PHOTO GALLERY

The five regions of Brazil

Jaguar photo José Medeiros

Macaw, photo José Medeiros

Christ the Redeemer viewing Rio de Janeiro below and
Niterói, on the other side of Guanabara Bay,  iphoto Embratur

Rich and poor in Rio living together in Rio photo Embratur

São Paulo, the biggest city in
the southern hemisphere photo Embratur

Favela, a social challenge photo Sara Tomlinson

Soy plantation photo José Medeiros

Street market photo Nelson Lafraia

Brazil Nuts photo D. Jeltovshi

Tapping the rubber tree photo Harry Halff

Celebrating carnival in the Sambadrome,
Rio de Janeiro photo Erika Tambke

Alligator in the Pantanal swamplands photo José Medeiros

Living off the river in the Amazon photo José Medeiros

Bus shelter in Curitiba, part of the integrated bus network, pay on
 entering the shelter and ride all buses with one ticket photo Denise Kremer

Ear-shape public telephone, "orelhão",  photo Nelson Lafraia

Niemeyer Modern Art Museum, Niterói, with a
view of Rio de Janeiro, across Guanabara Bay photo Nelson Lafraia

Sohail Karimullan, age 10, sent the Embassy a few suggestions

for the 2016 Rio Olympics mascot. Thank you Sohail!