Tag Archives: Sugar Loaf
Going up: Rio de Janeiro from above
One of my petty obsessions is to flicker through the pages of glossy magazines, or of travel websites, scouting for those articles whose titles are inevitably starting with “Ten things to do in…” or “Nine amazing places in…”, read them and … Continue reading
Posted in Americas, Brazil, The world from above
Tagged Botafogo, Brazil, Cable car, Christ Redeemer, City views, Copacabana, Corcovado, Cristo Redentor, Flamengo, Forest, Gondola, Ipanema, Leblon, Morro da Urca, Pao de Azucar, Praia Vermelha, Rio de Janeiro, Sea, Sugar Loaf, The world from above, Urca, Zona Norte
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In the land of the selfie
Photography, to me, is a cracking way of capturing the impression of a moment. A street scene, something I just glimpse with the corner of my eye, or even something I haven’t actually seen but that happened to fall in … Continue reading
Posted in Americas, Brazil
Tagged Americas, Brazil, Christ Redeemer, Corcovado, Cristo Redentor, New social trends, Ocean, Pao de Azucar, Photography, Rio de Janeiro, Selfie, Selfie Sticks, Sugar Loaf, Urban photography
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Monkeys, leafy streets and an unlikely name. A tribute to Botafogo.
At 7 o’clock AM, punctual as the council tax bill or the Gol planes noisily gliding towards Santos Dumont airport, they arrived. A small family of marmosets – gray-ish fur, long tail, inquisitive expressions and long white hair sprouting out … Continue reading
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Tagged Americas, Bairro, Beach, Borough, Botafogo, Brazil, Carioca, Christ Redeemer, Cristo Redentor, Marmoset, Pao de Azucar, Praha, Rio de Janeiro, Sugar Loaf
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