Wanderlust of a Flâneur: 2018

City: Guaramiranga
Country: Brazil
State: Ceará

Interesting Facts:

- The name Guaramiranga means "red bird" in the native Tupi language

- The town is known by its many cultural events, mostly fancy and cult choices, for the ones who prefer to stay far away from the messy Carnival of the region

- Fernando de Mendonça, important name of the Brazilian Space Program who also worked with NASA was born in Guaramiranga

- Guaramiranga is located in Baturité Mountain Range, which makes its temperature more pleasant and not so hot as many other towns in Ceará

History of Guaramiranga:
The lands where today is Guaramiranga were inhabited by various ethnic groups. The main one was the Kanyndé. The region grew with evangelisation groups and later with the cultivation of coffee.

My Photos In Guaramiranga 2018

Conceição Farm

Central Area

Guaramiranga - City of the Flowers

Central Area

Minister José Linhares Forum

Montenegro Hotel

Correios e Telegraphos - Classic Building for the Post Office

Correios e Telegraphos - Contruído Pelo Governo Provisório 1932 (Built by the Transitional Government)

Vila Sobrados

Nossa Senhora da Conceição Parish

Frei Honório Square

Dolls at Frei Honório Square

Nossa Senhora da Conceição Parish

Crucified Jesus' Church (Igreja de Jesus Crucificado): Built by Ananias Arruda for his deceased wife

Crucified Jesus Church: Built by Ananias Arruda for his deceased wife

Me in front of Crucified Jesus Church

City: Ubatuba

State: São Paulo

Country: Brazil

Interesting Facts
- Ubatuba is one of the 15 municipalities of São Paulo to be considered "balneário" (a kind of "seaside" title) which grant to it more investments.

- It was probably in Ubatuba that Hans Staden was taken captive by local Indians in the XVI Century.

- There are more than a hundred beaches in Ubatuba, among the land and islands.

- The successful TAMAR project was developed in the 70's in Ubatuba to save the sea turtles.

- At Anchieta island a State Prision used to be active until a great rebellion took place resulting in more than a hundred deaths. Today the island is a state park.

My Photos in Ubatuba 2019