A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2014.
Part 31:
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Water running from a waterfall
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Hand contact with a tree
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Waterfall in detail
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Water running from a waterfall
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Hand contact with a tree
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Waterfall in detail
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2014, 2017
A personal selection of photographs with their stories.
213. Big hand
DECEMBER 2009: Big hand
Visiting the interior of Minas Gerais – a huge state with an area equal to that of France and Switzerland together – is quite an adventure. Vast forests, endless mountain ranges, not to mention the vast savanna areas and plantations. Countless towns and villages, sometimes no larger than a single street, are randomly located throughout the enormous state. Minas Gerais counts no less than eight hundred and fifty municipalities. Late 2009, I was in Coronel Fabriciano, a city east of capital Belo Horizonte. This town already has more than one hundred thousand inhabitants. One morning, when I was having a ride in in the green, hilly surroundings, I noticed this huge hand. Not much later I noticed more such hands. All those sculptures stood next to a bus stop: the hands served as bus stop benches.
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2009, 2016
Salvador, capital of the state of Bahia, and former capital of Brazil, is very popular among (foreign) tourists. Many tourist will go for the beautiful beaches near Salvador. Beaches as Praia Forte, Stella Maris, Itapuã.
Itapuã Beach is about 25 km north from Salvador. During weekends and holidays, the beach can be overcrowded. When I was there in July 2006, it was rather quiet on the beach. I made some walks with Brazilian friends. I took some photographs of the coconut trees, and suddenly my eye caught a dragonfly on the beach. Quite a large dragonfly. It did not move, and would not move anymore. One friend had put the dragonfly on his and, and thus I managed to immortalize this poor creature…
The original picture was taken in July 2006.
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About 250 km east of São Luís, capital of the Brazilian state of Maranhão, Atins is located at the Atlantic coast, at the border of the immense dune landscape of Lençóis Maranhenses. Atins may be reached by boat from Barreirinhas, thereby following the Preguiças River. In 2007, the travel fare was 5 reais only, for a journey of four hours. Many locals use this boat, as their public transport. On the savage beach of Atins, one may located lumps of clay, which may be used as the basis for pottery. My travel companions immediately recognized the clay, and played with it. As a result: dirty, brown hands…
The original picture was taken in July 2007.
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The Brazilian state of Maranhão is widely known for hosting the immense dune landscape of Lençóis Maranhenses. From Barreirinhas – gateway to Lençóis Maranhenses -, one may join a boat trip in the really lazy Preguiças River. The regular, and thus cheap, boat ride took more than four hours, to arrive at the final destination: Atins.
Atins is a very small coastal village, with one main road. From there, it is a short walk to the beach of Atins, and reach the Atlantic Ocean. It is not a beach with white sands and palm trees, but a rough beach, with tiny shrubs and grass growing on greyish brown sand.
Near the shoreline, one may find some clay humps, ideal for pottery. Also suitable to dirt your hands with.
The girl in this photograph demonstrates the clay that made her already tanned hands much darker.
Camera: Canon PowerShot A540
f/4, 1/400 sec. local time: 17.22 h.
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