IMAGES OF BRAZIL: SELEXION 2014 – 149, RIO DE JANEIRO (RJ)

A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2014.

Part 149: Monumento aos Heróis

© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2014, 2017

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IMAGES OF BRAZIL: SELEXION 2014 – 146, RIO DE JANEIRO (RJ)

A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2014.

Part 146: Mountains at sunset

© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2014, 2017

IMAGES OF BRAZIL: SELEXION 2014 – 002

A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2014.

Part 2:
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Reflection of Christmas lights
Minas Gerais (MG) – Green mountains from the roadside
Ouro Preto (MG) – Between the roofs

Belo Horizonte (MG) – Reflection of Christmas lights

Minas Gerais (MG) – Green mountains from the roadside

Ouro Preto (MG) – Between the roofs

© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2014, 2017

IMAGES OF BRAZIL: SELEXION 2008 – 038

A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2008.

Part 38:
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Yellow and green leaves
Belo Horizonte (MG) – UFMG Square
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Red flower
Bahia (BA) – Clouds covering a mountain

Belo Horizonte (MG) – Yellow and green leaves

Belo Horizonte (MG) – UFMG Square

Belo Horizonte (MG) – Red flower

Bahia (BA) – Clouds covering a mountain

© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2008, 2017

Imaging Brazil 252: Red River in Minas Gerais, MG (2010)

A personal selection of photographs with their stories.

252: Red river

Minas Gerais hosts a wide variety of breathtaking landscapes. The north and west are dominated by dry savanna-like plateaus, while in the south and east a tropical mountain climate predominates. The mountains in the latter regions are intersected by numerous rivers, creeks and streams. One of the largest rivers in the country, the São Francisco River, originates in the mountains of Minas, and flows into the Atlantic Ocean about three thousand kilometers away. In the wet summer time, abundant rain showers could transform the streams and brooks into raging rivers. The withered landscape, caused by a long dry period in winter, changes into a fresh green composition. The reddish brown rising rivers are stained by the iron-rich sand they carry along. During a dry interval, the river appears to be calm, like a mirror, as shown in the picture.

 

© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2010, 2017

Imaging Brazil 161: The Cross at Full Moon in Caeté, MG (2008)

A personal selection of photographs with their stories.

161. The Cross at Full Moon

FEBRUARY 2008: The Cross at Full Moon

In February 2008, a lunar eclipse was visible in Brazil. I was invited by a friend to join him on his visit to the top of the Serra da Piedade in Caeté, a small historic city at about 50 km from Belo Horizonte. A observatory, property of the local federal university, was located on the top – at a height of about 1750 m -, and open for public. Not far from this observatory was the Nossa Senhora da Piedade (Our Lady of Piety, i.e. Virgin Mary) chapel. In front of the chapel is the so-called cast-iron Calvário, sculpted by Vlad Eugen Poenaru: a huge cross with the image of Jesus Christ, flanked by Virgin Mary on His left, and Saint John on His right. A few hours before the eclipse, it was as if Jesus Christ was facing the full moon. Although it was autumn with tropical temperatures, it was very cold on the mountain top. However, the spectacular view of the lunar eclipse was worth the freezing cold.

 

© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2008, 2016