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Nova Veneza, Goiania, Brazil.
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BEST seen from below, always on the move in dense wooded areas, difficult small bird to capture.
Am not totally sure I have the right identification on this one.
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Male - Small distinctive hummingbird with a straight black bill. Males are mostly green with a rusty rump and tail, and noteworthy for an iridescent pink throat and white spot behind the eye. Females are green above and rusty below with a white teardrop behind the eye and a pale patch on the cheeks. Found in the understory of humid rainforest and visiting feeders at forest edges. ebird.org/species/brarub1
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This species is endemic to Brazil, where it generally occurs from Minas Gerais south to Rio Grande do Sul, and it occurs in wooded areas of all types in the Atlantic Forest region, to at least 2,000 m. It regularly visits feeders in small numbers. Both sexes of this hummingbird are attractive and distinctive. Males are primarily clad in deep green, with a brilliant deep red throat patch, a small but obvious white postocular spot, browner wings, and a bright red tail, while females share the spot behind the eye and the tail color of the male, but are otherwise rich orange over the entire underparts and on the rump.
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Ilha Grande is a tropical paradise a couple of hours off the coast of Rio de Janeiro. It is part of the city Angra dos Reis which belongs to Costa Verde or the "green coast". From beaches to jungle treks, there is something for everyone here. Boat tours are a common tourist activity and all the locals earn their living through the tourism industry.
In Brazil, it is widely known by the Tupi-derived name caxinguelê (ka'i xingüe), meaning "small monkey" or "tree dweller." It is a medium-sized tree squirrel with dark olive-brown to dark gray fur, a pale buff or yellowish underside, and a long, bushy tail ringed with lighter hair tips.Widespread across South America, particularly in the Atlantic Forest, the Amazon basin, and parts of the Cerrado across Brazil, northeastern Argentina, Paraguay, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana. Primarily feeds on hard-shelled nuts (such as Syagrus and Attalea palm seeds), fruits, fungi, insects, and occasionally bird eggs. As seed scatter-hoarders, they play a critical role in forest regeneration by burying seeds they forget to retrieve. Strictly diurnal and mostly solitary, spending the majority of its time high in the forest canopy. They construct round nests out of twigs, leaves, and moss in tree hollows or high branch forks.
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Set Brazil Carnival
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Tail,Tyara,Ring
Under the rhythm of distant drums,
she rises in feathers and fire.
Brazil Carnival isn’t just a celebration…
it’s a heartbeat.
And tonight,
she is the pulse of it.
We were surprised to spot this tapir on the riverbank. Even more startled than we were, he turned to run, then paused to face us before disappearing into the brush.
Tapirs are large plant-eating animals of Central and South America, and Southeast Asia. There are four types: Brazilian, Malayan, Baird's, and mountain tapirs. They have a long, flexible snout to grab leaves and fruit, and are related to horses and rhinos. Tapirs are great swimmers and use water to escape danger or cool off. They are usually shy, active at night, and prefer to live alone. Sadly, all tapir species are endangered due to habitat loss and hunting.
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Costa do Sauipe Beach, Bahia, North East Brazil.
In this photograph I appear to have captured a 'Morning Glory or Roll Cloud', which is quite a rare meteorological event (see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morning_glory_cloud)
I took this photograph as a storm developed over the Atlantic Ocean at Costa do Sauipe beach, Bahia, North East Brazil. The cloud developed as the storm moved from the sea inland. Quite a dramatic sight!
Pantanal, Brazil - The Ringed Kingfisher is the largest kingfisher in the Americas. Its heavy, pale-based bill, disheveled crest, blue-gray plumage, white collar, and red belly are visible and recognizable even at a distance. Ringed Kingfishers are often conspicuous, searching shallow water for fish from a prominent perch and chattering noisily when disturbed. Singles or pairs are also often observed flying high overhead and giving loud "keck!" contact calls. Like other kingfishers, the Ringed nests in burrows excavated in banks, generally along watercourses. This species occurs in areas with shallow water throughout the Neotropics south to Tierra del Fuego.
Blessed to capture one of these during my trip to Brazil. I don't know why but there were loads of them and I was able to take a picture of one of them with my macro lenses. Loved the pose!
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Rua Sen. Rocha Lagoa, one of the many narrow streets with an incredible slope that characterize the historic center.
When European colonizers arrived in Brazil, they soon discovered that the land was replete with minerals and precious stones, and it wasn’t long before they extracted and mined what must have then seemed like an inexhaustible source of natural wealth. At the center of this fever was Ouro Preto, which became Brazil’s gold-mining town.
The first discovery of gold
It is believed that a slave made the first discovery of gold in the area, when he came across some unusual black metal in the riverbed of the river he was drinking from. The colonizers realized the black metal was actually gold and it soon became apparent that the area was covered in it—it had, in fact, the largest deposit of the metal in the New World.
The Brazilian Gold Rush
The gold rush ensued and, in 1711, the Vila Rica de Ouro Preto town was built in the area, providing close quarters for the Portuguese to start extracting the gold. The population eventually grew to 110,000 people—over twice as large as New York City at that time—with the majority of residents enslaved Africans who were forced to work in the mines. The city became the capital city of Minas Gerais in 1721 and was then known as just Ouro Preto—or “Black Gold.”
Ouro Preto’s architectural transformation
In the peak of the gold boom in the mid-18th century, Ouro Preto became a wealthy city, and property owners could afford to pay for the finest architects and artists from Europe and Brazil, including Aleijadinho, the most celebrated Brazilian artist in the 19th century, to design and construct the city’s buildings. As a result, the city was transformed with Baroque architecture, dozens of churches, intricate fountains, colonial façades, and miles of cobbled streets.
The Revolution
While the city was turning into an architectural wonder, some locals were increasingly hostile towards the Portuguese colonizers. All the gold mined and extracted was taken to the weighing houses, where one-fifth was taken and given to the Portuguese Royal Family. The gold miners were finding the demands of the gold tax too high and started preparing for a revolution against the colonizers, in what became known as the Inconfidência Mineira. The revolution in 1789, led by Tiradentes (Teeth Puller) and a group of other Brazilian poets, including Claudio da Costa and Tomás Antônio Gonzaga, among others, was unsuccessful and quickly stopped. Tiradentes, who was considered the main leader, was hung and quartered in a gruesome execution to prevent such an uprising happening again.
The UNESCO World Heritage Site title
Eventually, the gold mines were depleted in the 19th century and the source of precious metal dried up, leading to the decline in the city’s influence. In 1879, the new capital of Minas Gerais became Belo Horizonte, a title it still holds today. However, Ouro Preto’s defining architecture remains and, as a result, was rewarded the title of the UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1980, the first of many for Brazil.
Source: theculturetrip.com/
Time to change
Brazil is going through a difficult political process. A huge part of the people is tired of corruption, bad administration, and the miserable bribe circus that one particular political party keeps doing with taxpayers money.
Yesterday, August 16th, Brazilians went down the streets once again looking for the impeachment of one of the dirtiest presidents in Brazilian history.