domingo, 31 de julho de 2011

Monastery

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Monastery of Saint Benedictus in Olinda, Brazil. Olinda is part of Recife Metropolitan Area.
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Ancient car

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Ancient Mercedes Benz that I saw in the streets of Recife. "Oh Lord won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz?".
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sábado, 30 de julho de 2011

sexta-feira, 29 de julho de 2011

Small church

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A small church in Milk's Island (Ilha do Leite), Recife. Church of Our Lady of Health.
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segunda-feira, 25 de julho de 2011

Twin towers

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Recife means reef in English. We cycled on the reefs of Recife. By there, we can see these tall buildings. The people call them "the twin towers". In my humble opinion, these buildings are an urban disaster.
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sábado, 23 de julho de 2011

Do not stops

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Sunny day, saturday. "The town do not stop, the town just grows", it says a song.
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sexta-feira, 22 de julho de 2011

quarta-feira, 20 de julho de 2011

Apolo XXI

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In Recife, there are two buildings with the circle-shaped design. One of them called Módulo and this in the pic called Apolo XXI. More pics beneath.
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terça-feira, 19 de julho de 2011

Neglect

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Corruption and neglect. Recife is full of potholes in the streets. The asphalt do not resists to any kind of rain.
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segunda-feira, 18 de julho de 2011

Cecília

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This is the Church of Santa Cecília, built in 1683. Cecilia is the patron saint of musicians because as she was dying she sang to her god. Therefore, in the facade, you can see a lyre.
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domingo, 17 de julho de 2011

Police headquarters

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Behind the trees, you can see a part of the police headquarters in Recife. This building was built in 1924 in place of an ancient hippodrome.
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sábado, 16 de julho de 2011

Traffic jam

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Traffic jam always in Recife. Recife, this very poor city, lives stopped all the time. Except for me and other cyclists, of course. In the background, a Mormon temple.
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sexta-feira, 15 de julho de 2011

Popcorn

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This is a door of the House of Culture in Recife. You can see a popcorn cart and a ice cream cart.
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quinta-feira, 14 de julho de 2011

Downtown


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Today, a nice sunny day in Recife. I walked by the city. In this picture, old buildings of the neighborhood Santo Antônio, downtown.
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quarta-feira, 13 de julho de 2011

Child working

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A rainy day in Recife, a child working, he sells cashews, Brazil is a shame, children work instead to study.
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terça-feira, 12 de julho de 2011

Capibaribe River

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A view of Capibaribe River in the neighborhood Milk's Island (Ilha do Leite, in portuguese).
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quinta-feira, 7 de julho de 2011

quarta-feira, 6 de julho de 2011

Ancient building

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Ancient and big house in Recife, almost a mansion. In the past, it should have belonged to a rich family.
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terça-feira, 5 de julho de 2011

domingo, 3 de julho de 2011

Zeppelin Tower

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Today, we went visit the zeppelin tower. Here, the zeppelins berthed among 1930 to 1938. This is the only preserved tower in the world.
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