BRAZIL - MAPCARDS

Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro is on a strip of Brazil's Atlantic coast where the shoreline is oriented east–west. The Centre, the core of Rio, lies on the plains of the western shore of Guanabara Bay. The greater portion of the city, commonly referred to as the North Zone (Zona Norte), extends to the northwest on plains composed of marine and continental sediments and on hills and several rocky mountains. The South Zone (Zona Sul) of the city, reaching the beaches fringing the open sea, is cut off from the Centre and from the North Zone by coastal mountains. These mountains and hills are offshoots of the Serra do Mar to the northwest, the ancient gneiss-granite mountain chain that forms the southern slopes of the Brazilian Highlands.

 

 

 

 

Nice stamps and one big extra stamp sent in the envelope with the postcard.

Received from: Feliciano

BRAZIL - CITYVIEWS

University of Brasilia

The University of Brasilia Foundation was created on December 15, 1961. Professor Darcy Ribeiro, who became its first chancellor, was one of the most enthusiastic supporters of its creation. The architect Oscar Niemeyer designed its main building, the Central Institute of Sciences (ICC).

 

 

Beautiful stamps.

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Penedo

Penedo is a municipality in the state of Alagoas in Brazil. Penedo has many important examples of Portuguese and Dutch colonial architectures, as well as beautiful landscapes. Among its historically significant buildings are its well preserved churches, which were built through the 18th century. The postcard shows Little Finland, a neighbourhood inside Penedo.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beautiful stamps.

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BRAZIL - OTHERS

Minas Gerais - State of the Trains

Minas Gerais is one of the 26 states of Brazil. The name Minas Gerais (literally, "general mines", or "the place with a large variety of mines") makes reference to the gold mines which attract hordes of explorers, during the second half of 16th century and the best part of the 17th century; huge amounts of gold from Minas was sent to Portugal and on to England.

Nice stamps.

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Dom bosco

The Santuario Dom Bosco (Sanctuary of Dom Bosco) in Brasilia honors the Italian saint who dreamed of a utopian city in 1883. The shrine is especially notable for its impressive interior, bathed in heavenly blue light from walls of windows. The windows of the Dom Bosco Shrine are made of small squares of stained glass in 12 different shades of blue with dots of white. At night, a different spectacle of light dominates the interior: a huge golden chandelier made of 7,400 pieces of Murano glass by architect Alvimar Moreira.

 

 

Nice stamps.

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