Buildings

Old Porto, Portugal 

World Heritage

Sent by Jose on 16 Dec, 2018 from Torres Novas, Portugal

Buckingham Palace, London

Sent by Pävi on 29 Jun, 1997, from London

City Hall 

Sao Paulo, Brazil

Sent by Veronika from Belarus

Samstagsberg

Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Sent by my niece on 9 Dec, 2019 from Frankfurt

Convent of Christ (Tomar) Portugal

The Convent of Christ is a former Roman Catholic convent in Tomar, Portugal. Originally a 12th-century Templar stronghold, when the order was dissolved in the 14th century the Portuguese branch was turned into the Knights of the Order of Christ, that later supported Portugal's maritime discoveries of the 15th century. The convent and castle complex is a historic and cultural monument and was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1983.

Sent by Jose on 15 Feb, 2021 from Portugal

 

Statues

BR-548256.  

Armação dos Búzios. Brasil .

 The statue of Brigitte Bardot placed the Buzios coastal promenade called Orla Bardot.

Sent by Fernando in São Paulo

IT-610017. 

Arch of Augustus and  Augustus statue Fano Italy

The Arch of Augustus in Fano is a city gate in the form of a triumphal arch with three vaults. 

Sent by Chiara in Fano

RU- 8683297.

 Ulyanovsk, Russia.  Monument of N. M. Karamzin.

Nikolay Mikhailovich Karamzin ( 1766 – 1826) was a Russian Imperial historian, romantic writer, poet and critic. He is best remembered for his fundamental History of the Russian State, a 12-volume national history.

Sent by Nika in Ulyanovsk

Forbidden City - The Hall of Supreme Harmony. UNESCO World Heritage, China

Sent by Rach on 7 Oct, 2016 from Hong Kong

Johannes Gutenberg in Mainz

Sent by Paula on 8 Jul, 2018 from Mainz

Statue of Pythagoras on Samos island, Greece

Brazil

Brazil, Stained Glass from Mercado da Cantareira - São Paulo

sent by Estela in Vinaros, Spain

on 23 Sep, 2013

travel time 6 days

distance traveled 2,864 km

 received on Sep 30, 2013

UNESCO’s World Heritage Buildings

Inconfidencia Museum - UNESCO’s World Heritage. 

City: Ouro Preto, State: Minas Gerais, Brazil

travel time 20 days

distance travelled 10,816 km

sent by Celio, Belo Horizonte

Plaza del Popolo

Baeza, Spain,  UNESCO’s World Heritage

travel time 7 days

distance travelled 3,289 km

sent by Juan, Andalusia

Masson Mills. Derwent Valley Mills, Derbyshire, England. UNESCO's World Heritage

travel time 14 days

distance travelled 1,619 km

sent by Birgit, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Sunday hobbies

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Contemporary dance. Art by Maria Maximina

travel time 32 days

distance travelled 11,216 km

sent by Thalyne in Taubate, Brazil

BR-320699

The art of Brazilian football by Mario Baratta

travel time 23 days

distance travelled 11,621 km

sent by Lucirene in Curitiba, Brazil

Night views in Brazil

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Curitiba, Tanguá Park, Parana, Brazil

travel time 27 days

distance travelled 10,967 km

sent by Alisson in Rondonópolis, Brazil

Curitiba is the capital and largest city in the Brazilian state of Paraná. The city's population was 1,879,355 as of 2015, making it the eighth most populous city in Brazil and the largest in Brazil's South Region. 

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Praça Rui Barbosa is a square in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.

travel time 46 days

distance travelled 10,816 km

sent by Maria in Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Iguazu Falls

 BR-306368

travel time 50 days

distance travelled 11,268 km

sent by Ana in Itatiba

BR-324840

travel time 29 days

distance travelled 10,753 km

two Iguassu cards sent by Luis in Goiania

The Iguazu Falls are located on the Iguazu River on the border of Brazil and Argentina and are linked as UNESCO World Heritage site. The number of falls ranges from 150-240 depending on the flow. On the Brazilian side there is a long walkway which allows a close view of the canyon and the falls.This is the most visited National Park in Brazil.

Igreja do Bonfim

Traditional celebration of Senhor do Bonfim. 

The Church of Nosso Senhor do Bonfim, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.

 The church is the most famous of the Catholic churches of Salvador, in the State of Bahia, Brazil. The church is the subject of intense religious devotion by the people of Salvador and is the site of a famous celebration held every year in January (Festa do Senhor do Bonfim).

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travel time 30 days

distance travelled 538 km 

sent by Irina in Saint Petersburg, Russia

City views, day time

Manaus, Brazil

Teatro Amazonas / Amazonas Opera House

Manaus is the city in the North Region of Brazil. It is situated near the confluence of the Negro and Solimões rivers. With a population of more than 2 million, it is the most populous city of both the Brazilian state of Amazonas and the Amazon rainforest.

From Denise, Brazil

Colorful colonial houses in Pelourinho, Historic Center of Salvador, Brazil.

The Historic Center of Salvador as a whole was listed as a national heritage site by the National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage in 1984. It was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1985.

From Alberto, Brazil

Postcards for the weekend 43. 

Museums

Museum Tinguely, Basel. Switzerland
The Museum Tinguely is an art museum in Basel, Switzerland that contains a permanent exhibition of the works of Swiss painter and sculptor Jean Tinguely.

Comes from Claudia in Basel.

Distance: 1,906 km
Travel time: 9 days

Antoine Rredock architect, Canadian Museum for Human Rights, Winnipeg, Canada

Antoine Predock is an American architect, landscape architect and interior designer based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, since 1967. The Museum’s Architectural Review Committee chose his design because they believed it "could fulfill the objectives for an inspirational building that achieves a complexity relating to the diversity of human experience."

From Cynthia, in Hamilton, Canada
Distance: 6,371 km
Travel time: 6 days

The Bonnefantenmuseum is a museum of fine art in Maastricht, Netherlands. The building was designed by the Italian architect Aldo Rossi. With its rocket-shaped cupola overlooking the river Maas, it is one of Maastricht's most prominent modern buildings.

From Gemma, Netherlands
Distance: 1,510 km
Travel time: 5 days

The Museu Paulista of the University of São Paulo (commonly known as Museu do Ipiranga) is a Brazilian history museum located in the city of São Paulo. It contains a huge collection of furniture, documents and historically relevant artwork, especially relating to the Brazilian Empire era.The building was designed by Italian architect Tommaso Gaudenzio Bezzi in 1884

From Antonio, São  Paulo, Brazil

Distance: 11,477 km

Travel time: 20 days

Rio 2016 Olympics

Inhotim, Art Wonderland

The Centro de Arte Contemporânea Inhotim in Brumadinho, Brazil

The Centro de Arte Contemporânea Inhotim is a museum and contemporary art museum located in Brumadinho in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, founded by former mining magnate Bernardo Paz.

The world's largest open-air contemporary art museum, and greater Belo Horizonte's standout attraction, this sprawling complex of gardens dotted with 21 world-class modern art galleries and numerous outdoor sculptures lies 50km west of the city, near the town of Brumadinho. Much of the international artwork on view is monumental in size, with galleries custom-built to display it. The constantly expanding gardens, opened to the public in 2006, boast over 4000 different species of plants (including one of the world's most extensive collections of palm trees) and lakes with swans.

This card comes from Alice in Barbacena, Brazil
Distance: 10,941 km
Travel time: 16 days

Take a walk to this amazing art wonderland.

Bazil

São Paulo City Hall

From Tatiana

São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city proper in the southern hemisphere, in the Americas, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among the ten largest metropolitan areas in the world. São Paulo is the capital of the state of São Paulo, Brazil's most populous state. It exerts strong regional influence in commerce, finance, arts and entertainment and a strong international influence. The name of the city honors Saint Paul of Tarsus.

Collection of the most beautiful landscapes of Rio de Janeiro

From our friends on their vacation to Brazil

Rio de Janeirois the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America. There are approximately 6.3 million people living within the city proper, making it the 6th largest in the Americas and 26th in the world. Part of the city has been designated as a World Heritage Site, named "Rio de Janeiro: Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the Sea", identified by UNESCO on 1 July 2012 in the category Cultural Landscape.



Happy Women's Day...

with these cards from my unicef collection.

 

Holiday, Belgium
Artist Franz Gailliard

Offering, Brazil
Artist by Angelo Shepis

 Oda and Per, Norway
Artist Christian Krogh

Tante, Barbados
Artis Omowale Stewart

Mama Negra, Argentiina
Artist Susan Romero

Sugar Loaf, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Received on: 21 May, 2013

Distance: 9,875 km (6,136 miles)

Travel time: 18 days

My first card from Brazil!

Burges lives in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. He sent this great, old view of Sugar Loaf  which  is the most famous peak in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is located at the mouth of Guanabara Bay and rises 396 metres (1,299 ft) above the harbor.