Vasco da Gama Aquarium, Algés
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Friday, March 30, 2012
Painted Ceiling
São Paulo Church, Lisbon
The original building was destroyed after the Great Earthquake in 1755. The reconstruction started in 1768.
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Morning Light
This building mess, hiding a picturesque labyrinth of narrow streets and small squares, is Lisbon's oldest district known as Alfama(*). This is where the Moorish elite lived until 1147, when the city was conquered by the first Portuguese king. Later it became inhabited by the fishermen and the poor.
(*)All Portuguese names starting with 'al' come from the Arabic language.
(*)All Portuguese names starting with 'al' come from the Arabic language.
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Monday, March 26, 2012
Death
"That is why death is so magnificent. Because it does not exist,
because only those who have never lived can die."
'Cuatro Campanadas' (Four Peals), Frida Kahlo
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Saturday, March 24, 2012
A Brasileira
Iconic café in downtown Lisbon dating back to 1905
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Two days ago this place was the stage for police brutality as we haven't seen in years. There is plenty of material on the net but I have chosen this shot showing how this beast in uniform is hitting someone who was just doing her job. Another journalist was severely beaten and taken to a hospital, not to mention the number of injured protesters.
"A policeman strikes AFP photojournalist Patricia Melo during the Portuguese general strike in Lisbon March 22, 2012. Portugal faces a general strike by workers angered by austerity measures imposed as a condition of a 78-billion euro bailout last year but doubts remain as to whether Thursday's stoppage will receive widespread support." [REUTERS/Hugo Correia]
Friday, March 23, 2012
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Early 20th Century
Monte Estoril is the locality where you can find more examples of this architectural style on this coastline
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Monday, March 19, 2012
Sunday, March 18, 2012
Saturday, March 17, 2012
Friday, March 16, 2012
Thursday, March 15, 2012
26ºC Yesterday
Avencas Beach, Parede
This is the hottest and driest winter in the last eighty years, it doesn't rain since November. Forest fires take place every day, crops are lost and there's no food for cattle on the fields.
4pm update: There's a thunderstorm now... and it's raining! :-)
4pm update: There's a thunderstorm now... and it's raining! :-)
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Shark Eggs With Embryos
Vasco da Gama Aquarium, Algés
Egg layer sharks hang the eggs on corals, mangrove roots, etc., hence the 'hairdo' on top. The embryos are attached to a yolk sac, visible inside the egg, which feeds them until they are ready to swim and find food for themselves.
Egg layer sharks hang the eggs on corals, mangrove roots, etc., hence the 'hairdo' on top. The embryos are attached to a yolk sac, visible inside the egg, which feeds them until they are ready to swim and find food for themselves.
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Monday, March 12, 2012
Ilustrarte 2012
Children illustration exhibit at the Electricity Museum, Lisbon
(One artist per table, an illustration in every drawer)
(One artist per table, an illustration in every drawer)
Sunday, March 11, 2012
Candles For Tibet
March 10 is the anniversary of both the 1959 and 2008 uprisings in Tibet, an extremely significant date in the Tibetan calendar. Most recently Tibetans have been detained and even killed in connection to peaceful protests. Some people joined the resistance and gave a roar of support to Tibetans in Tibet yesterday in Lisbon.
Saturday, March 10, 2012
Real People
Mouraria, Lisbon
Camilla Watson is a British photographer who fell in love with Lisbon, where she's living for four years. One of her latest projects is to photograph the inhabitants of this very old neighbourhood and print the shots onto the walls of the streets where they live.
Friday, March 9, 2012
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Decay (LVI)
Quinta das Laranjeiras, Lisbon
The Lisbon Zoo was founded in 1878. In 1905 it was transfered to the present location, a property owned by the Count of Burnay known as Quinta das Laranjeiras (Orange Tree Farm) at, what was then, the outskirts of town.
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Extinct In The Wild
Scimitar-Horned Oryx at the Lisbon Zoo (global conservation program).
It's the largest mammal to have gone extinct in the wild in the last 20 years.
It's the largest mammal to have gone extinct in the wild in the last 20 years.
This beautiful antelope species, originally from northern Africa, was introduced to breeding programs on ranches in Texas, USA... for outrageous hunting purposes!!! This is sick.
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Chiado
Statue of António Ribeiro, poet of the 16th century also known as the Chiado, at the square with the same name in Lisbon
Monday, March 5, 2012
Sunday, March 4, 2012
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Friday, March 2, 2012
Electricity Museum (1 of 3)
The Tejo Power Station was a real pioneer in electricity generation a century ago.
The building opened to the public as a museum and a cultural center in 1990.
For a wider view check this Wikipedia photo
Thursday, March 1, 2012
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