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Niteroi Rio de Janeiro

Niteroi Contemporary Art Museum

Niteroi  Rio de Janeiro

Niteroi Rio de Janeiro

Niteroi Rio de Janeiro, the cities are connected by the Rio-Niteroi Bridge which is currently the longest pre-stressed concrete bridge in the southern hemisphere, and the sixth longest in the world.

The museum is situated in the city of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and is one of the city’s main landmarks. It was completed in 1996.

Designed by Oscar Niemeyer with the assistance of structural engineer Bruno Contarini, who had worked with Niemeyer on earlier projects, the MAC-Niterói is 16 meters high; its cupola has a diameter of 50 meters with three floors. The museum projects itself over Boa Viagem(“Bon Voyage,” “Good Journey”), the 817 square metres (8,790 sq ft) reflecting pool that surrounds the cylindrical base “like a flower,” in the words of Niemeyer.

Spectacular design

Niteroi Rio de Janeiro

I think the museum is one of the most spectacular buildings I have ever seen.

Niteroi Rio de Janeiro

Niteroi Rio de Janeiro

As I mentioned earlier the Rio-Niteroi Bridge which is currently the longest pre-stressed concrete bridge in the southern hemisphere, and the sixth longest in the world. Downtown Rio is in the foreground.

President Costa e Silva Bridge, commonly known as the Rio-Niteroi Bridge

Niteroi Rio de Janeiro

Niteroi lies across Guanabara Bay facing the city of Rio de Janeiro and forms part of the Rio de Janeiro Metropolitan Area.


 

Niteroi  Rio de Janeiro 

Niteroi Rio de Janeiro

Niteroi has a population of 487,327.

You can see Niteroi from Sugarloaf

Niteroi located Opposite Rio de Janeiro

The view from Sugarloaf mountain.

 A beautiful resident of Niteroi

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    Her name is Mel & we met on Copacabana beach & enjoyed some time together.  

Icaraí beach Niteroi

Niteroi Rio de Janeiro

The city is located 25 minutes away from Rio de Janeiro’s downtown region. Niterói boasts the title of fourth richest city in the state, and the third in Rio de Janeiro City Metropolitan Area.

Icaraí beach Niteroi

Niteroi located Opposite Rio de Janeiro

Certainly a more peaceful environment than Rio. 🙂

Oil rig off Niteroi

Niteroi located Opposite Rio de Janeiro

Huge oil rig on the job.

Niteroi museum contemporary art

Niteroi Rio de Janeiro

Simply a beautiful design.

 Copacabana

Niteroi located Opposite Rio de Janeiro

On the far right opposite Sugarloaf mountain is the city of Niteroi across bridge from Rio de Janeiro, the city was founded on 22 November 1573. These days the the Brazilian leg of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series takes place in Niterói.  

                   

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Author: David Herd

My history, particularly over the last 30 years is dominated by overseas travel. I sold my home in Australia October 20th 2011 and have have been living in Thailand since then. I don’t know where the time has gone? It seems like you go to sleep one night, wake up the next morning, and 20 years have flashed by. Not sure how many years I have left, however I have enjoyed a wonderful charmed life, and if it all ended today I would leave this world with no regrets. I was born in Sydney halfway through the last century, started my travels in the 60s with the usual U.K. Europe adventure at the age of 20, back to Australia and worked in Sydney, Melbourne & Adelaide in Sales & Marketing with multinational companies including Sanyo, Canon & Remington. Engaged to be married 3 times and never quite made it to the alter, finally realized by the mid 90s I was not cut out for "long term relationships" so I moved to the Gold Coast in Queensland in January 1987, worked for a couple of banks as a Financial Planner, I took a year off work in 1998 to travel and never went back to full time work again, after 25 fun filled years on the Coast I packed up and moved to Thailand. What is the purpose of this blog? Well I really want to use it to record my travel experiences & to display my photographs, give and receive travel tips, comment on places I visit, restaurants I eat in and use it to replace the autobiography I intended to write, apart from all that it helps me fill in my day. :) I moved to Thailand mainly because I wanted to keep travelling while my health allowed me to, there are huge advantages being closer to all the places I want to visit. Cost of living in Thailand is around 35% of the cost in Australia, plus flights are 50% cheaper because you are much closer to everywhere. ???? Consequently I am able to travel to many more places compared to living in Australia. Having said all that, it is & has always been my intention to return to Australia when my travelling is finished, I predict this will happen around 2021.

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