Carnival is coming

The town is primping for the Carnival.

An offer

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An old offer ("oferta" in portuguese) in a old painted wall.

Carnival before Carnival

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In some cities of Brazil - like Olinda - Carnival starts weeks before oficial Carnival. Yesterday in Olinda, there was music ("frevo"), people, fantasies in the streets.

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Sunday sun beach

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Sunday in Brazil, everybody goes to the beaches. Sun, high temperatures, beer.

Bridge & buildings

Capibaribe River

Carnival is coming

The town is getting ready for the Carnival.

White Beetle

A street with trees & balls

No smoking

Smoking is forbidden on this site, says the advice. But the word "ambiente" (= place, site) is written wrong.

Yesterday

Sunday, a day with sun and clouds in the beaches.

Evening

Evening

Forest near Recife

Passeando de bicicleta em mata próxima do  Recife. Cycling in a forest.

Sardine Bar

Placa do Bar da Sardinha que fica em Aldeia, um bairro da cidade de Camaragibe, Regi"ao Metropolitana do Recife.

Opening roads

Machine opens road in Pernambuco.

All pink

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Weird. House painted in pink, including door and window.

Bridge over calm water

Bridge over Jaboatão River.

Beach chair

Beach chair in Boa Viagem Beach, Recife.

Poço da Panela

Ancient house in Poço da Panela.

Ancient and big house

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I did a little walking in Poço da Panela, a beautiful neighborhood of my town.

Road school sign

Bridge between buildings

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O Shopping Boa Vista cresceu e as duas partes estão ligadas por uma ponte sobre a Avenida Conde da Boa Vista.

Wires

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As cidades brasileiras são tomadas por fios, pleno caos aéreo. Simples motivo: preguiça do poder público, desleixo para fazer a coisa certa.

Fish & chips

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Fish & chips & onion & tomatoes in a beach.

Summer more tasteful

The advertisement says that summer will be more tasteful. It's an advertisement of a junk food store.

Peppers, liquors, butters.

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Bottles with butter, spices and liquors, all homemade.

Beetle for sale

Very coloured

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A very coloured scooter.

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Disassembling the Christmas tree

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Não é um bonequinho colocado para enfeitar a árvore de Natal. É um operário desmontando a árvore. Quando fui até a Livraria Cultura, presenciei o início dessa atividade.

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Flowers

Cart of a garbage picker

Follow your instincts

Thinking

Night in my apartment

Sun and rain

A plant in search of Sun

Recife traffic jam

Baselitz Sculpteur - MAM Paris

Soho - London

Millenium Bridge & St Paul's Cathedral

Piccadilly Circus - London

The Royal Arcade - London

Royal Opera House - London

London London

What the best change in 2012?

Bassin de la Villete