Brazil Megathread: Rio, São Paulo, Curitiba, Recife, and more

mikecolley · #1 Posted **Jun 21, 2013, 1:11 AM**

10 Years of Brazilian pictures

Just got back from my thirteenth trip to Brazil. I've compiled a set of my best pictures taken over the last ten years (starting in 2004 when I got my first digital camera).

Rio de Janeiro
Former capital and second largest city in Brazil

View from Corcovado

Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas

Santa Teresa

Botafogo

Recreio

Favelas

Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas

Saara

Botafogo

View of Zona Norte from Tijuca Forest

Copacabana

Ipanema

Barra da Tijuca

Flamengo

Recreio

Santa Teresa

Botafogo

Centro (downtown)

Copacabana

Botafogo

Saara

Downtown skyline

Corcovado

Barra da Tijuca

Praia do Diablo

Botafogo

Santa Teresa

Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas

Pão de Açúcar (Sugarloaf Mountain)

Ipanema

Copacabana

Santa Teresa

Barra da Tijuca

Guanabara Bay

Centro (downtown)

Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas

Copacabana

View from Corcovado

Niterói
Rio's sister city across the bay, with some of the best views of Rio

Icaraí

Centro (downtown)

Icaraí

Largo da Batalha

Itaipu

Parque da Cidade

Unknown beach

View from Parque da Cidade

Boa Viagem

Campo do São Bento

View from Parque da Cidade

Icaraí

Favela

Icaraí

Unknown beach

Icaraí

Favela

Boa Viagem

Centro (downtown)

Icaraí

Campo do São Bento

Icaraí

Contemporary Art Museum

Unknown beach

Favela

Icaraí

Itacoatiara

View from Parque da Cidade

Icaraí

Contemporary Art Museum (left) and Icaraí

Itacoatiara

Itaipu

Ferry station, Charitas

View from Parque da Cidade

Buzios
Popular tourist destination in the state of Rio de Janeiro.

São Paulo
Brazil's largest city

View from Itália building

Praça da Sé

Pinheiros

Centro (downtown)

View from Itália building

Centro (downtown)

Liberdade (Japanese neighborhood)

Jardim Paulista

Centro (downtown)

Avenida Paulista

Centro (downtown)

Ibirapuera Park

View from Itália Building

Praça da Sé

Traffic

Praça da Sé

Centro (downtown)

Vila Lobos Park

Centro (downtown)

Jardim Paulista

Centro (downtown)

Siqueira Campos Park

Centro (downtown)

Avenida Paulista

Ibirapuera Park

Centro (downtown)

View from Itália Building

Centro (downtown)

Liberdade (Japanese neighborhood)

Ibirapuera Park

Liberdade (Japanese neighborhood)

Jardim Paulista

Centro (downtown)

Vila Lobos Park

Centro (downtown)

Praça da República

View from Itália Building

Centro (downtown)

Liberdade (Japanese neighborhood)

Bela Vista

Centro (downtown)

Ibirapuera Park

Centro (downtown)

View from Itália Building

Centro (downtown)

Ibirapuera Park

Centro (downtown)

Christmas decorations on Avenida Paulista

View from Itália Building

Ibirapuera Auditorium

Praça da Sé

Municipal Market

Ibirapuera Park

View from Itália Building

View from Itália Building

Marília
My fiancée's hometown, a city of 225k people in the state of São Paulo.

Skyline

Centro (downtown)

Downtown fair

Cattle

Store downtown

Downtown fair

Skyline

Skyline

Campinas
City of about 1 million people in the state of São Paulo. Home to UNICAMP, one of Brazil's most prestigious universities.

Praça Carlos Gomes

Centro (downtown)

Lagoa do Taquaral

Recife
City of 1.5 million people in the Northeastern state of Pernambuco.

Marco Zero, Recife Antigo

Recife Antigo

Centro (downtown)

Recife Antigo

Recife Antigo

Olinda
Historic town near Recife, known for its colonial architecture

Curitiba
Largest city in Southern Brazil, in the state of Paraná.

Skyline

Rua XV de Novembro

Barigui Park

Botanical Garden

Bus rapid transit

Rua XV de Novembro

Barigui Park

Praça Santos Andrade

Barigui Park

Praça Generoso Marques

Historic District

Barigui Park

Praça Tiradentes

Rua XV de Novembro

Praça Gal Osório

Rua XV de Novembro

Praça da Liberdade

Historic District

Praça Tiradentes

Rua XV de Novembro

Porto Alegre
Southernmost state capital in Brazil, in Rio Grande do Sul

Aparados da Serra National Park
Park in Southern Brazil, in the states of Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina

Itaimbezinho Canyon

Araucária tree

Gramado
Small town in the southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul, known for its German and Italian heritage

Canela
Another small town near Gramado

Maringá
City of 350k people in the Southern state of Paraná.

Iguaçu Falls
Massive waterfalls on the border of Brazil and Argentina.

Salvador
Largest city in the Northeast of Brazil, in the state of Bahia.

Chapada Diamantina
Large national park in the northeastern state of Bahia

Lençóis
Former diamond mining town in Bahia, now a departure point for Chapada Diamantina National Park

itom 987 · #2 Posted **Jun 21, 2013, 1:47 AM**

Awesome thread! Thanks for sharing.

Urbanguy · #3 Posted **Jun 21, 2013, 2:25 AM**

WOW!!!! Great photos, I really enjoyed viewing them!

ColDayMan · #4 Posted **Jun 21, 2013, 2:39 AM**

Now THAT'S how you show a country! Well done!

Yorkie · #5 Posted **Jun 21, 2013, 3:02 AM**

Vivaciously delicious street scenes......I have never seen Rio look so seductive. The U.S. has The Grand Cannon but that's the grandiose cannon. Brazil has always been on my radar so the next time you go call me, my bags are packed I just need a good tour guide....OBRIGADO....

Nineties Flava · #6 Posted **Jun 21, 2013, 3:32 AM**

Great thread. I'm trying to move over there at some point... Don't think I need to explain why lol.

fflint · #7 Posted **Jun 21, 2013, 3:37 AM**

Fantastic.

Ex-Ithacan · #8 Posted **Jun 21, 2013, 10:48 AM**

That was entertaining. Who doesn't love seeing Brazil? I'm sure I'll be returning to this thread several more times. This shot looked unreal:

Thanks for the wonderful tour.

Wolkenkratzerliebhab · #9 Posted **Jun 21, 2013, 4:17 PM**

A most awesome thread... thanks!

Trantor · #10 Posted **Jun 26, 2013, 1:22 AM**

awesome thread.

Have you already visited Santa Catarina? I would highly recommend a trip up (and down again) the SERRA DO RIO DO RASTRO.

also, a visit to Minas Gerais historic towns (Ouro Preto, Diamantina, etc) is recommended by everyone who visits those towns (I never did however).

I am under the impression you had not much time to explore Porto Alegre beyond downtown and immediate surroundings (Parque da Redenção is very near downtown).

Well, if you did, I hope you can post more stuff later.

I have this small old thread of Porto Alegre downtown, if you want to check out
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=172039

mikecolley · #11 Posted **Jun 26, 2013, 9:59 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trantor

awesome thread.

Have you already visited Santa Catarina? I would highly recommend a trip up (and down again) the SERRA DO RIO DO RASTRO.

also, a visit to Minas Gerais historic towns (Ouro Preto, Diamantina, etc) is recommended by everyone who visits those towns (I never did however).

I am under the impression you had not much time to explore Porto Alegre beyond downtown and immediate surroundings (Parque da Redenção is very near downtown).

Well, if you did, I hope you can post more stuff later.

I have this small old thread of Porto Alegre downtown, if you want to check out
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=172039

Thanks! I only spent a day in Porto Alegre. I spent most of my time in Gramado and Canela. The next places on my next are probably Salvador and Brasília (because my fiancée has friends there).

Trantor · #12 Posted **Jul 4, 2013, 1:01 PM**

Mike, has you posted these photos somewhere else?

TimCity2000 · #13 Posted **Jul 4, 2013, 5:20 PM**

such a beautiful country. sao paolo just boggles my mind... a sea of buildings that never ends!

mSeattle · #14 Posted **Jul 10, 2013, 11:08 PM**

WOW!!! Thank you for this virtual vacation to this amazing land!

diskojoe · #15 Posted **Jul 12, 2013, 10:16 PM**

Awesome thread.

mikecolley · #16 Posted **Jul 25, 2015, 7:46 PM**

Update: Added new pictures from Bahia, and a few more of São Paulo.

Driver8 · #17 Posted **Jul 25, 2015, 11:58 PM**

Wow - thanks for the grand tour! Absolutely beautiful photography.

streetscaper · #18 Posted **Jul 26, 2015, 4:46 AM**

Great tour!

Nightsky · #19 Posted **Aug 3, 2015, 9:58 AM**

Incredible country and photos! I would like to visit Rio, Sao Paulo, Curitiba (as they are not so far from each other), Brasilia, Salvador and Iguasu Falls.

jd3189 · #20 Posted **Aug 14, 2015, 4:00 AM**

I'm going to Brazil one day for sure.