Travel Photography Photos tagged as br-rj
Detail of an old residencial building in Downtown Rio (Andradas & Buenos Aires Streets).
Gustavo Capanema Building (former headquarters of the Ministry of Education and Culture), in Downtown Rio.
Clouds reflected in a skyscraper, in Downtown Rio.
This is a part of Praia Vermelha (Red Beach), in the district of Urca.
Corcovado and Botafogo Beach, seen from Urca.
More contrasts in Downtown Rio: the modern Roman Catholic Cathedral, the old District of Lapa and, on the background, Santa Teresa hill.
Far from postcards, Downtown Rio is full of contrasts: here, the Presbyterian Cathedral and some skyscrapers.
Monument to Youth, by Bruno Giorgi - Gustavo Capanema Building (former headquarters of the Ministry of Education and Culture) gardens, in Downtown Rio.
Our Lady of Glory Church, Largo (Square) do Machado. It's a nice example of neoclassical architecture in Rio.
The Deaf Education National Institute (INES) building (1915), in the district of Laranjeiras, is a good example of neoclassical architecture in Rio.
Here is a view of Corcovado Mountain (710 meters high) and Christ The Redeemer monument, seen from Botafogo Beach.
Another view of the Sugar Loaf, seen from Botafogo Praia Shopping's terrace, at Botafogo Beach.
Sugar Loaf and Praia Vermelha (Red Beach), in the district of Urca.
Sugar Loaf, seen from Botafogo Praia Shopping's terrace, at Botafogo Beach.
A view of Sugar Loaf, seen from General Tibúrcio Square, in the district of Urca. On the foreground we can see part of the monument dedicated to the brazilian heroes of the Argentina-Brazil-Paraguay War, occurred in the second half of XIX Century.
Inaugurated in 1944, the statue of Fryderyk Chopin (2,50 meters high), by Polish artist Augusto Sambynsky, was given to Rio by the Polish Community. Located at the mouth of Guanabara Bay, it stands close to famous Sugar Loaf (396 meters high), one of the city's main landmarks.
This pic was taken from Botafogo Praia Shopping terrace (Rio) and makes possible to see Botafogo Inlet, Flamengo Park, Guanabara Bay and, on the background, Niterói, Rio's twin-city.
Famous Sugar Loaf ("Pão de Açúcar", 396 meters high) seen from Praia Vermelha (Red Beach).
Another view of Sugar Loaf, taken from a residencial street, in the district of Urca.
The famous "Pão de Açúcar" (Sugar Loaf Mountain, 394 meters high), one of Rio's main landmarks, seen from a very quiet and residential side street, situated in the district of Urca, at the entrance of Guanabara Bay.