A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2012.
Part 11:
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Leme and Copacabana Beach
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Sugarloaf Mountain
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Leme and Copacabana Beach
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Sugarloaf Mountain
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2012, 2017
A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2007.
Part 54:
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Lagoa and Ipanema
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Christ the Redeemer
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Guanabara Bay and Urca
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Christ the Redeemer
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Lagoa and Ipanema
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Christ the Redeemer
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Guanabara Bay and Urca
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Christ the Redeemer
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2007, 2017
A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2006.
Part 24:
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Catedral Metropolitana tower
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Vermelha Beach
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Stairs at Caixa Cultural
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Catedral Metropolitana tower
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Vermelha Beach
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Stairs at Caixa Cultural
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2006, 2016
A personal selection of photographs with their stories.
097. Cable car
DECEMBER 2006: Cable car
From Urca, you can take two cable car rides to the top of the Sugarloaf Mountain (Pão de Açúcar), from where you can enjoy a magnificent view of a great part of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Guanabara Bay, the Atlantic Ocean, and the beaches. The cable car is not cheap, and many Brazilians won’t do the cable car ride. Instead, foreign tourists eagerly pay for an unforgettable cable car ride. I visited Urca with a group of students, and it was decided to climb the Urca Mountain on foot. We had to follow a paved track, and then an improvised path of large stones, rocks, and several small stairs. From the top of the Urca Mountain we could have a close look at the cable car gondolas, full of mostly foreign tourists. The gondola is covered with large glass windows, from which you are able to have a splendid view around and below you.
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2006, 2014
A personal selection of photographs with their stories.
098. Tropical Santa
DECEMBER 2006: Tropical Santa
December 2006, only two weeks before Christmas. I was in Rio de Janeiro, and I joined a group of students in their climb of the Urca Mountain, the little brother of the Sugarloaf Mountain (Pão de Açúcar). It was a very hot day, and we were sweating a lot, on our way to the top. From the top, we much enjoyed magnificent views of the City of Rio, especially the neighborhoods of Botafogo and Flamengo. The top of Urca hosts a concert hall, where rehearsals were going on. Those who visit the concert hall surely would not climb on foot, but rather prefer the much more comfortable but pricey cable car. The most notable artist on Urca was the Man in Red, with a full white beard. It was Santa Claus! He should have been suffering a lot, to wear his winter clothes during that hot afternoon. But when I took a closer look, these winter clothes were made of silk-like material. A kind of a tropical Santa suit, but he looked like any Santa in the world. A cameraman had to record this precious tropical Santa moment.
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2006, 2014
