Monday, December 29, 2008

Cards from Brazil

Three Brazilian cards sent by Luana! We arranged a swap in October, she sent me her cards but they got lost. She kindly resent them and she even sent an extra card and a flyer about some forts in her region.

Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro.

Barra da Tijuca, a quarter in Rio de Janeiro.

Santa Cruz fortress was the 1st fortress built on Guanabara Bay. It dates from 1555 and the current constraction dates from 1870. It consists of 41 casemates distrbuted along 2 floors where secular cannons can be seen. It also can be seen the St. Barbara Chapel, a marble sun dial built in 1820, colonial prisons, firing squad execution place and a former magazine.

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