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Photo Postcards: Cristo Redentor From a Different Perspective

Originally posted on latitudetravels.net:
There is no greater word to describe Cristo Redentor than iconic. The soapstone statue of Christ gracefully extends his arms atop Corcovado mountain welcoming all visitors to Rio de Janeiro below. Most people focus on taking…

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Alphabe Thursday O is for O brasileiro

Originally posted on Coat Hanger Doll's House:
O brasileiro deplora O interesse de amar Seus costumes, sua música Quer os outros imitar Povo assim e muito fácil Doutro país dominar ? The Brazilian deplores the interest of love; and…

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Eduardo Kobra, Brazilian street artist, to create five-story Bob Dylan mural in Minneapolis.

Originally posted on AMAZUNA BLOG:
Brazilian muralist Eduardo Kobra is known for his colourful murals, sometimes several stories high, all around the world. His work often consists of colourful geometric shapes intertwined with a realistic portrait of a person. He…

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Put a Bird On It

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08/25/15

Originally posted on Pursuit of Life:
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3D Sidewalk Paintings by Nikolaj Arndt

Originally posted on TwistedSifter:
? Nikolaj Arndt is an artist and professor who has been painting amazing 3D sidewalk artworks since 2009. Born in Gavrilov, Russia, the artist currently lives in Germany where he teaches at a private art school…

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Postcard No. 38: Metrolink, Salford Quays

Originally posted on Postcards from Manchester:
I am a captive voyeur on the tram, at mercy of the reading material in the seat in front of me. The latest on Coronation Street, Jenners and Kardashians. Today I was reduced to…

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Captain America – or should that be Captain Manchester?

I’ve know about this location for, well, ages, but because it’s in the town in which I live and is virtually on the doorstep, I didn’t think any more of it until I started to put together my ‘on location‘ … Continue reading

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Climate change is so dire we need a new kind of science fiction to make sense of it #Auspol

Star Trek was one way of dealing with the social anxieties of the 1960s. Since sci-fi mirrors the present, ecological collapse requires a new dystopian fiction Build an imaginary world in your mind, hanging in space. Spin it around a … Continue reading

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Secret Brazil – Part 2

https://kevinswildside.wordpress.com/2015/08/22/secret-brazil-part-2/

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