Gallery: Paraty and Festa do Divino Espirito Santo 2009 festival!

Posted by Steve on June 1, 2009, at 10:26 pm | Category: Brazil, General, Photos | Leave a comment

The stage! Definitely more lively at night... the first half was a talent competition.
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The stage! Definitely more lively at night… the first half was a talent competition.30-May-2009 05:57, Panasonic DMC-FX3, 2.8, 5.8mm, 0.033 sec, ISO 200

After torrential rain appeared in the paradise that is Ilha Grande on Thursday night, we decided to cut this trip short and move on quickly to Paraty; an old colonial town with a centre that is completely cut off to traffic and has been declared a national historical monument. Unfortunately, the weather here was also poor, but we still managed to have a cracking time!

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Gallery: Climbing Corcovado and touching Christ the Redeemer

Posted by Steve on May 25, 2009, at 9:51 pm | Category: Brazil, General, Photos | Leave a comment

We had to wait about ten minutes to get the stairs clear for this photo, its packed up there!
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We had to wait about ten minutes to get the stairs clear for this photo, its packed up there!23-May-2009 18:44, Canon Canon EOS 400D DIGITAL, 14.0, 28.0mm, 0.002 sec, ISO 800

The Christ the Redeemer statue is the largest Art Deco sculpture in the world, and one of the famous landmarks in Rio de Janeiro overlooking the city from the top of Corcovado mountain. When we heard it was possible to climb from Parque Lage, we thought we’d give it a go. Budget friendly exercise, plus it turned out to be a beautiful hike that meant we definitely deserved some large Caipirinhas in Lapa afterwards!

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