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Photographer’s Note

This is Rio de Janeiro seen from Niteroi. It makes me think, or at least try to imagine, what was the feeling the portuguese have felt for the first time, while "discovering" that place, who turned out to be a bay instead of a river.

Rio de Janeiro means January's River, because of a mistake. Portugueses thought they were entering a huge river, where in fact is our Guanabara Bay, as you can see on that picture:

http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/South_America/Brazil/photo45400.htm

ChrisJ, supereira, jhonny_blue, avigur_11, by_stella, christiane, rabdelnoor, Angela_Martini has marked this note useful

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loupiot (3909) 2004-09-28 11:14

Nice composition, Bruno! An original view of Rio de Janeiro bay. I like this shot. Well done.

jhonny_blue (4938) 2004-09-28 13:48

Belo ligar, hein amigo ? Imagina essa imagem com uma 10D ! :)

avigur_11 (21271) 2004-09-28 18:21

I guess that they thought that this is paradise, and it still is. Very nice shot, Bruno.

ChrisJ (69430) 2004-09-29 3:39

Spectacular coastline, & well lit & composed.

supereira (9576) 2004-09-29 4:32

Boa foto.Boas cores e bom contraste entre elas.Bom enquadramento e POV.Gosto dos efeitos da água e da neblina ao fundo do horizonte.

by_stella (0) 2004-09-29 6:32

wawwwwwwwwwwwww !!!!
essa foto esta lindérrima !
eu bem que te disse de fazer postais....ainda tem turista que adora.
maravilhosa !

JEPC (1303) 2004-09-29 22:41

Bela composição. Conseguiu transmitir uma paz que todo carioca gostaria de desfrutar.

France (149) 2004-10-04 10:00

Very interesting picture with superb beach in foreground, coloured island in the middle and Rio in the fog at the background. Very beautiful composition. Beautiful light too.

rabdelnoor (2973) 2005-06-03 16:48