A personal selection of photographs with their stories.
417: Detail of an old blue door
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© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2012, 2017
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A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2013.
Part 51:
Paraty (RJ) – Historic center
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Protest march participant
Paraty (RJ) – Historic center
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Protest march participant
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2013, 2017
A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2013.
Part 48:
Paraty (RJ) – Water reflection
Paraty (RJ) – Water reflection
Paraty (RJ) – Water reflection
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2013, 2017
A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2013.
Part 47:
Paraty (RJ) – Water reflection
Paraty (RJ) – Water reflection
Paraty (RJ) – Water reflection
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2013, 2017
A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2013.
Part 45:
Paraty (RJ) – Water reflection
Paraty (RJ) – Water reflection
Paraty (RJ) – Water reflection
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2013, 2017
A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2013.
Part 44:
Paraty (RJ) – Water reflection on the street
Paraty (RJ) – Water reflection on the street
Paraty (RJ) – Water reflection on the street
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2013, 2017
A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2013.
Part 43:
Paraty (RJ) – Water reflection
Paraty (RJ) – Yellow door
Paraty (RJ) – Water reflection
Paraty (RJ) – Yellow door
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2013, 2017
A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2013.
Part 42:
Paraty (RJ) – Historic Center
Paraty (RJ) – Historic Center
Paraty (RJ) – Historic Center
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2013, 2017
A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2013.
Part 39:
Paraty (RJ) – Water reflection
Paraty (RJ) – Water reflection
Paraty (RJ) – Water reflection
Paraty (RJ) – Water reflection
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2013, 2017
A personal selection of photographs with their stories.
239: Lantern and shadow
Since 1980, Ouro Preto -former capital of Minas Gerais – takes part of the UNESCO World Heritage List. The town, located in a mountainous region, has its riches thanks to the extraction of gold and precious stones. In the cozy historic center you will find numerous shops with a wide array of precious and semiprecious stones, which attract many tourists. At a small outdoor market numerous objects of soapstone are offered at attractive prices. But tourists do not only visit Ouro Preto to buy stones and jewels. They marvel at the richly decorated churches, public buildings, and private homes. They visit cozy but narrow streets that are adorned with antique lanterns that cast their shadows on the whitewashed walls in the evening.
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2009, 2017
A personal selection of photographs with their stories.
235: Red roof tiles
Mariana, first capital of Minas Gerais, hosts – like the nearby town of Ouro Preto – a very interesting historic center. As in Ouro Preto, Mariana´s historic center is also built on hilly terrain. Therefore, it takes some effort to reach several interesting monuments uphill. For example, I had to climb a steep hill in order to reach the Basilica of São Pedro dos Clérigos. But this climb was definitely worth the effort. Not only because of the beauty of this basilica, but also because I had the opportunity to climb the church tower, and to enjoy the views over entire interior of that church, and of the historic center outside. I enjoyed the sensation to see a miniature city in front of me, with tiny houses, churches, vehicles, roads and roofs. Talking about rooftops: while I pointed my camera at the scenery, I noticed the special beauty of this red roof: the straight lines of the tiles, which follow the curves of the church roof.
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2009, 2016
SALVADOR (BA)
July 2006. I suddenly received an invitation to join students to their annual meeting, in Salvador that year. We went by bus, the bus ride took more than 24 hours. Before we arrived in Salvador, we spent a day on the beach in Olivença, a coastal city south of Salvador.
Almost all students spoke no English, and I did not speak Portuguese by then. Despite this language problem, I was very well accepted by them, and long-lasting friendships were started with some of them. Most of the time I was accompanied by a student named Carol. She guided me during my stay in Salvador. Initially, some students were wondering why I was taking so many photographs, and writing down some data. They joked that I must be spying for my native country, to prepare the second Dutch invasion. I quickly corrected them that there already had been two Dutch invasions at least. They suddenly went silent. For me this travel became the start of another two dozen bus travels with students to various locations throughout Brazil.
The Lacerda Elevator connects the lower city of Salvador (close to Mercado Modelo) to the upper city (close to Palácio Rio Branco), giving access to the historic center of Salvador: Pelourinho. This 72 meter high elevator was inaugurated in 1873 and transports about 30 thousand passengers daily.
Camera: SONY DSC-P73
f/8, 1/320 sec. ISO-100
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