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Debret and Brazil - 18 - Slaves services
2007-07-05 13:00:00
  Coffee transport Salve doctor - I think it was a kind of barber © Ira O'Neill on Bizarre Brazil , 2007. | Permalink See more posts in the category Economy , People , Brazil viewed by foreigners, History , Transportation.
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Old and new advertising - Banco do Brasil (Bank of Brazil)
2007-07-04 13:00:00
  Banc o do Brasil (Bank of Brazil ), yesterday - so serious! Banco do Brasil, today © Ira O'Neill on Bizarre Brazil, 2007. | Permalink See more posts in the category Advertising .

Debret and Brazil - 17 - Sellers
2007-07-03 13:00:00
Black people selling food and others things at Rio de Janeiro in the 1800′ Palmit and baskets seller Bird and basket sellers © Ira O'Neill on Bizarre Brazil, 2007. | Permalink See more posts in the category People , Economy , Rio de Janeiro, Food , Brazil viewed by foreigners, History , Culture , Oddities.

Debret and Brazil - 15 - Gypsies
2007-06-29 13:00:00
Gypsies © Ira O'Neill on Bizarre Brazil , 2007. | Permalink See more posts in the category Rio de Janeiro , People , Brazil viewed by foreigners, Oddities .
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Old picture of Rio Grande do Sul
2007-06-28 13:00:00
This photo is from a place (circa 1930-1936) where meat was salted and dried and produce a kind of meat we call, until today, “charque”. They used to put the salted meat at this wood device to be dried. Click on image for larger version Photos circa 1930-1936 - Picture s from Encyclopedia e Diccionario Internacional © Ira O'Neill ...
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He-Man sells motorbikes and scooters
2007-06-28 00:41:00
Unemployed since the eighties, He-Man left Greyskull to live in Brazil. Though he’s a pitiful failure since he was fired from Hollywood, he’s still powerful in some ways, so this motorbike shop employs him as a debt collector. WPvideo 1.10 Mearim Motos - He-Man Download! Thanks, Solon. © Rico Ferrari on Bizarre Brazil, 2007. | Permalink See more posts in the category ...
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Debret and Brazil - 14 - Hunt a tiger
2007-06-27 13:00:00
Hunt a tiger © Ira O'Neill on Bizarre Brazil , 2007. | Permalink See more posts in the category Animals , Brazil viewed by foreigners.
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Guaiba River - Porto Alegre
2007-06-26 13:00:00
Old picture of Guaiba River , in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. Click on image for larger version Photos circa 1930-1936 - Pictures from Encyclopedia e Diccionario Internacional © Ira O'Neill on Bizarre Brazil, 2007. | Permalink See more posts in the category Photography .

Debret and Brazil - 13 - Views of Rio de Janeiro
2007-06-25 13:00:00
Views of Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro Praia Grande Rio de Janeiro Bay Tenerife Peak, Cabo Frio © Ira O'Neill on Bizarre Brazil , 2007. | Permalink See more posts in the category Rio de Janeiro, Brazil viewed by foreigners, History .
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Old picture of Rio Grande Harbour - Rio Grande do Sul
2007-06-24 13:00:00
Old picture of Rio Grande Harbour. Click on image for larger version Photos circa 1930-1936 - Picture s from Encyclopedia e Diccionario Internacional © Ira O'Neill on Bizarre Brazil, 2007. | Permalink See more posts in the category Photography .

Living In A Barrel
2007-06-23 21:21:00
So this southerner young couple was a bit bored with urban semi-civilized Brazilian life and decided to live Diogenes style: in a barrel, literally. They bought a big oak barrel from a neighboring winemaker, and installed it in a small patch of land in a hill (1400 meters above sea level) far from any town ...
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Debret and Brazil - 12 - Map of Rio de Janeiro Bay
2007-06-23 05:00:00
Map of Rio de Jane iro Bay © Ira O'Neill on Bizarre Brazil , 2007. | Permalink See more posts in the category Rio de Janeiro, Brazil viewed by foreigners.
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Old pictures of Santos Harbour - Sao Paulo
2007-06-22 13:00:00
Old pictures of Santos Harbour, Sao Paulo . Click on image for larger version Photos circa 1930-1936 - Pictures from Encyclopedia e Diccionario Internacional © Ira O'Neill on Bizarre Brazil, 2007. | Permalink See more posts in the category Sao Paulo, Photography , Oddities .

Debret and Brazil - 11 - Indians Cavalary
2007-06-21 13:00:00
My favourites images from the first tome of Debret´s book, are: Botocudos family and their flamboyant “clothes”. I love it, maybe I have Botocudo’s blood… Who knows… These warriors from Guaicuru Cavalary are great. And this gracious master of Archery and Hunting © Ira O'Neill on Bizarre Brazil , 2007. | Permalink See more posts in the category People , Brazil ...
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Old pictures of Sao Paulo
2007-06-20 13:00:00
Click on image for larger version Photos circa 1930-1936 - Pictures from Encyclopedia e Diccionario Internacional © Ira O'Neill on Bizarre Brazil, 2007. | Permalink See more posts in the category Sao Paulo , Photography.

Debret and Brazil - 10 - Civilized Indians
2007-06-19 13:00:00
Civilized Brazil ian Indians Civilized Charruas Indians Civilized Guarani woman going to mass. (more…) © Ira O'Neill on Bizarre Brazil, 2007. | Permalink See more posts in the category People, Brazil viewed by foreigners, History, Oddities.
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Old pictures of Rio de Janeiro - 2
2007-06-18 13:00:00
Click on image for larger version Photos circa 1930-1936 - Pictures from Encyclopedia e Diccionario Internacional © Ira O'Neill on Bizarre Brazil, 2007. | Permalink See more posts in the category Rio de Jane iro , Photography .

Debret and Brazil - 9 - Brazilian Plants, Seeds, Roots and Flowers
2007-06-17 13:00:00
Brazilian plants, seeds, roots and flowers © Ira O'Neill on Bizarre Brazil, 2007. | Permalink See more posts in the category Fruits , Flora, Brazil viewed by foreigners, History .
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Old pictures of Rio de Janeiro - 1
2007-06-16 13:00:00
Click on image for larger version Photos circa 1930-1936 - Pictures from Encyclopedia e Diccionario Internacional © Ira O'Neill on Bizarre Brazil, 2007. | Permalink See more posts in the category Politics , Rio de Janeiro, Culture , History , Photography , Oddities.

The Buttered Cat Paradox
2007-06-15 19:21:00
Everybody knows cats always land on their feet. Everybody knows what happens when you drop a buttered bread: it alwats land butter side down. And everybody remembers the cat/bread butter paradox. Mauricio Adachi made this experimental movie to prove the theory. WPvideo 1.10 "GATO-PINGADO" Download! © Rico Ferrari on Bizarre Brazil, 2007. | Permalink See more posts in the category ...
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Debret and Brazil - 8 - Brazilian Trees and Bushes
2007-06-15 13:00:00
Brazilian trees and bushes Banana tree Cabaceiro Banana tree © Ira O'Neill on Bizarre Brazil, 2007. | Permalink See more posts in the category Flora , People , Crafts, Brazil viewed by foreigners, Culture , History .
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Red Bus Stop and Lonely Girl
2007-06-14 13:00:00
I am a bit reddish nowadays, but I cannot resist to this lonely girl at that red bus stop… at north side of Sao Paulo . Powered by ScribeFire. © Ira O'Neill on Bizarre Brazil, 2007. | Permalink See more posts in the category People , Sao Paulo, Photography , Oddities .
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Debret and Brazil - 7 - Indians Ceramics, Clothes, Masques
2007-06-13 13:00:00
Indians ceramics, clothes, masques, houses and dances Ceramics, Straw and Wood utensils Chiefs clothes and acessories (more…) © Ira O'Neill on Bizarre Brazil , 2007. | Permalink See more posts in the category Dance, People, Fashion, Brazil viewed by foreigners, Culture, History.
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Graffiti as advertising
2007-06-12 13:00:00
This graffiti is the real advertising of this shop in north part of Sao Paulo. Believe me! Click on image for larger version © Ira O'Neill on Bizarre Brazil, 2007. | Permalink See more posts in the category Advertising , Sao Paulo, Oddities.
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Debret and Brazil - 6 - Old Indian’s Inscriptions
2007-06-11 13:00:00
Some Brazil places at those times Anastabia Mountain - inscriptions on stone (more…) © Ira O'Neill on Bizarre Brazil, 2007. | Permalink See more posts in the category People, Dance, Brazil viewed by foreigners, History.
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Dancing for Your Valentine On National TV
2007-06-11 05:36:00
For some strange and unknown reason, Valentin e s Day in Brazil is June 12th. This video shows a reporter from Jornal Nacional talking about the holiday in a shopping mall in Rio. Jornal Nacional (something like ‘National News’) is the most important and viewed TV news program nationwide, with more than 50 million viewers each day. That’s why this guys behaved like ‘tards*. Click on the video to watch. WPvideo 1.10 Trem da Alegria e Dança do Siri no Jornal Nacional Download! *I guess I’d do the same if I had the opportunity, just for fun. © Rico Ferrari on Bizarre Brazil, 2007. | Permalink See more posts in the category Brazil in the news, TV, Humor, Videos, Oddities.
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Red freezer from the 70′
2007-06-10 13:00:00
Red freezer from the 70′. The advertising says: “That is the better hint you can make about your daughter marriage.” Click on image for larger © Ira O'Neill on Bizarre Brazil, 2007. | Permalink See more posts in the category Women, Advertising, Humor, Technology, Oddities.
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Debret and Brazil - 5 - Indians at War
2007-06-09 13:00:00
Brazilian Indians at war The Guaicuru tribe cavalary Brazilian Indians weapons (more…) © Ira O'Neill on Bizarre Brazil, 2007. | Permalink See more posts in the category Rio de Janeiro, People, Sao Paulo, Brazil viewed by foreigners, History.
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Red toilet
2007-06-08 13:00:00
This lavatory or toilet, whatever ( I never know how this is called) is so red that your eyes pain. It is inside a cinema called Gemini II in the Paulista Avenue, Sao Paulo. Well, I was alone, so I have taken those photos! © Ira O'Neill on Bizarre Brazil, 2007. | Permalink See more posts in the category Sao Paulo, Bizarre, Humor, Photography, Oddities.
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Debret and Brazil - 4 - Indian Mummy
2007-06-07 13:00:00
Brazilian Indian mummy inside a ceramic pot Coroado tribe chief mummy © Ira O'Neill on Bizarre Brazil, 2007. | Permalink See more posts in the category People, Bizarre, Brazil viewed by foreigners, History.
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