Brazilian Days (078): March 19

Brazilian Days 078 

March 19

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DAY OF:

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Dia da Escola
(School)

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Dia do Diplomata
(Diplomat)

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Dia do Consertador
(Repairman)

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Dia dos Moribundos
(Approaching deaths)

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Dia Mundial do Artesão
(World Handicraft Day)

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Dia do Carpinteiro e Marceneiro
(Carpenter and woordworker)

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Dia do Funcionário Público Municipal
(Municipal Public Servant)

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BRAZILIAN HISTORY:

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1953
Death of journalist and writer Graciliano Ramos

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1898
Death of poet Cruz e Sousa

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1534
Birth of padre José de Anchieta

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1870
World premiere of the opera “O Guarani”, by Carlos Gomes, in Scala, Milan.

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1971 
Land slide in São Paulo killed at least 160 people.

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1612
Departure of the French fleet, commanded by Daniel de La Touche, to Brazil

 

By Adriano Antoine Robbesom © 2007, 2015

 

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Imaging Brazil 332: Carving a Statue in Belo Horizonte, MG (2011)

A personal selection of photographs with their stories.

332: Carving a statue

In the late eighties of the last century, a large-scale exhibition of regional and national handicrafts (artesanato) was held for the first time in the large exposition halls of Expominas. Since then, this expo is held annually, a few weeks before Christmas. Every year has its own theme; in 2011, it was: ‘São Francisco, O Rio and O Santo’, about the São Francisco river, the lifeline of South-East and North-East Brazil. Over seven thousand exhibitors show their – mostly – self-produced goods to over 160 thousand visitors. There are also some demonstrations of handwork, in which skillful hands conjure a work of art from a raw object. In the photo, a wood artist is busy chiseling and cutting a wooden statue of Virgin Mary.

© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2011, 2017

Brazilian Days (078): March 19

Brazilian Days 078 

March 19

 

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DAY OF:

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Dia da Escola
(School)

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Dia do Diplomata
(Diplomat)

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Dia do Consertador
(Repairman)

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Dia dos Moribundos
(Approaching deaths)

---

Dia Mundial do Artesão
(World Handicraft Day)

---

Dia do Carpinteiro e Marceneiro
(Carpenter and woordworker)

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Dia do Funcionário Público Municipal
(Municipal Public Servant)

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BRAZILIAN HISTORY:

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1953
Death of journalist and writer Graciliano Ramos

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1898
Death of poet Cruz e Sousa

---

1534
Birth of padre José de Anchieta

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1870
World premiere of the opera “O Guarani”, by Carlos Gomes, in Scala, Milan.

---

1971 
Land slide in São Paulo killed at least 160 people.

---

1612
Departure of the French fleet, commanded by Daniel de La Touche, to Brazil

 

By Adriano Antoine Robbesom © 2007, 2015

 

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Imaging Brazil 175: Orange and Blue in Belo Horizonte, MG (2008)

A personal selection of photographs with their stories.

175. Orange and blue

DECEMBER 2008: Orange and blue

A large-scale handicraft exhibition has been held at Expominas in Belo Horizonte for more than twenty years. This exhibition – generally held late November, early December – is claimed to be the largest handicraft fair in Southern America. Every year, there is a certain main theme. In 2008 it was ‘Japan’, because the ‘Japan Year’ was celebrated in Brazil that year. An entire pavilion was decorated in the Japanese style, and showed a large collection of Japanese handicraft, food and drinks. However, it was not only Japanese handicraft that was shown at the fair. Handicraft artists from all Brazilian regions had gathered in Belo Horizonte: among others, indigenous handicraft from the Amazon Forest, and handicraft typical for the Northeastern, Western, and Southern Brazil. A large share was from the organizing state: Minas Gerais. The colorful cloths shown in the photograph are from the state’s countryside. 

© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2008, 2016

Photo Gallery CURITIBA (PR), BRAZIL: Sunday Handicraft Fair – III

The photographs were taken in January 2013, in downtown Curitiba, capital of the Southern Brazilian state of Paraná.
On Sundays, a large handicraft fair (‘Feira Artesanato’) is held, from early in the morning until noon. Hundreds of stands occupy the center and show a wide variety of locally made handicraft.
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Photo galleries: Sunday Handicraft Fair part one / part two / part three

Other photo galleries of CURITIBA: part one / part two / part three 

Photo Gallery CURITIBA (PR), BRAZIL: Sunday Handicraft Fair – II

The photographs were taken in January 2013, in downtown Curitiba, capital of the Southern Brazilian state of Paraná.
On Sundays, a large handicraft fair (‘Feira Artesanato’) is held, from early in the morning until noon. Hundreds of stands occupy the center and show a wide variety of locally made handicraft.

General information about CURITIBA

Photo galleries: Sunday Handicraft Fair part one / part two / part three

Other photo galleries of CURITIBA: part one / part two / part three 

Photo Gallery CURITIBA (PR), BRAZIL: Sunday Handicraft Fair – I

The photographs were taken in January 2013, in downtown Curitiba, capital of the Southern Brazilian state of Paraná.
On Sundays, a large handicraft fair (‘Feira Artesanato’) is held, from early in the morning until noon. Hundreds of stands occupy the center and show a wide variety of locally made handicraft.

General information about CURITIBA

Photo galleries: Sunday Handicraft Fair part one / part two / part three

Other photo galleries of CURITIBA: part one / part two / part three