the noble room the tower, ilha fiscal tour
THE NOBLE ROOM (THE TOWER) There are 38 steps to reach the room in a spiral stair with perfect symmetry. (There is no banister and the illumination and ventilation area natural)
The work done at the stairs were hand maded. Here used to be the Custom Manager's office and later on in 1914 the Admiral s office.
Location Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, South America
Info F 2.8 1/60 ISO 200 with Canon PowerShot G9
| Keywords | 2009, Afterfate, Aftersleep, Brazil, Lazy Hiker, Longest Journey, Rio de Janeiro, South America, Travel | ||
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| Event | Longest Journey Started the day walking in Flamengo Park. It was murderously hot. No cloud, yet the sky is misty. In Gloria, I found the memorial for President Getulio Vargas. It is underground and looks deserted, creepy. There was a park with a beautiful European fountain. Too hot. Stopped at a Marinha Monument, where there is a tiny museum, providing much needed air con. At noon, I strolled in MAM - Modern art museum, where there are some favela arts... some are quite notable. 12:40pm I caught a taxi to Espazo Cultural Marinha, hoping to be on time for the 1:00pm Ilha Fiscal tour, but it was too late. But I was just on time for a Capoeira Demonstration. 2:10pm, I finally got my much anticipated Ilha Fiscal tour. The guide was very friendly, though the tour is in Portuguese; she gave me an English manual. It was the place of the last ball of the Empire of Brazil, also my last tour in Brazil. I took the Metro back to Catete, enjoyed my last lunch at Catete Grill. Returned to my hotel, got my luggage, took a taxi to airport, ending my 7 week journey. | ||
| Continent | South America | Country | Brazil |
| State | Rio de Janeiro | City | Rio de Janeiro |
| Weather | Sunny | Temperature | 32C |
| Day | Rio � Ilha Fiscal | Activity | Ilha Fiscal Tour |
| Temp | 7C | Tour | Tupiza Tour |
| Date | 2009:11:14 14:35:51 | Make | Canon |
| Model | Canon PowerShot G9 | Rating | 3 |
| Lens | 7.4-44.4 mm | Flash | Auto, Fired, Red-eye reduction |
| Focal | 7.4 mm | Exposure | 1/60 |
| F Number | 2.8 | ISO | 200 |
| White Bal. | Auto | Metering | Multi-segment |
| Compensation | 0 | Hyperfocal | 3.04 m |
| Latitude | -22.8968333333333 | Longitude | -43.1663333333333 |
| Altitude | 13.76887131 m | File Size | 9.3 MB |