coat-of-arms, ilha fiscal tour
COAT-OF-ARMS Now let s look at the Brazilian Imperial coat-of-arms , designed by Jean-Baptiste Debret, a French painter. This is the only imperial coat of arms nowadays left, a the others were destroyed by the Republicans. The dragons are decoratives. The one on the left is holding a branch of coffee and the other holding one of tobacco which were the main economic products of that time. The armiflary sphere, symbolizing the routes performed by the Portuguese around the globe. The little stars are the symbol of our provinces, at the time. At the top is the beautiful Imperial Crown.
Direction Walk 0.02 km or 0 mins south west from last photo
Location Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, South America
Info F 2.8 1/200 ISO 80 with Canon PowerShot G9
| Keywords | 2009, Afterfate, Aftersleep, Brazil, Lazy Hiker, Longest Journey, Rio de Janeiro, South America, Travel | ||
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| Event | Longest Journey Started the day walking in Flamengo Park. It was murderously hot. No cloud, yet the sky is misty. In Gloria, I found the memorial for President Getulio Vargas. It is underground and looks deserted, creepy. There was a park with a beautiful European fountain. Too hot. Stopped at a Marinha Monument, where there is a tiny museum, providing much needed air con. At noon, I strolled in MAM - Modern art museum, where there are some favela arts... some are quite notable. 12:40pm I caught a taxi to Espazo Cultural Marinha, hoping to be on time for the 1:00pm Ilha Fiscal tour, but it was too late. But I was just on time for a Capoeira Demonstration. 2:10pm, I finally got my much anticipated Ilha Fiscal tour. The guide was very friendly, though the tour is in Portuguese; she gave me an English manual. It was the place of the last ball of the Empire of Brazil, also my last tour in Brazil. I took the Metro back to Catete, enjoyed my last lunch at Catete Grill. Returned to my hotel, got my luggage, took a taxi to airport, ending my 7 week journey. | ||
| Continent | South America | Country | Brazil |
| State | Rio de Janeiro | City | Rio de Janeiro |
| Weather | Sunny | Temperature | 32C |
| Day | Rio � Ilha Fiscal | Activity | Ilha Fiscal Tour |
| Temp | 7C | Tour | Tupiza Tour |
| Date | 2009:11:14 14:34:46 | Make | Canon |
| Model | Canon PowerShot G9 | Rating | 3 |
| Lens | 7.4-44.4 mm | Flash | Off, Did not fire |
| Focal | 7.4 mm | Exposure | 1/200 |
| F Number | 2.8 | ISO | 80 |
| White Bal. | Manual | Metering | Multi-segment |
| Compensation | 0 | Hyperfocal | 3.04 m |
| Latitude | -22.8974583333333 | Longitude | -43.1664111111111 |
| Altitude | 13.73069286 m | File Size | 5.7 MB |