Alcântara
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Alcântara is a Brazilian city in the state of Maranhão. The city has a population of 22,359 (2005), and is 30 km away from the state's capital, São Luís. Founded by French explorers in the 16th century, Alcântara was later conquered by the Portuguese, who used the small village as a base to take São Luís from the Dutch in 1646 (...)
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Alcântara is a Brazilian city in the state of Maranhão. The city has a population of 22,359 (2005), and is 30 km away from the state's capital, São Luís. Founded by French explorers in the 16th century, Alcântara was later conquered by the Portuguese, who used the small village as a base to take São Luís from the Dutch in 1646 (...)
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Alcântara
Made by pedro vidigal
View Large On Black Although today it is quite central, it was once a mere suburb of Lisbon, comprising mostly farms and palaces. In the 16th century, there was a brook there which the nobles used to promenade in their boats. Through the late 19th century, Alcântara became a popular industrial area, with lots of small factories and warehouses. Through the centuries, this area has lost all of its charm and old buildings, as well as its brook, and the womenfolk used to go there to do their laundry. Around the early 1990s, Alcântara started to become a place for pubs and discotheques, mainly because its outer area is mostly commercial, and the noise generated at night, and the movida, would not disturb its residents. Today, some of this areas are slowly being taken over by loft developments and new apartments that can profit from its excellent river views and central locality.
stolen waters
Made by ChromaticOrb
The Portuguese name for an attic with windows opening to the roof is águas furtadas, which directly translates to English as stolen waters. The name comes from the fact that these windows reduce the roof area which is also called águas. (Thanks to and Rui Fernandes for the explanation). Anyway, this is a good example of how complementary colors (blue and yellow) work very well toghether. Had to darken the shadows a bit to reduce grays and greens and deliver some more contrast. Although the subject itself isn't very interesting, I think the overall image is quite well balanced.
"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that."
Made by Ana Santos
Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. ~ Martin Luther King, Jr. These fish hang out by the pier restaurants and just aimlessly swim around, waiting for something to drop from the sky. I kept throwing bread crumbs out into the dock. Later, the seagulls came and expected some food, too. The seagulls aren't as picky as the fish when it comes to what type of food we throw in the water. The fish solely feed on bread, while the seagulls are pleased with anything, from bread to spaghetti to sausage to cheese. I like everything, though, so I coveted most of the meal. *is unashamed!*
Lissabon 2010 - Ponte 25 de Abril und Cristo-Rei-Statue
Made by Jorbasa
Oktober 2010 Die Ponte 25 de Abril (Brücke des 25. April) ist ein 3,2 Kilometer langer Brückenzug in Lissabon mit einer 2278 Meter langen Hängebrücke über den Tejo von 1966. Beim Bau war die Erweiterung um ein Eisenbahndeck mit zwei Schienensträngen vorgesehen. Dies wurde erst zwischen den Jahren 1996 und 1999 unter der Fahrbahnplatte zusammen mit der Verbreiterung um zwei Fahrstreifen realisiert. Dazu wurden über den beiden vorhandenen Tragkabeln zwei neue montiert, welche in neuen externen Ankerblöcken verankert wurden. Die Erweiterung wurde am 30. Juni 1999 freigegeben.
Mia
Made by Maria_Flor
O meu irmão e a namorada descobriram esta pequenina e não conseguiram resistir-lhe. Nem com dois meses ainda, estava suja, mas felizmente, alimentada, e recebeu em casa deles, o lar de que precisava. Há uns dias, trouxeram-na cá a casa para a apresentarem à prima Bruma. Já estão a ver o resultado: A Bruminha, dona da casa, não achou piada nenhuma a esta bola de pelo e ainda que não a tivesse atacado fisicamente, não se condoeu em fazer marcar a sua autoridade com rosnadelas (parecia um cão!) e muitos sffffffsssssst. Que pena... Gostava tanto que se dessem bem....
the bad thing
Made by LuisMCA
View Large Size | My Portfolio Youth and drinking, a 21st century social big problem. They gather before going to the disco with alcoholic mixtures bought in convenienve stores and drink from plastic bottles to get worked up in advance. Saves them money and gets them up to speed. This is the world we created. Canon 5D + 24-105mm 1/25s f/4.0 ISO3200 105mm
19/01/2008 Lisboa
Made by Tiago Alves Miranda
Estação de Alcântara-Terra. Senhores passageiros, o comboio Suburbano (CP Lisboa) com destino a Castanheira do Ribatejo e partida às dezanove horas e seis minutos, sairá na linha número três. [Efectua paragem em todas as estações e apeadeiros, excepto Entrecampos-Poente]. No blog.
Portuguese Windows
Made by Vitó
This is a way to support Portugal in the World Cup that today plays against England. Go ahead Portugal! It was shoot in Alcantara, in Lisbon. UPDATED (23-8-2006): this photo was chosen to integrate a movie about Cristiano Ronaldo. The short retail film was made for broadcast in Nike stores during the summer. See where this photo was taken at maps.yuan.cc.
Mr and Mrs Dog
Made by Robyn Hooz
Lisboa. This couple of dogs seemed so interested in watching the people walk on by in the street... it made me smile! And it was almost like the house belonged to them! Il signore e la signora Cane Lisbona. Questa coppia di cani sembrava così interessata a guardare la gente camminare per strada... mi ha fatto sorridere! E la casa sembrava la loro!
Doca de Santo Amaro
Made by PROVIL
Esta doca tem capacidade de 237 embarcações com comprimento inferior a 6 m, e 94 de comprimento inferior. Disponibiliza serviços de passagens flutuantes, posto de recepção, água e electricidade nas passagens, aguada em cais, recolha de lixo, sistemas de segurança e comunicação, balneários e serviços de meteorologia.
Carris 73 Calcada do Livramento
Made by Guy Arab UF
Carris 73 ID-82-14 a 1967 Daimler CVU6LX UTIC B18T climbing Calcada do Livramento from Alcantara to Estrela on service 13 on 13 February 1987. This batch of 20 buses actually had Guy Victory chassis, but were sold to Lisbon as a Daimler Freeline, at the same time as a batch of Fleetlines.
A penny for your thoughts
Made by Atlantys (♫ No worries ♫)
(...) A penny for your thoughts my dear A penny for your thoughts my dear I.o.u. for your love I.o.u. for your love (...) ♫ Marillion - Lavender ♫ Lisboa, Dezembro 2004 Lisbon, December 2004
Railing
Made by Vitó
Today, because the subway's strike I needed to get an alternative transport to get to work. This was taken just before I catched the train in Alcantara-Terra, a new way to go to work. See where this photo was taken at maps.yuan.cc.
Especial Alcântara – Sintra
Made by Tiago Alves Miranda
Comboio especial da comemoração dos 120 anos da Linha de Sintra e do cinquentenário da sua electrificação em 25000 Volt. Uma vez que o túnel do Rossio se encontrava encerrado devido a obras de remodelação, este serviço teve início na estação de Alcântara-Terra.
Rossio Station by night during a presentation - Lisbon
Made by LeonidasGR
Inside the building was a presentation/discussion for something which i didn't learn. Anyway using these colors for this night it could be a spiritual subject. When i have seen these colors and presentation from far, my spirit was happy to capture this specific moment!!!
dreaming
Made by LuisMCA
View Large Size | My Portfolio What comes inside your bubble? Is she dreaming with a cyclist? Leica M9 + Summicron 50mm
Santo Amaro
Made by ernstkers
Tourist tram 1 (St.Louis 437 of 1901) at Santo Amaro depot. This was one of the two trams with which in 1965 the tourist service was started. Nowadays it is part of the museum collection and used for the shuttle service, which connects the two parts of the museum.
zebra crossing
Made by miss_kcc
I wanted to post this in the my impression of group as around the time I took this posted a similar from the hip shot - i took forever to post it, and in the mean time she has deleted hers - guess that'll teach me to take so long to post!
50 dias
Made by c-loser
that day I got free Nivea stuff. a little piece of Portugal a day on: tumblr cargocollective
10 Portugal
Made by ernst schade
Portugal, Lisbon. 1-1-2003 Mr Álvaro Henriques Cruz, now 81, started working in this shop selling glass when he was 14 years old. Small shops like this disappear quickly in modernizing Lisbon. Photography by Ernst Schade
