Sao Pedro (St Peter) fish market

A Saturday visit to a fish market in Niteroi.
Sardines, squid, prawns, octupii, grouper, namorado, dourado, tuna, trilha, pargo.





Eating up at the top with the crowds.
Prawns in garlic, fried dourado with black beans, rice and pirao.


Stalls outside selling lemons, limes, mandioc root, chillis.

Santa Cruz sunset

Bus along the beach to Jurujuba fishing village at the end.
Walk past Adam and Eve and along the military road carved into rocks above the sea-line.


The 17th century Santa Cruz fort guarding the entrance to Guanabara bay.


A tanker ship and a fishing boat passing through the straight below Sugar Loaf.

Sun setting behind the hills and Christ in Rio. Some jack-fruit growing from tree-trunks.

 
 

 A fisherman wrote "With Jesus I will win" 

         

Sao Francisco sunset

Sunday late afternoon, Charitas beach, Sao Francisco, Niteroi.
Smoke in the air, Corcovado in the background.



Football and trampoline events for the kids from the favela.



Sun sets over children in the sea and a fishing boat.



Watching the sun set and catching fish from the promontory.

September 2010 - Santa Teresa art fair

Taking the old tram from the Centro up to Santa Teresa.



Turn of the century architecture. Streets reminiscent of Lisbon.



Largo das Letras house, book-store and art stalls.

Looking over Largo do Guimaraes, people and trams.


Art in splendid and abandoned old manor houses.

The old bar of Armazens Sao Tiago.

Graffiti art on walls. Drugs, sex and football.





View from a millionaire's pad over favelas and the Sugar-Loaf.



Sculptures from scrap metal. A bright green beatle.