Imaging Brazil 359: Fish in ZOO Aquarium, BELO HORIZONTE (MG)

A personal selection of photographs with their stories.

359: ZOO aquarium

The Zoo in Belo Horizonte, located at Lake Pampulha, attracts many visitors. They admire the gorillas, monkeys, elephants, giraffes, lions, and many more. Since 2010, they also can visit another part that is focused on freshwater  marine life, which represent part of the São Francisco River, Brazil’s third largest river. The river, nicknamed  ‘Velho Chico (‘Old Frank’)’, originates from a spring in the state of Minas Gerais and ends in the Atlantic Ocean at the border between the states of Alagoas and Sergipe. The river is heavily polluted, and big efforts are made to clean that mess. Gradually, the river becomes indeed cleaner. One of the Zoo aquariums is filled with 450 thousand liters of water, and hosts a number of fish. The fish in the picture is swimming in that giant fish tank, called ‘São Francisco tank’.

© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2012, 2017

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IMAGES OF BRAZIL: SELEXION 2005 – 026

A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2005.

Part 26:
Belo Horizonte (MG) – St. Francis Church
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Green leaf in detail
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Colorful waste bins
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Circular abstract

Belo Horizonte (MG) – St. Francis Church

Belo Horizonte (MG) – Green leaf in detail

Belo Horizonte (MG) – Colorful waste bins

Belo Horizonte (MG) – Circular abstract

© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2005, 2016

IMAGES OF BRAZIL: SELEXION 2005 – 025

A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2005.

Part 25:
Belo Horizonte (MG) – St. Francis Church
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Blue, green, and white abstract
Belo Horizonte (MG) – St. Francis Church
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Water reflection

Belo Horizonte (MG) – St. Francis Church

Belo Horizonte (MG) – Blue, green, and white abstract

Belo Horizonte (MG) – St. Francis Church

Belo Horizonte (MG) – Water reflection

© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2005, 2016

Imaging Brazil 160: São Francisco in Rio de Janeiro, RJ (2008)

A personal selection of photographs with their stories.

160. Saint Francis

OCTOBER 2008: Saint Francis

The giant conical structure of the São Sebastião Cathedral in downtown Rio is hard to miss. The 75 m tall and almost 100 m wide building is inspired upon the Mayan architectural style of pyramids. The cathedral is dedicated to Saint Sebastian, patron saint of Rio de Janeiro. Its construction was completed in 1979 and hosts several interesting highlights, such as the four huge stained glass windows that span from floor to ceiling. The windows designed in basic colors, represents the four pillars or Catholicism: Una (One, in green), Santa (Holy, in red), Católica (Catholic, in yellow), and Apostólica (Apostolic, in blue). Another feature is the bronze statue of Saint Francis, sculpted by Humberto Cozzo. In the photograph, the bronze statue is facing the mirror image of the São Sebastião Cathedral, reflected in a neighboring building.

© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2008, 2016

Imaging Brazil 152: Church Water Mirror in Belo Horizonte, MG (2008)

A personal selection of photographs with their stories.

152. Church water mirror

MAY 2008: Church water mirror

The tiny blue St. Francis Church at Lake Pampulha in Belo Horizonte is one of the favorite spots for tourists and photographers. The church, designed by architect Oscar Niemeyer, no longer serves as the location for regular masses, but merely as a small museum with religious art pieces of famous Brazilian artists. The curved shape of the church roof, the tiled wall telling the story of Saint Francis, and the separate tower provide a lot of inspiration for photographers. In my case, I was lucky to be there on a cloudless day with almost no wind. At the time of the picture, I stood at the other side of the lake, and zoomed in on the mirror image of the church, which was reflected in the water.

© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2008, 2015