormorant
OCTOBER 2007: Cormorant
In October 2007, we had a long weekend in Rio de Janeiro. This weekend included 12 October, the day of Brazil’s patron saint and therefore a national holiday. From Rio, we took the ferry boat to the other side of Guanabara Bay, to Niterói. The boat ride took about half an hour. There is a faster connection between the two cities, via a long bridge. However, during rush hours, the motorists may meet serious traffic jams on the bridge. Therefore, pedestrians, and people using public transport, prefer to make the boat ride. They can enjoy the magnificent views of the landscapes that surround the bay: skylines of the cities of Niterói and Rio de Janeiro, the mountains of Corcovado, Urca, and Pão de Açúcar. When leaving Rio de Janeiro, I noticed this water bird floating on the Guanabara Bay: a cormorant, with the Latin name Phalacrocorax brasilianus. The Brazilians call it Biguá. It floated almost invisibly among the tiny sunlit waves caused by the ferry boat.
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2007, 2015
Lost Penguin at Itaipu Beach, NITERÓI (RJ)
From Praça XV de Novembro, not far from the center, one may take the ferry boat to the other side of the Guanabara Bay, to Niterói. From the ferry boat station, the bus station is at walking distance. There are regular bus services to two beautiful beaches in Niterói: Itacoatiara and Itaipu. Itaipu Beach is a small beach, that is surrounded by hills. There are number of small restaurants specialized in seafood. When I was there with friends in August 2008, suddenly one of the locals was shouting that there was a penguin at the shoreline. Two people went immediately to the poor, weak and hungry penguin and took it out of the water. Despite the temperature of almost thirty degrees, the poor creature was covered by a beach towel. The sea bird was skinny and appeared exhausted. One restaurant owner already had alarmed the local fire brigade. It took several more calls and little more than one hour before three firemen in uniforms arrived. One of them wore gloves and took the penguin at the base of his wings. The animal got scared and had its excrement dropped, thereby nearly hitting the fireman. During the Brazilian winter of 2007, more than four hundred lost penguins had to be rescued in Niterói alone. Lost penguins were also located at other Brazilian beaches, even in the northeastern state of Pernambuco. The penguins were collected and returned to South Brazil, by airplane, where they were released.
The original picture was taken in August 2008.
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A swimming penguin at Itaipu Beach
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Contemporary Art Museum, NITERÓI (RJ)
From a distance, it appears that a flying saucer had landed at the margin of the Guanabara Bay, in Niterói. According to some – unverified – sources, it was indeed the sight of a UFO, which inspired Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer to design this particular shape of the Museum of Contemporary Arts (Museu de Arte Contemporânea) in Niterói. He later explained that it was just easy to design this project, when he was overseeing the Guanabara Bay with the mountains at the background. With the round-shaped museum, he tried to preserve the uniqueness of the landscape. The construction started in 1991, and was inaugurated in 1996. The structure of the museum, which has a diameter of 50 meters, is supported by a column with a diameter of 9 meters. The complex is 16 meters high. The museum is reflected in a pool that surrounds the cylindrical base. A meandering access slope of almost 100 meters leads to the entrance of the exposition hall. The museum is now a landmark in Niterói, and is considered as one of the masterpieces of Oscar Niemeyer, who is 104 now (in 2012), and still active.
The original picture was taken in October 2007.
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Oscar Niemeyer in his ‘disco voador’
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ITAIPU BEACH (RJ)
From the center to Rio it is easy to take the ferry to cross the Guanabara Bay and visit Niterói.
Near the Ferry Station, one may get a bus to the beaches of Itacoatiara and Itaipu.
Small beaches, flanked by huge rocks. There are some bars and restaurants offering drinks and home-made food.
That day in August, a lost penguin appeared in the waves. Quickly the poor bird was drawn from the water by helping hands.
The fire brigade was alarmed, they arrived one hour later to rescue the penguin. That winter, about 400 lost penguins arrived in Niterói only. They later were transferred to the south of Brazil to be released.
That afternoon, we witnessed one of the most beautiful and colorful sunsets, that I have experienced in Brazil.
Gulls were flying low over the water, in the search of their daily meal.
The final minutes of daylight provided a colorful scene, from yellow turning into red.
No wonder that sunsets receive applause at Ipanema Beach, in Rio de Janeiro.
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f/5.5, 1/320
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