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Bizarre Brazil Bizarre Brazil Oddities and bizarre of the first of the BRIC countries. Fun stuff, videos, culture and history of the big green and clueless southern country. Articles
Paulista Avenue - 33 - The End
2007-09-30 13:00:00 Paulista Avenue ends at this tunnel. © Ira O'Neill on Bizarre Brazil, 2007. | Permalink See more posts in the category Photography , Sao Paulo .
Paulista Avenue - 32 - Francisco de Miranda
2007-09-29 13:00:00 Statue of Francisco de Miranda , a Venezuelan revolutionary. There is a statue of him in Fitzroy Street, London, you could see here. Wikipedia (in English) © Ira O'Neill on Bizarre Brazil, 2007. | Permalink See more posts in the category History , People , Photography , Sao Paulo .
Paulista Avenue - 31 - Saint Luis Church
2007-09-28 13:00:00 Saint Luis Church © Ira O'Neill on Bizarre Brazil, 2007. | Permalink See more posts in the category Photography , Sao Paulo . More About: Saint , Avenue
Paulista Avenue - 30 - Metro - Consolacao Station
2007-09-27 13:00:00 One of the entries of the Metro (subway, underground, tube), Consolacao Station , at Paulista Avenue . © Ira O'Neill on Bizarre Brazil, 2007. | Permalink See more posts in the category Photography , Sao Paulo .
Paulista Avenue -29 - Conjunto Nacional
2007-09-26 13:00:00 Conjunto Nacional Building © Ira O'Neill on Bizarre Brazil, 2007. | Permalink See more posts in the category Characters . More About: Avenue , Conjunto
Pink building
2007-09-25 13:00:00 Pink building at Northern part of Sao Paulo city © Ira O'Neill on Bizarre Brazil, 2007. | Permalink See more posts in the category Photography , Sao Paulo. More About: Building , Pink
Paulista Avenue - 28 - Safra Bank
2007-09-24 13:00:00 Safra Bank © Ira O'Neill on Bizarre Brazil, 2007. | Permalink See more posts in the category Characters . More About: Avenue
Yellow Toilet
2007-09-23 13:00:00 © Ira O'Neill on Bizarre Brazil, 2007. | Permalink See more posts in the category Oddities , Photography , Sao Paulo . More About: Toilet , Yellow
Paulista Avenue - 27 - Panamericano Bank
2007-09-22 13:00:00 Panamericano Bank and Sao Luis Bulding (the blue one) © Ira O'Neill on Bizarre Brazil, 2007. | Permalink See more posts in the category Photography , Sao Paulo . More About: Avenue
Sao Paulo - Window full of garbage
2007-09-21 13:00:00 Window full of garbage © Ira O'Neill on Bizarre Brazil, 2007. | Permalink See more posts in the category Characters . More About: Sao Paulo , Garbage , Full , Paulo
Paulista Avenue - 12 - Gazeta TV Channel
2007-08-23 13:00:00 Gazeta TV Chan nel  Gazeta © Ira O'Neill on Bizarre Brazil, 2007. | Permalink See more posts in the category Sao Paulo, Photography. More About: Avenue , Zeta
Albert Eckhout – Women
2007-08-22 13:00:00 Black Woman Mameluca Woman Tapuia Woman Tupinanba Woman © Ira O'Neill on Bizarre Brazil, 2007. | Permalink See more posts in the category Fruits, Flora, Fauna, Brazil viewed by foreigners, History. More About: Women , Albert
Paulista Avenue - 11 - Bic Bank
2007-08-21 13:00:00 Bic Bank © Ira O'Neill on Bizarre Brazil, 2007. | Permalink See more posts in the category Sao Paulo, Photography. More About: Avenue
Albert Eckhout
2007-08-20 13:00:00 Albert Eckhout (1610-1665) was a artist and botanic who accompanied John Maurice of Nassau, the governor of the Dutch possessions in Brazil, in 1637. He stayed at Brazil until 1644 where he painted indians, slaves and fruits ? the fruits are very beautiful. Albert Eckhout (Wikipedia: in Portuguese, in Nederlands) The Dance of Tapuias Warriors © Ira O'Neill ... More About: History , Albert
Paulista Avenue - 10 - Petrobras
2007-08-19 13:00:00 Petrobras building. © Ira O'Neill on Bizarre Brazil, 2007. | Permalink See more posts in the category Sao Paulo , Photography . More About: Avenue , Petr , Petrobras
Marchioness of Santos? House
2007-08-18 13:00:00 The Marchioness of Santos lived at this house in Sao Paulo after the affair with Pedro the Imperor of Brazil. Today the house is a museum. © Ira O'Neill on Bizarre Brazil, 2007. | Permalink See more posts in the category Soap operas, People , Sao Paulo, Empire , History . More About: House
Paulista Avenue - 9 - Fnac
2007-08-17 13:00:00 Fnac at Paulista Avenue © Ira O'Neill on Bizarre Brazil, 2007. | Permalink See more posts in the category Sao Paulo , Photography . More About: Fnac
The Emperor Lover
2007-08-16 13:00:00 Domitilia de Castro Canto e Mello, later Marchioness of Santos and lover of Dom Pedro the First. © Ira O'Neill on Bizarre Brazil, 2007. | Permalink See more posts in the category Empire , Society , History , Oddities . More About: Lover
Paulista Avenue - 8 - Metro - Brigadeiro Station
2007-08-15 13:00:00 One of the entries of the Metro (subway, underground, tube), Brigadeiro Station , at Paulista Avenue . Metro site in English and in Portuguese © Ira O'Neill on Bizarre Brazil, 2007. | Permalink See more posts in the category Sao Paulo , Photography .
Debret and Brazil - 38 - Men of the Empire
2007-08-14 13:00:00 Men very important at Brazil Empire . The most important public man we Brazilian ever had without doubt, was José Bonifacio de Andrada e Silva. Antonio de Araujo e Azevedo, Earl of da Barca [Conde da Barca] (Wikipedia: Portuguese only) Pedro Jose Joaquim Vito de Menezes Coutinho, 6th Marquis of Marialva (Marques de Marialva) (Wikipedia: Portuguese only) Jose Bonifacio ... More About: History , The Empire
Paulista Avenue - 7 - Pasteur Institute
2007-08-13 13:00:00 The Institute Pasteur of Sao Paulo (Portuguese only) Louis Pasteur (English -wikipedia) © Ira O'Neill on Bizarre Brazil, 2007. | Permalink See more posts in the category Sao Paulo, Photography . More About: Avenue , Lista
Debret and Brazil - 37 - Pedro the First Emperor of Brazil
2007-08-12 13:00:00 I love this image! Here, Dom Pedro speaks with his guards - not giving a shit for the guy who is kissing his hand! The man was a piece of work! Philander, womanizer, very good father and king of two crowns, Brazil and Portugal. Dom Pedro I (Wikipedia: in English, in Portuguese) Dom Pedro was declared emperor ... More About: History , Empire , Emperor
Paulista Avenue - 6 - Santa Catarina Building
2007-08-11 13:00:00 This commercial building at 287, Paulista Av. is called Santa Catarina, but I don´t know if it belongs to the Hospital of the same name. It is new and when I saw it for the first time I have thought about a “glassy wedding cake”! © Ira O'Neill on Bizarre Brazil, 2007. | Permalink See more posts in ... More About: Economy , Humor , Building , Photography , Oddities
Debret and Brazil - 36 - Queens and Princesses
2007-08-10 13:00:00 Carlota Joaquina, the ugliest creature of all kingdoms, of all times (Wikipedia in English, in Portuguese) Leopoldina (Wikipdia, in English, in Portuguese) Leopoldina arrived at Brazil Leopoldina funeral Princess Amelia Leuchtenberg (Wikipedia: in English, in Portuguese) Marriage of Amelia Leuchtenberg and Dom Pedro I © Ira O'Neill on Bizarre Brazil, 2007. | Permalink See more posts in the category Empire, Brazil viewed by foreigners, History. More About: Queens , Princesses
Paulista Avenue - 5 - Rodrigues Alves School
2007-08-09 13:00:00 That school is the unique public school at Paulista Avenue . Rodrigues Alves was President of Brazil from 1902 to 1906. See more about him at wikipedia in English and in Portuguese. © Ira O'Neill on Bizarre Brazil, 2007. | Permalink See more posts in the category Sao Paulo, Culture, History, Photography. More About: School , Lista
Debret and Brazil - 35 - The Portuguese Court at Brazil
2007-08-08 13:00:00 Dom Joao VI at Brazil - (Wikipedia in English - Dom Joao VI) Dom Joao VI and his son, prince Pedro (later, Pedro the First, Imperor of Brazil) Ministers Fashion ladies © Ira O'Neill on Bizarre Brazil, 2007. | Permalink See more posts in the category Brazil viewed by foreigners, History. More About: Portuguese , Court
Paulista Avenue - 4 - Itau Cultural
2007-08-07 13:00:00 Itau Cultural (the building with the tower) © Ira O'Neill on Bizarre Brazil, 2007. | Permalink See more posts in the category Sao Paulo , Culture , Photography . More About: Avenue , Lista
Debret and Brazil - 34 - Funerals
2007-08-06 13:00:00 Funeral of a black woman and of black King Funeral cortege © Ira O'Neill on Bizarre Brazil , 2007. | Permalink See more posts in the category Religion , People , Brazil viewed by foreigners, Culture , History .
Paulista Avenue - 3 - Santa Catarina Hospital
2007-08-05 13:00:00 Santa Catarina Hospital was founded in 1906 and never change its adress in Paulista Avenue . Details of the hospital walls © Ira O'Neill on Bizarre Brazil, 2007. | Permalink See more posts in the category Sao Paulo , Photography . More About: Santa
Debret and Brazil - 33 - Religion
More articles from this author:2007-08-04 13:00:00 Brazil is a Catholic country, not fervently… Christmas’ angel Beating Judas Iscariot - similar Guy Fawkes © Ira O'Neill on Bizarre Brazil, 2007. | Permalink See more posts in the category Religion , Empire , Brazil viewed by foreigners, History . More About: Brazil 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
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