Imaging Brazil 378: Water Reflection on Morro Beach in Guarapari, ES (2012)

A personal selection of photographs with their stories.

378: Water reflection

Although Guarapari is located in the state of Espíritio Santo, and the famous beaches of Rio de Janeiro are closer to the city of Belo Horizonte, many belohorizontinos (inhabitants of the city of Belo Horizonte) and mineiros (inhabitants of the state of Minas Gerais) prefer to spend their holidays at the beaches in Guarapari. No wonder that many hotels, hostels, restaurants, and stores are focused on tourists from Minas Gerais. For the mineiros, it is as if they are at home, AND on the beach. When I was in Guarapari, I met many mineiros there. Late in the afternoon, at the time of sunset, most of them had already gone to their hotels, the beach looked deserted. The thin water film on the beach served as a natural mirror, in which the buildings that flanking the beach are reflected on the beach. 

© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2012, 2017

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Imaging Brazil 373: Upright Marlin Statue at Sunset in Guarapari, ES (2012)

A personal selection of photographs with their stories.

373: Upright marlin statue

When you are at Morro Beach in Guarapari, you can hardly miss the giant statue of an upright blue marlin. This statue, created by Italian artist Juliano Filippi in 1998, commerorates the catch of the biggest blue marlin in Guarapari in 1992. The lucky fisherman was Paulo Armorim, who needed the help of 28 people to have the 636 kg and 4,62 m long blue marlin out of the water. He gained much fame worldwide, and had many people arriving to fish with him. Paulo died after a road accident in 2006. The marlin statue is a bit taller than the fish itself, about eight meters.

© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2012, 2017

Imaging Brazil 353: Reflections on Morro Beach, GUARAPARI (ES)

A personal selection of photographs with their stories.

353: Reflections

In October 2012, I was invited to give a lecture about my PhD research at a private university in Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, a small city in the state of Espírito Santo. It already had given this lecture in Dutch and in English, but it was new for me to give it in Portuguese, which was quite hard for me. Since I had taken a few days off at the language school I was teaching, I took the opportunity to have a short stay in a very popular beach resort: Guarapari. I took a cheap hotel in Nova Guarapari, and took a bus to nearby Guarapari, where the hotels and hostels are far more expensive. I spent the entire day along the beautiful beaches, took some refreshing açai and ate a delicious pizza. When the sun as about to set, I was at Morro Beach. At low tide, the tall buildings that line the beach were reflected on the wet beach. That gave me much inspiration for a large series of photographs. 

© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2012, 2017

IMAGES OF BRAZIL: SELEXION 2012 – 035

A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2012.

Part 35:
Guarapari (ES) – Morro Beach sunset

Guarapari (ES) – Morro Beach sunset

Guarapari (ES) – Morro Beach sunset

© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2012, 2017

IMAGES OF BRAZIL: SELEXION 2012 – 034

A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2012.

Part 34:
Guarapari (ES) – Morro Beach sunset

Guarapari (ES) – Morro Beach sunset

Guarapari (ES) – Morro Beach Sunset

© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2012, 2017

IMAGES OF BRAZIL: SELEXION 2012 – 033

A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2012.

Part 33:
Guarapari (ES) – Morro Beach sunset

Guarapari (ES) – Morro Beach sunset

Guarapari (ES) – Morro Beach sunset

© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2012, 2017

IMAGES OF BRAZIL: SELEXION 2012 – 032

A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2012.

Part 32:
Guarapari (ES) – Reflections on the beach

Guarapari (ES) – Reflections on the beach

Guarapari (ES) – Reflections on the beach

© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2012, 2017

IMAGES OF BRAZIL: SELEXION 2012 – 031

A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2012.

Part 31:
Guarapari (ES) – Reflections on the beach

Guarapari (ES) – Reflections on the beach

Guarapari (ES) – Reflections on the beach

© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2012, 2017

IMAGES OF BRAZIL: SELEXION 2012 – 030

A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2012.

Part 30:
Guarapari (ES) – Reflections on the beach

Guarapari (ES) – Reflections on the beach

Guarapari (ES) – Reflections on the beach

© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2012, 2017

IMAGES OF BRAZIL: SELEXION 2012 – 029

A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2012.

Part 29:
Guarapari (ES) – Reflection of buildings on the beach

Guarapari (ES) – Reflection of buildings on the beach

Guarapari (ES) – Reflection of buildings on the beach

© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2012, 2017

IMAGES OF BRAZIL: SELEXION 2012 – 028

A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2012.

Part 28:
Guarapari (ES) – Reflections on the beach

Guarapari (ES) – Reflections on the beach

Guarapari (ES) – Reflections on the beach

© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2012, 2017

IMAGES OF BRAZIL: SELEXION 2012 – 027

A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2012.

Part 27:
Guarapari (ES) – Reflection on the beach

Guarapari (ES) – Reflection on the beach

Guarapari (ES) – Reflection on the beach

© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2012, 2017

IMAGES OF BRAZIL: SELEXION 2012 – 026

A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2012.

Part 26:
Guarapari (ES) – Morro Beach
Guarapari (ES) – Building reflected on the beach

 

Guarapari (ES) – Morro Beach

Guarapari (ES) – Building reflected on the beach

© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2012, 2017

Imaging Brazil 313: Cactus Plants at Morro da Pescaria in Guarapari, ES (2011)

A personal selection of photographs with their stories.

313: Cactus plants at Morro da Pescaria

Guarapari is a popular beach resort in the state of Espirito Santo, at a distance of about fifty kilometers south of the capital Vitória. Especially among the mineiros (inhabitants of the neighboring state of Minas Gerais) Guarapari is very populair. Guarapari boasts some beautiful beaches, of which Praia dos Namorados and Praia do Morro are the most famous. Not far from Praia do Morro is a natural park, which is currently managed by the municipality. For a small fee, the visitor can follow a path of little more than one kilometer to a beach surrounded by natural vegetation, Praia do Ermitão. From this beach it is even possible to swim to Ilha da Raposa (‘Fox Island’). The park hosts original Atlantic Forest type and the so-called restinga type vegetations. The cactus plants on the photograph were located on one of the rocky slopes.

© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2011, 2017

COLORFUL BRAZIL: Water Mirror at Praia do Morro, Guarapari (ES)

Water Mirror at Praia do Morro, Guarapari (ES)

Guarapari is a popular beach resort, at about 50 km south  from Vitória, capital of the state of Espírito Santo. Many tourists from the neighboring state of Minas Gerais spend their long weekends and holidays there. Praia do Morro is one of the popular beaches in Guarapari. The beach is flanked by a long row of hotels, apartments and other high buildings. This photograph was taken just after sunset.

The original picture was taken in October 2012.

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COLORFUL BRAZIL: Sunset at Praia do Morro, Guarapari (ES)

Marlin Sunset at Praia do Morro, Guarapari (ES)

Guarapari is a popular beach resort, at about 50 km south  from Vitória, capital of the state of Espírito Santo. Many tourists from the neighboring state of Minas Gerais spend their long weekends and holidays there. Praia do Morro is one of the popular beaches in Guarapari. The beach is flanked by a long row of hotels, apartments and other high buildings. At one end of the beach, a statue of a blue marlin attracts many tourists.

The original picture was taken in October 2012.

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