New Photos from Rio de Janeiro - DPChallenge Forums

09/21/2004 05:51:41 PM · #1

Okay, don't shoot me for cross posting this. I wanted to start my own thread, but I also answered another thread that was asking for pictures from Brazil.

Anyway, I'm in Brazil this week and next. I got a chance to get out and do some sight seeing on Sunday in Rio de Janeiro and these are a few of the pictures that I took. I'm in Recife now and hope to get some great shots from here as well!

By the way, the waterfall picture is kind of unique. It is a panoramic shot ... it is 5 separate pictures, shot horizontally but stacked vertically.

Copacabana Beach

A trolley in the city

An animal in the Tijuca Forest (Anyone know the name???)

PÃ£o de AÃ§ucar (Sugarloaf)

Cristo Redentor

Cristo Redentor at night

Copacabana Beach at night

Panorama of Cristo Redentor

Panorama of PÃ£o de AÃ§ucar (Sugarloaf)

Panorama of Rio de Janeiro

Panorama of waterfall in Tijuca Forest

The panoramas look much better full size ... especially the waterfall. As 5 stitched images it was effectivelly a 13.75 megapixel image!

09/21/2004 06:16:15 PM · #2

Originally posted by dwterry:

An animal in the Tijuca Forest (Anyone know the name???)

I believe that it is a Coati Mundi ( same family as the Racoon ).

Ron

09/21/2004 06:21:19 PM · #3

Originally posted by RonB:

Originally posted by dwterry:
(Anyone know the name???)

I believe that it is a Coati Mundi ( same family as the Racoon ).

Ron

Thank you! Ou devo dizer Obrigado?

I speak the language fluently, but I'm terrible with names of animals and foods.

Message edited by author 2004-09-21 18:21:51.

09/21/2004 10:52:47 PM · #4

Originally posted by dwterry:

Originally posted by RonB:

Originally posted by dwterry:
(Anyone know the name???)

I believe that it is a Coati Mundi ( same family as the Racoon ).

Ron

Thank you! Ou devo dizer Obrigado?

I speak the language fluently, but I'm terrible with names of animals and foods.

You're welcome.
I never saw any Coati Mundi when I was in Brazil, but I did see quite a few when I visited Costa Rica. Since they are typically nocturnal by nature, it was a pleasant surprise to see them during the daytime. I did learn to speak Coati fluently while in Costa Rica( most of it sounds very similar to the crinklng noise one hears upon opening a fresh bag of potato chips ) but didn't spend enough time in Brazil to master spoken Portugese beyond "Tudo Bem?" I was supposed to return for a week last month, but the timing was bad, what with the Hurricanes and all ( I live in Central Florida ).
I loved the photos that you chose to post from Rio. I would have offered some of mine, but most were taken in the villages along the Rio Negro in northern Brazil, and I didn't think that they would remind a Brazilian Urbanite of "home".

Ron

Message edited by author 2004-09-21 22:53:59.

09/21/2004 10:58:42 PM · #5

Originally posted by RonB:

I would have offered some of mine, but most were taken in the villages along the Rio Negro in northern Brazil, and I didn't think that they would remind a Brazilian Urbanite of "home".

A city dweller doesn't necessarily long for the city. I'll bet you'd miss a quiet beach or the Everglades more than Disney World. ;-)

Cam

Sony DSC-F717

09/21/2004 11:06:20 PM · #6

What cool photos.

What is that Huge race track looking thing in the Panorama of Rio de Janeiro. That thing is massive.

09/21/2004 11:09:09 PM · #7

Originally posted by RonB:

I would have offered some of mine, but most were taken in the villages along the Rio Negro in northern Brazil, and I didn't think that they would remind a Brazilian Urbanite of "home".

Ron

Actually, I wouldn't mind seeing what you've got. I would like to take more of that type of photo (the one of the trolley was one of my few "attempts") and I need some "inspiration".

09/21/2004 11:13:36 PM · #8

Originally posted by Riggs:

What is that Huge race track looking thing in the Panorama of Rio de Janeiro. That thing is massive.

It's kinda cool... it's just a side walk, but it is made of colored rocks or tiles (I don't remember which on that particular one). I swear that Brazilians put a lot of work into making things like sidewalks look good!

On Sunday (when that shot was taken) they actually close down the road so that a lot of pedestrians can walk the road or the icewalk. I saw lots of people walking their dogs, running, bicycling, etc. It felt real "homey" in spite of being in a city of some 7 million people.

09/21/2004 11:32:44 PM · #9

A sidewalk?! That's enormous! The "track" must be over 100ft wide! I assumed it was an airport.

Cam

Sony DSC-F717

09/21/2004 11:34:14 PM · #10

How cool, it would take me three days to jog around that.

What a beautiful city. Thanks for sharing the photos.

09/22/2004 12:04:04 AM · #11

Originally posted by scalvert:

A sidewalk?! That's enormous! The "track" must be over 100ft wide! I assumed it was an airport.

Hmmm... I may have crossed conversations. Another person had asked me about the zigzag design (which is the sidewalk in the photo). And I connected your question to the same idea in my mind.

Based on your response, I think what you are looking at isn't the sidewalk, but rather the road that follows the entire beach. Still, as I mentioned, the road is closed off on sundays for pedestrian traffic. You can see cars on the right side, but on the left only pedestrians.

09/22/2004 12:09:08 AM · #12

Aha, different photo. We're talking about the large, oval track shape on the right side of "Panoramic View of Rio de Janeiro."

Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 APO DG Macro for Canon

09/22/2004 12:17:55 AM · #13

Originally posted by scalvert:

Aha, different photo. We're talking about the large, oval track shape on the right side of "Panoramic View of Rio de Janeiro."

Ah... this one is a race track. Horses, I believe.

mecfcosta

Canon EOS-30D

09/22/2004 12:18:21 AM · #14

Great pics, Scalvert!
I live right there, on Copacabana beach, maybe you can even see my building on your pic. :)
I'm not there right now, so your pics give me great "saudade"...
Hope you're enjoying your time!

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09/22/2004 12:22:39 AM · #15

LOL- I've hijacked the thread. Those aren't my shots (I've never even been to Brazil). Those pretty pixels belong to dwterry.

mecfcosta

Canon EOS-30D

09/22/2004 12:27:30 AM · #16

ooops, sorry bout that, dwterry..I meant you, he he he :)

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM

09/22/2004 06:02:07 AM · #17

Originally posted by mecfcosta:

ooops, sorry bout that, dwterry..I meant you, he he he :)

I thought it was pretty funny actually.

E QUE SAUDADES!!! It's been 7 years since my last trip to Brazil. I feel like I'm in heaven!

jxpfeer

Nikon D70

09/22/2004 08:53:09 AM · #18

these photos are beautiful. my mother is from Brazil, From the city of Santos. she and my father just went to visit last summer, and they brought back some cool pics. I haven't ever been, but it's like #1 on my list of places to visit ... now if i could only sell enough prints to buy a plane ticket ;)
thanks for posting those, hope to see more from you!

peecee

Canon EOS-5D

09/22/2004 08:59:00 AM · #19

A wonderful series David, I bet they are a sight to behold in the original sizes,
Paul.

bored

Canon Digital IXUS 400

09/22/2004 09:03:23 AM · #20

It looks like an amazing place to visit. It just seems like a hive of activity.. :D

09/22/2004 10:26:15 AM · #21

Here are a few photos from the Rio Negro area in Brazil, taken last August:

Laundry Day in Terra Preta

A Brazilian Green Parrot

Daisy & Her Grandma in Fatima Village

Sunrise on the Rio Negro

The Ol' Swimming Hole - Novo Airao

Beach Bar - Novo Airao

Refreshment Stand - Novo Airao

SpongeBob Graffiti in Manaus

Ron

09/22/2004 08:40:51 PM · #22

Originally posted by RonB:

Here are a few photos from the Rio Negro area in Brazil, taken last August:

Thanks for posting! I'd love to go to Rio Preto some day. I've never heard of Novo Airao, where is that?

Tomorrow morning I'm leaving for Porto de Galinhas. From what I've heard, this trip is going to be awesome!!!