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In Brazil: A View From Above

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I’m in Brazil visiting family and enjoying the 2014 World Cup. Here’s a taste of my hometown, Fortaleza, one of the host cities for the World Cup matches. This is the view from our condo.

And here’s a video prepared by FIFA about Fortaleza. Similar videos were prepared for all 12 hosting cities.

Weekly Photo Challenge: Object

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DSC_1454During the Pentecost season, Brazilian Catholics celebrate the ascension of Christ into heaven with the Festival of the Divine Holy Spirit. Besides religious activities, a distinctly Brazilian tradition during the festival is the Cavalhadas, a ceremony that reenacts the Christian knights’ defeat of the Moors on the Iberian Peninsula during the Middle Ages. Actors ride on horseback, with the Christian knights, dressed in blue, squaring off against the Moors, in red. Some dress as animals, using masks like the one in the photo. This “bull mask” is typical of the Cavalhadas of Pirenopolis, a historic town in Southeast Brazil.

To take part in this week’s challenge go to: http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2014/01/31/photo-challenge-object/

Weekly Photo Challenge: Window

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Window in slaves quarters (now a museum) in colonial Ouro Preto, Brazil.

Looking out the window, I saw many other windows. In Ouro Preto, Brazil

Looking out the window, I saw many other windows. In Ouro Preto, Brazil

Window at cafe, with view of the mountains. Ouro Preto, Brazil.

Window at cafe, with view of the mountains. Ouro Preto, Brazil.

Store window, Ojai, CA.

Store window, Ojai, CA.

For more on this week’s Photo Challenge: “Windows” go to http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2014/01/10/photo-challenge-window/

Travel Theme: Birds

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Geese. Huntington Botanical Gardens. Los Angeles, CA.
This peacock roams the grounds of the Castelo São Jorge in Lisbon.
Seagull. Santa Monica, CA
Seagull upstages airplane. Santa Monica, CA.
Pelican. Santa Monica, CA.
Pelicans. Santa Monica, CA.
Seagull. Santa Monica, CA.
“Rosa” is a Scarlet Macaw, who lives in a Bed and Breakfast in Southeast Brazil.

This entry is part of Travel Theme: http://wheresmybackpack.com/2013/12/27/travel-theme-birds/

Weekly Photo Challenge: Inside

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Inside an inactive gold mine in Ouro Preto, Brazil.

Inside an inactive gold mine in Ouro Preto, Brazil.

Looking out the window of my note room in Ouro Preto, Brazil.

Looking out the window of my hotel room in Ouro Preto, Brazil.

Kaya looks out the window of our living-room in Washington, D.C.

Kaya looks out the window of our living-room in Washington, D.C.

At Ray's Restaurant at the LA County Museum of Art, the tables have little drawers. Inside them you'll find your napkin, fork and knife. Loved it!

At Ray’s Restaurant, at the LA County Museum of Art, the tables have little drawers. Inside them, you’ll find your napkin, fork and knife. Loved it!

This entry is part of Weekly Photo Challenge: Inside http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2013/09/13/photo-challenge-inside/

Travel Theme: Multicoloured

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This week’s Travel Theme is “Multicoloured.” Well, I didn’t need to go very far from home for that… Most shots were taken at Venice Beach, California, most definitely a vert colorful place!

One of the many colorful buildings in Venice Beach, California.
Venice Beach, California.
Sunglasses for every taste… Venice Beach Board Walk.
Hats galore, all colors. Venice Beach, CA.
Ceramic crafts. Fortaleza, Brazil.

For more on this week’s Travel Theme go to: http://wheresmybackpack.com/2013/09/13/travel-theme-multicoloured/

Cee’s Fun Photo Challenge: Houses

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For this challenge I chose a set of colonial houses from Ouro Preto, a former colonial mining town, set on the mountains of the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil. Ouro Preto was a center for gold mining and prosperity in the 18th century, during Brazil’s Golden Ages. Its beautifully preserved Portuguese colonial architecture and quaint cobblestone streets earned it the designation of World Heritage by UNESCO.