7th July 2007

Debret and Brazil - 19 - Transports

A rich man transport by slaves

A rich man transport by slaves

Chart and canoe

Chart and canoe. These canoes were made of leather and called “pelota”

Transports

Transports

Transports

posted in Animals, Brazil viewed by foreigners, History, People, Transportation by Ira O'Neill | 0 Comments

5th July 2007

Debret and Brazil - 18 - Slaves services

 Slaves transporting coffee

Coffee transport

Slave doctor

Salve doctor - I think it was a kind of barber

Read the rest of this entry »

posted in Brazil viewed by foreigners, Economy, History, People, Transportation by Ira O'Neill | 0 Comments

10th May 2007

Pope Benedict XVI at Sao Paulo - first day

The Pope and his means of transportation at Sao Paulo.

Pope Benedict XVI, the airplane

The airplane

Pope Benedict XVI, the helicopter

The helicopter

Read the rest of this entry »

posted in Brazil in the news, Oddities, Photography, Pope in Brazil, Religion, Sao Paulo, TV, Transportation by Ira O'Neill | 0 Comments

17th April 2007

Bikes at Metro

The people of São Paulo city, from now on, could carry their bikes inside the Metro (subway, underground, tube) at the weekends and holidays. Go straight to the last wagon of the train until find this signal.

Bike at Metro Sao Paulo

posted in Sao Paulo, Transportation by Ira O'Neill | 0 Comments

10th April 2007

Varig’s first Boeing 747

In a sunny and hot day in February 1981 all Varig’s employees at Salgado Filho Airport stopped work to know the first Boeing 747 the company acquired. It was a very good holiday!
Boeing 747 Varig
Read the rest of this entry »

posted in Photography, Transportation by Ira O'Neill | 1 Comment