104 - Space for arts

Place de la Concorde

Viaduc des Arts, Paris

Centre Georges Pompidou

Seine

Republique, Paris

Notre-Dame de la Croix, Menilmontant, Paris

Wall painting in Paris

Notre-Dame de Amiens

Au Printemps, Paris

Cité de Figuier, Paris

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Facade in Cité de Figuier, near Rue Oberkampf, Paris.

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Rue Oberkampf

River crossing

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River crossing in the Island of Itamaracá, 50km away from Recife.

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Closed

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A stall to sell fish, closed.

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Açude do Saco

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Açude do Saco (something as Bag's Dam, in English), a dam in Serra Talhada, 420km from Recife.

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Countryside landscape

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Landscape 60km from Recife.

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Truck crash

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Remains of a truck in highway, 140km from Recife.

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Cheeses store

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All kinds of cheese. 

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Town & river

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Capibaribe River and buildings.

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Xmas in the English Course

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This is the Christmas ornaments in the facade of an English school in Recife.

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Holiday in the town

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Yesterday, holiday. A holiday in our city means a day to go to the beach. This picture shows a vendor of floats and plastic pools. More pictures of the holiday here or here.

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Fisherman

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Fisherman in Capibaribe River, downtown.

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Park in a rainy day

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Jackfruit Tree Park with summer rains.

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Christmas crib

Yesterday, a very hard rain in Recife, summer rain actually. I stopped in the university library and took a pic of this nativity scene in the courtyard.

17 km

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Indication of pathways in the countryside of Pernambuco. Lagoa Dantas (Dantas Lagoon) 17km.

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Donkey

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A boy and a donkey in Pombos, town away 60km from Recife.

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Small church in Apoti

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Small church in Apoti, a village away 60km from Recife.
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Delicatessen

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Casa dos Frios - a deli at night, wines, pies, cakes, snacks, chocolates.

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Santa Claus and a blonde

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It's Christmas (only in malls and stores).

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Casa Amarela

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This is the Market in the neighborhood called Casa Amarela (in English: Yellow House). The Casa Amarela Market was assembled in 1930 with the parts of Caxangá Market that was dismantled before, in 1928.

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Sky

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The sheltering sky. Or not. Maybe. Who knows?

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Courtyard

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The courtyard seen from inside the Our Lady of Deliverance Church.

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Our Lady of the Rosary Church

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This is the Our Lady of the Rosary Church. The construction began in 1815 and finished in 1896.

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Remains of the Slaughterhouse

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The old Slaughterhouse of Recife was built from 1912 until 1919. In 1970, it has been disabled and abandoned. The material used in its construction came from Europe. However, today it is abandoned and destroyed. It is a shame.

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Xmas (in the stores)

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A store, near my home, decorated for Christmas.

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Xmas (in the malls)

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The Plaza Mall is decorated for Christmas.

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Urban landscape

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A orange container to collect constructions debris.

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Morning and river

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I was cycling to my job this morning and I stopped, the river and the sky were beautiful.

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Urban cut

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Old building, narrow and tall. Somebody painted the facade only.

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Christmas

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It is Christmas in the malls. They want to sell and sell. This tree is in Boa Vista Mall.

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Beach

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Saturday and Sunday are days to go to the beach. This is the Itapoama Beach, about 35km away from Recife.

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Solitude again

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Every day, I pass by this church, always by morning when the facade is in shadows. Today, cycling by Recife and Olinda with my friend Flávio, I see the church with sun in facade, plein soleil. Our Lady of Solitude Church.

I put here another pic of this church in a rainy day, see here.
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Inside a church

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Igreja Matriz da Boa Vista, Recife.

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Wharf

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A wharf without ships and boats. Cais José Estelita, Recife.

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Halloween, I guess

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This is a gay club in Recife. This decoration is a Halloween party, I guess. Maybe, who knows?

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Dam

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Our cycling group visited the Dam of Tapacurá, about 40km away from Recife.

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Murillo La Greca Museum

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I rode by bicycle at night then I noticed I never took a pic of Murillo La Greca Museum. It is a small museum. It shows the artworks of brazilian artist Murillo La Greca (1899 - 1985). Murillo gave all artworks to town of Recife before he dies. The  museum shows artworks of other artists too.

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