Monday, August 13, 2012

Looks like... But it isn't.


Looks like Coimbra's University Library in Portugal:


But it's Brazil's National Library in Rio de Janeiro.

Looks like the Netherlands:


But it's the town of Holambra in the State of São Paulo.


Looks like an island in the Dutch Carribean:




But, once again, it's Holambra.


Looks like a train station in England:




But it's one in São Paulo


Looks like Oktoberfest in Munich:




But it's Oktoberfest in Blumenau in the State of Santa Catrarina.


Looks like a stately home in Milan::




But it's a restaurant in São Paulo


Looks like a restaurant in Italy:



But it's another restaurant in São Paulo. (We have lots of seriously good restaurants.)


Looks like somewhere in Germany:




But it's the city of Campos do Jordão, in the State of São Paulo.


Looks like somewhere else in Germany:




But it's in the city of Gramado, in the State of Rio Grande do Sul.


Looks like the Gobi Desert.




But it's a desert in the State of Tocantins..


Looks like Japan:


But it's the Liberdade neighborhood in São Paulo.


Looks like a mosque in the middle-east:




But it's a mosque in Foz do Igauaçu, in the State of Paraná.


Looks like an opera house in France:.




But it's the Municipal Theater in São Paulo.


Looks like snow in Austria:




But it's actually snow in Gramado.


Next time you think of Brazil, don't just think of beaches.


Leighton - Monday




  

5 comments:

  1. Beautiful. I see we've left Dan and London for Leighton and Rio! Go 2016!!!

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  2. Brilliant, Leighton. And that's not even counting the unique things that DO look like South America!

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  3. Makes me want to get on a plane and stand in front of those places. You do stir up my wanderlust, friend!

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  4. Really charming. Brazil is endlessly fascinating to me. Hopefully we'll see more of her in 2016. You all are going to have a busy four years.

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  5. Brazil has always fascinated me. Now, with this architecture from seemingly everywhere, it clinches it.

    Where else could all of these treasures be seen in one country? And a desert! And snow, too!

    So glad your blog uncovers this for others to see.

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