Photos tagged as rio_de_janeiro and monuments
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Rio de Janeiro - El Libertador in Rio
Here we can see, on the foreground, the Monument dedicated to General Simon Bolivar, "El Libertador" - The Liberator (1783-1830), the revolutionary leader responsible for the independence of five South American countries: Venezuela (its own native land), Colombia, Bolivia, Peru and Ecuador. The monument, a gift from Venezuela to Brazil, was inaugurated in 1981, at Juliano Moreira Square (district of Botafogo). On the background, we can see Rio Sul Tower, Rio's tallest building (162 meters high).
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Rio de Janeiro - Urca's Angel
This is a kind of "Angel", topping a huge monument dedicated to the brazilian heroes of the Argentina-Brazil-Paraguay War, occurred in the second half of XIX Century. Located at General Tibúrcio Square (district of Urca), it's also known as the "Urca's Angel".
- Date: 14 April 2006
- Photographer: mig13: gallery
- Location: Brazil: gallery
- Tags: monuments rio_de_janeiro br-rj
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Rio de Janeiro - Corcovado
Here is another view of Corcovado Mountain (710 meters high) and Christ The Redeemer monument, taken from a bus stop. This "Number One" landmark can be seen from (almost) everywhere in town, like this street (Rua Humaitá), a very busy one.
- Date: 23 February 2006
- Photographer: mig13: gallery
- Location: Brazil: gallery
- Tags: landscapes sunsets_and_sunrises mountains cities monuments rio_de_janeiro br-rj
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Rio de Janeiro - Silhouette
Corcovado Mountain and Christ The Redeemer monument, seen from Laranjeiras Street. I know it's not a good pic by the technical side. Anyway, I liked the composition as a whole and decided to post it... Hope you like it!
- Date: 6 February 2006
- Photographer: mig13: gallery
- Location: Brazil: gallery
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Rio de Janeiro - Monument to Youth
Monument to Youth, by Bruno Giorgi - Gustavo Capanema Building (former headquarters of the Ministry of Education and Culture) gardens, in Downtown Rio.
- Date: 28 November 2005
- Photographer: mig13: gallery
- Location: Brazil: gallery
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Rio de Janeiro - Corcovado 6 PM
Here is a view of Corcovado Mountain (710 meters high) and Christ The Redeemer monument, seen from Botafogo Beach.
- Date: 18 November 2005
- Photographer: mig13: gallery
- Location: Brazil: gallery
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Rio de Janeiro - Sugar Loaf
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.
- Date: 16 November 2005
- Photographer: mig13: gallery
- Location: Brazil: gallery
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Rio de Janeiro - Chopin and Sugar Loaf
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.
- Date: 16 November 2005
- Photographer: mig13: gallery
- Location: Brazil: gallery
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