Castelinho Caracol, Cinnamon charm symbol

27/11/201928/11/2019 Julia 1 Comment

In the middle of a virtually deserted road, a friendly fairytale house draws attention amid the green fields of the Serra Gaúcha. Located on the parade 09 of the Bur Tour castelinho Caracol seems to have stopped in time. When I say i stopped in time it's no joke. It may even seem to be mere scenography […]

Visit the fortress of Santa Cruz in Niterói

08/11/201812/11/2018 Julia 2 Comments

One of the most visited sights of Niterói. Considered the 7 wonder of the fortress city of Santa Cruz da Barra was built in 1555, even very simple, almost improvised only with 2 cannons by the French by Nicolas Durand de Villegaignon. After structure became the main point of […]

The charming Largo do Boticário

05/07/201812/11/2018 Julia Leave a comment

Hidden amidst the buildings in the bustling Rua das Laranjeiras Largo do Boticário overflows quiet in contrast with its surroundings. The air extremely bucolic if merges with abandonment, and deterioration of buildings. Yet, abandoned half-forgotten, Largo do Boticário is much sought after for photographic essays and even events. […]

Visiting the Church of Senhor do Bonfim

29/03/201803/04/2018 Julia Leave a comment

Being in Salvador is impossible not to think of the Senhor do Bonfim ribbons colored which are sold on every corner. Soon visit the Church and tie your Ribbon on the Gates is almost a must. As a child I went to the Senhor do Bonfim, but it rained so much! I remember more of the rain than the Church. Was already […]

Tour homes and old buildings of Copacabana

23/03/201807/05/2018 Julia 2 Comments

Didn't do architecture, made design, still building and its excellent traits of time fascinate me. My cousin, her architect, says ultimately design and architecture are intertwined. This footprint, I dragged my mom (also designer) for a tour of old buildings of Copacabana, I had seen a few times on facebook, and […]

MON – Oscar Niemeyer Museum or the Museum of the eye, a visit not to be missed in Curitiba

20/10/201604/08/2022 Julia 5 Comments

THE MON – Oscar Niemeyer Museum or Museum of the eye, stay in Curitiba and is focused on Visual arts exhibition, Architecture, Urban planning and Design. It occupies about 35 1000 square meters of constructed area and more than 17 1000 square meters of exhibition area, It is considered the largest of America […]

Burano and the colorful houses

25/08/201601/03/2018 Julia 1 Comment

We left towards Murano Burano. During our crossing (7km far from Venice) the weather decided to give a relieved. This time we got lucky and went on stools "exclusive" from the back of the vaporetto. To access Burano, In addition to the vaporetto you can follow by land across the bridge to Mazzorbo (one of the islands of Venice ). We arrived […]

Wire Opera House in Curitiba

03/08/201607/05/2018 Julia 3 Comments

Surely one of the most famous spots of Curitiba, the wire Opera House is beautiful and fascinating. She is just a few kilometres from the city centre in the Pillar where formerly operated a quarry. At the end of a bridge, also delicate, the Opera is surrounded by native forest, cliffs of the old quarry, and […]

Bologna and the 498 degraus from Torri degli Asinelli

09/06/201602/04/2017 Julia 2 Comments

Bologna or Bologna was a town under-used on our journey. Not for lack of trying but for lack of time. Still we took a little walk through the historical centre and it did kill my desire to climb the Torri degli of the Asinelli. Bologna was eventually chosen to be part of our roadmap for strategic position for the […]

Vittorio Emanuelle Gallery, the living room of Milan

11/02/201601/03/2018 Julia 6 Comments

Certain things are impossible to disassociate. Thought in Milan – thought Duomo – thought of Vittorio Emanuelle Gallery. Impossible not to remember her! Brief history of the gallery before the construction of the Galleria Vittorio Emanuelle, Duomo square was called Piazza dei Polli – Chicken square. At the time a place full of […]

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