My own personal Brazil ! Photo Gallery by Jean-Pierre Scherrer at pbase.com

My own personal Brazil !

...here's a few images from where I live (retired) since 2013 ! The images ahave been shot mostly in and around the city of João Pessoa, State of Paraiba, in the "Nordeste" of the country !

Rainbow over Lucena	House #1	...after the rain !	Wet kitten !	House #2	Symetry, and an ant !	Fishermen #1
Fishermen #2	Fishermen #3	Fishermen #4	Fishermen #5	A crab named "siri" !	Fishermen #6	Fishermen #7
Fishermen #8	Worker #1	Worker #2	Worker #3	House #3	Street parade !	Giant coconuts !
River-bus !	Other river-bus !	Matheus	Joao Pessoa, Paraiba, Brazil	On the beach...	On the beach...	Fishermen !
Relax.jpg	Flying over Recife, PE	Almost landing in Recife, PE	The ferry-boat to Lucena, PB	A school-boat on Rio Paraiba, PB	Two school-boats in Rio Paraiba, PB	Going out of the ferry-boat
A coconut tree next to the bungalow !	The swimming-pools at Lucena's bungalow	Little bar on he sea-side	The beach at Lucena...on a sunday !	A "jangada" and fishing nets	_DSC4316.jpg	_DSC4324.jpg
"Cassia Fistula" or "Chuva de ouro" tree	"Cassia Fistula" or "Chuva de ouro" flowers	_DSC4359.jpg	Bar at night	Tiny crabs "Chama maré"	Tiny crabs "Chama maré"	_DSC4373.jpg
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São Francisco church	São Francisco church	_DSC4396.jpg	_DSC4397.jpg	_DSC4398.jpg	_DSC4400.jpg	_DSC4401.jpg
_DSC4402.jpg	Mango tree in João Pessoa old town	_DSC4416.jpg	_DSC4418.jpg	_DSC4419.jpg	São Francisco church	São Francisco church
Chappel in São Francisco church	Chappel in São Francisco church	Chappel in São Francisco church	Chappel in São Francisco church	Ancient and local craft industry	Ancient and local craft industry	Ancient and local craft industry
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_DSC4449.jpg	_DSC4453.jpg	_DSC4456.jpg	_DSC4458.jpg	Local train	_DSC4979.jpg	Cabo Branco Beach
Green coconuts salesman	Pineaples for sale	Living-room and background !	The beach !!!	The Gavea Stone, viewed from the back balcony !	Street-shooting !?!	The Corcovado...and the Flamengo training stadium !
Leblon Beach	Copacabana beach in winter ! Shot from the Copacabana Fort !	The Sugar-Loaf and the cable-cars !	The Sugar-Loaf and the cable-cars !	Street-scene !	Sebastião Salgado Exhibition	_DSC0152.jpg
_DSC0154.jpg	_DSC0156.jpg	_DSC0157.jpg	Waterlily #1	Waterlily #2	Waterlily #3	Beach on sunday...
_DSC4378.jpg	_DSC4383.jpg	_DSC4387.jpg	Pulpit in São Francisco Church	_DSC2086.jpg	The Golden Chapel, in São Francisco Church	Lateral chapel of São Francisco Church
Ceiling of the abse of São Francisco Church	Ceiling of the transept of São Francisco Church	Choir of São Francisco Church	Lone coconut tree...	Cactus flowers	Cactus Mandacaru (Cereus Jamacaru) by day	Cactus Mandacaru (Cereus Jamacaru) by night
Cactus Mandacaru (Cereus Jamacaru)	Cactus Mandacaru (Cereus Jamacaru)	Cactus Mandacaru (Cereus Jamacaru)	Cactus Mandacaru (Cereus Jamacaru)	January on the beach......	_DSC2534.jpg	Frevo dancer in Olinda !
Frevo dancer in Olinda !	Frevo dancer in Olinda !	Forte de Santa Catarina, Cabedelo #1	Forte de Santa Catarina, Cabedelo #2	Forte de Santa Catarina, Cabedelo #3	Forte de Santa Catarina, Cabedelo #4	_DSC2593.jpg
Carnival in Joao Pessoa	Carnival in Joao Pessoa	Carnival in Joao Pessoa	Carnival in Joao Pessoa	Carnival in Joao Pessoa	Street follies in Joao Pessoa	Street follies in Joao Pessoa
Street follies in Joao Pessoa	Street follies in Joao Pessoa	Street follies in Joao Pessoa	Street follies in Joao Pessoa	Street follies in Joao Pessoa	Street follies in Joao Pessoa	Street follies in Joao Pessoa
Street follies in Joao Pessoa	Street follies in Joao Pessoa	Street follies in Joao Pessoa	Street follies in Joao Pessoa	Street follies in Joao Pessoa	Street follies in Joao Pessoa	Street follies in Joao Pessoa
Street follies in Joao Pessoa	_DSC2710.jpg	_DSC2791.jpg	Mussaenda frondosa	Mussaenda frondosa	Mussaenda frondosa	Sunset on Manaira beach
Ruddy Ground Dove (ColumbinaTalpacoti)	Plain-bellied Emerald hummingbird (Amazilia Leucogaster)	Plain-bellied Emerald hummingbird (Amazilia Leucogaster)	Plain-bellied Emerald hummingbird (Amazilia Leucogaster)	Plain-bellied Emerald hummingbird (Amazilia Leucogaster)	Plain-bellied Emerald hummingbird (Amazilia Leucogaster)	Plain-bellied Emerald hummingbird (Amazilia Leucogaster)
_DSC3628.jpg	_DSC3596.jpg	Great Kiskadee (Pitangus Sulphuratus)	Gavião-carijó - Roadside hawk - (Rupornis Magnirostris)	Borboleta Cabeça de Fósforo - Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus Proteus)	Looking North...	_DSC4239.jpg
Por do Sol visto do Cabo Branco	Os últimos raios de sol...	Southern Lapwing (Vanellus Chilensis)	Southern Lapwing (Vanellus Chilensis)	Southern Lapwing (Vanellus Chilensis)	Southern Lapwing (Vanellus Chilensis)	Guira Cuckoo - Anu Branco (Guira guira)
Guira Cuckoo - Anu Branco (Guira guira)	_DSC4877.jpg	_DSC4890.jpg	_DSC4904.jpg	_DSC4917.jpg	_DSC4945.jpg	Common marmoset (Callithrix Jacchus)
Common marmoset (Callithrix Jacchus)	Common marmoset (Callithrix Jacchus)	Common marmoset (Callithrix Jacchus)	Common marmoset (Callithrix Jacchus)	Common marmoset (Callithrix Jacchus)	_DSC5003.jpg	_DSC5006.jpg
_DSC5011.jpg	_DSC5040.jpg	_DSC5044.jpg	_DSC5058.jpg	_DSC1548.jpg	_DSC1552.jpg	Dusk panorama from my side window......
Morning panorama from the front window....	_DSC1769.jpg	_DSC1567.jpg	_DSC1624.jpg	_DSC1729.jpg	Imperial palmtrees	_DSC1772.jpg
_DSC1799.jpg	Manuela	Julio	Thay	Thay	Arthur	Eunapio Neto
Luiza	Dona Cloris	Fishermen	Mark Rapp	Gabriel Moraes	The water-man !	_DSC5658_ACR.jpg
_DSC5663_ACR.jpg	Pineaple's salesman	Mark Rapp and Gabriel Moraes	Rodolfo o pensador	Thatiana Gomes	_DSC2842.jpg	_DSC2843.jpg
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Sunset at 17:26 !	Sunset at 17:30 !	_DSC2848.jpg	_DSC2850.jpg	_DSC2865.jpg	_DSC6403.jpg	_DSC642.jpg
_DSC6449.jpg	_DSC6473.jpg	_DSC3081.jpg	_DSC3082.jpg	Plain-bellied Emerald hummingbird (Amazilia Leucogaster)	1rst full moon of 2015 !	An afternoon at the beach !
Camboinha beach at sunset !	Camboinha beach at sunset #2 !	_DSC2843_B&W.jpg	_DSC4098_B&W.jpg	_DSC6328_B&W.jpg	_DSC6330.jpg	_DSC6330_B&W.jpg
_DSC2865_BW.jpg	Just a window...	Great Kiskadee (Pitangus Sulphuratus)	Caiarara (Cebus Olivaceus)	Agouti (Dasyprocta Azarae)	_DSC1537.jpg	Very short Depth_of_Field !
_DSC1573.jpg	Plush-crested Jay (Cyanocorax Chrysops)	Yellow-rumped Cacique (Cacicus Cela)	Campo Oriole or Campo Troupial (Icterus Jamacaii)	Caracara (Polyborus Plancus)	Gavião Pedrês - Gray-lined Hawk (Buteo Nitidus)	_DSC1774.jpg
Great Kiskadee (Pitangus Sulphuratus)	Hummingbirds on the phone #1 !	Hummingbirds on the phone #2 !	Hummingbirds on the phone #3 !	Hummingbirds on the phone #4 !	A day at the beach....	Spathodea Campanulata -Tulipier du Gabon
Spathodea Campanulata -Tulipier du Gabon	Spathodea Campanulata -Tulipier du Gabon	Fisherman...	Crab "Maria Farinha" (Ocypode cursor)	Maracuja, or Passion-fruit, or fruit de la passion	Mini crab !	"Southern lapwing" (Vanellus chilensis)
Just one more day at the beach...

comment |

Bart Aldrich		10-Nov-2014 16:22
Your gallery is one perfect argument for convincing us all to visit one day! BEAUTIFUL...V

hermankervel		11-Sep-2014 17:08
Nice pictures

joseantonio		27-Nov-2013 17:29
Excellent gallery full of lovely images.V.

Dallas Hyatt		03-Jun-2013 23:08
Wonderful details in this gallery. Really makes me want to go!

Gale Bizet		09-Jan-2011 16:01
Gallery tells the story Beautiful Gale

Martha Albuquerque		21-Oct-2006 03:20
Congratulations! You have a great collection of Paraíba! ~MyVote~

Guest		07-Oct-2005 09:46
Great Pictures Jean. I am brazilian living in England and I do miss my country. I am happy that you LOVE this place so much. Please keep the photos coming!

G.Pietro Munaretto		19-Aug-2005 11:05
belle foto excellent

Luís Ricardo		22-Oct-2004 17:16
Great pics, Jean-Pierre... and whenever you retire, come to live in Brazil, hope you feel at home here. You would find there´s much more to see and photograph here. Welcome!

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