SUNSET IN RIO DE JANEIRO

yes , we do have nice sunsets in Rio no doubt , all the pictures shown on this blog are taken by me I just  love to take pictures and sometimes I capture nice ones , this photo was taken in Ipanema beach when I was leaving the beach to go back home on a nice sunny day .

the same beach Ipanema

This picture was taken in Praia da Reserva , it´s a paradise a wetland lagoon  where we  take the chalana ( a flat boat ) to go to the beach seems that this picture was painted  by hand

This is in Barra da Tijuca beach  

City Park in Niterói you can see the ramp where the pilots hangliding

 

Sunset in the Christ the Redeemer in Rio´s most visited attraction 

 

Barra da Tijuca west of the city

Niterói again picture taken from São Francisco beach

the sunset from the Arpoador Rocks in Ipanema 

Pedra de Guaratiba west of the city

FLEA MARKET ON PRAÇA XV

  A Flea market at  the streets of downtown  to be visited on Saturdays from 6:00am to 3:00pm , If you arrive early you can by the  best local hadcrafts , they sell ceramic, paintures  ceramics , coins , statues , very different things , it´s one of the old Markets in Rio , this place  tells a lot about our history , located on Praça 15 de Novembro , If you come to Rio de Janeiro you have to visit this  Market .

In the Center of the Square you find a fountain built by the Famous Brazilian sculptor Mestre Valentim

this square has the name of our first President Marechal Deodoro da Fonseca

Alfonso and I at the Flea Market

you can enjoy the architecture  of old buildings some dated from the 19th  Century

Fiscal Island located on Guanabara Bay was entrusted on the 19th Century was famed  as the venue of the last ball hosted by the Brazilian Empire on November 1889 , the castle underwent an extensive restauration

BOTANICAL GARDEN

The Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden or Jardim Botânico was founded in 1808 by John VI of Portugal. It is located in the Jardim Botânico district of the city. Originally intended for the acclimatization of spices like nutmeg, pepper and cinnamon imported from the West Indies, the Garden was opened to the public in 1822, and is now open during daylight hours every day except 25 December and 1 January.

The 140-hectare park lies under the right arm of the statue of Christ the Redeemer and contains more than 6,000 different species of tropical and subtropical plants and trees, including 900 varieties of palm trees. A 750 m line of 134 palms forms the Avenue of Royal Palms leading from the entrance. These are descended from a single tree, the Palma Mater, now destroyed by lightning. Only about 40% of the park is cultivated, the remainder being Atlantic Forest rising up the slopes of Corcovado. The park is protected by the Patrimônio Histórico e Artístico Nacional and was designated as a biosphere reserve by UNESCO in 1992.

The Botanical Garden is also a research institute that houses collections that include bromeliads, orchids, carnivorous plants, and cacti. It houses Brazil’s largest botanical library and collections of dried fruits, rare Brazilian plants, and many photographs.The park contains 140 species of birds, many of which have become accustomed to humans and consequently much easier to see than in the wild. These include the Channel-billed Toucan, Dusky-legged Guan and Slaty-breasted Rail. Howler monkeys and Tufted-eared Marmosets also frequent the Botanical Gardens.

The main entrance :Rua Jardim Botanico 1008
prices : R$5.00 reais person

CHRIST REDEEMER SEEN FROM
BOTANICAL GARDEN

                                                 CHINA GARDEN               

                                                  FISHERMAN LAKE