A personal selection of photographs with their stories.
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A personal selection of photographs with their stories.
025: Spoonheaded man statue
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A personal selection of photographs with their stories.
024: Fernando de Pessoa sculpture
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A personal selection of photographs with their stories.
032: Chair sculpture
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A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2009.
Part 31:
Goiás (GO) – Lone tree
Goiânia (GO) – Peaks of a sculpture
Goiânia (GO) – Skyline and reflection
Goiânia (GO) – Detail of a sculpture
Goiás (GO) – Lone tree
Goiânia (GO) – Peaks of a sculpture
Goiânia (GO) – Skyline and reflection
Goiânia (GO) – Detail of a sculpture
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2009, 2017
A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2011.
Part 15:
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Jaguar handicraft
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Sculpting a statue
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Stained glass
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Sculpting a statue
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Jaguar handicraft
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Sculpting a statue
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Stained glass
Belo Horizonte (MG) -Sculpting a statue
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2011, 2017
A personal selection of photographs with their stories
165. Namoradeira
JUNE 2008: Namoradeira
When you wander around in a random street in the smaller towns of the state of Minas Gerais, you have great chances of being stared at by a beautiful young woman. Most of these women are slightly tanned or dark, with a glamorous look in their eyes. Almost perfect, you might say. If you approach these women a little bit, they do not turn off their look. On the contrary, they continue to stare at you. Not surprising, because they are made of wood or plaster. These so-called namoradeiras are typical examples of the Minas Gerais culture. In the conservative places in the interior of the state, young women were not allowed to walk alone on the street, but were kept at home. A young man with great interest for such a young woman had to ask the father of his daughter’s hand. To attract attention of the young men, the young women leaned at the window. The wooden or plaster namoradeiras are offered for sale at local markets, as I encountered this one at the famous Feira Hippie in Belo Horizonte.
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2008, 2016
Namoradeira at Feira Hippie, BELO HORIZONTE (MG)
Feira Hippie has nothing to do with hippies in general. It is an open air market, on Sundays, in the morning, in the center of Belo Horizonte. The largest market of Southern America, according to the tourist site, counts more than 2500 expositors, which offer a wide variety of arts, jewelry, toys, bags, shoes, furniture, decoration, clothes, and other things. Besides, there are various stands that offer local snacks and cold drinks. The Feira started in 1969, at Praça da Liberdade. With the years, the market expanded. In 1991, due to shortage of space, the market had to be moved to Avenida Afonso Pena, and now welcomes about 100 thousand visitors.
A namoradeira is a sculpture that is a typical product of Minas Gerais. It generally is made of wood, but can also be made of ceramics, plaster, or resin. The brightly painted sculpture represents a young girl, normally with a dark skin, with one arm supporting her head, and another crossed over her chest. A pose of a young, single girl, who is impatiently waiting for her lover. The sculpture usually is placed in the window.
The original picture was taken in July 2008
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CAMPO GRANDE (MS)
The city of Campo Grande was founded in 1899. In 1977, Campo Grande became the capital of the newly formed state of Mato Grosso do Sul, dismembered from Mato Grosso. The city was planned and contains a vast green area within the city limits. The 119 hectare Parque das Nações Indígenas (Park of the Indigenous People) is considered as one of the largest urban parks (within the city limits) in the world.
Inside the park, not far from Shopping Center Campo Grande, an obvious statue is located on an small island. An Indian hunter on a horse. A typical horse that can be found in the Pantanal Wetlands, located in Mato Grosso do Sul and neighboring states.
The official name for this monument is ‘Monumento ao Índio Guaicurú’.
Brazilian poet Manuel de Barros wrote about the Indian horseman.
Cavalo Pantaneiro
O homem havia sido posto alí nos inícios para campear e hortar.
Porém só pensava em lombo de cavalo.
De forma que só campeava e não hortava.
(Manoel de Barros)
The original picture was taken in November 2011
Click HERE for general information about CAMPO GRANDE
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Santuário do Bom Jesus de Matosinhos, CONGONHAS (MG)
The construction of this church began in 1757. The construction is attributed to the Portuguese Feliciano Mendes, who was a prospector in his active life, searching for gold. As a result of his work, he became quite ill, but he healed miraculously. Feliciano was a deeply religious man and kept his promise. He built the chapel with his own hands. Unfortunately, the death came still unexpected for him (in 1765), while the church was not completed yet. It was then decided to finish the construction of the church, and the most important artists of that era were invited to participate. These artists included Francisco Xavier Carneiro, Ataydes Manoel Da Costa, and Antônio Francisco Lisboa, we now better know for his nickname Aleijadinho.
The original picture was taken in August 2009
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