Hey, guys! :)

Here I am again, but this time with some pictures of my city!

Pelotas has a population around 350.000 people and its located in Rio Grande do Sul state, in the south of Brazil!

Well, I hope you all enjoy and I'd like to see some replies! :D

See ya! :okay:

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PELOTAS - RIO GRANDE DO SUL - BRAZIL

1. São Francisco de Paula Cathedral
http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/2028/2683096770064144060ykbssk0.jpg

2. Coronel Pedro Osório Square
http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/2398/pelotas260720070182ue5.jpg

3. Fonte das Nereidas
http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/3769/fontenv0.jpg

4. Old buildings around Coronel Pedro Osório Square
http://img362.imageshack.us/img362/4323/2635644730084461299pwrktsph8xy.jpg

5. UFPEL Museology School
http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/1254/2262899620084461299jasvfwph2cr.jpg

6. Grande Hotel
http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/1918/2995911140084461299slpiohph3om.jpg

7. Quartel Legalista
http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/6210/pelotas260720070042fl1.jpg

8. Clube Caixeiral
http://img325.imageshack.us/img325/6977/488076393jddbpbph3kx.jpg

9. Pelotas City Hall
http://img380.imageshack.us/img380/2228/prefeituranc0.jpg

10. Public Market
http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/8510/pelotas19052007027gv7.jpg

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http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/9528/pelotas19052007028fl3.jpg

12. UFPEL rectory
http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/9792/pelotas26072007001ut4.jpg

13. Centro de Integração do Mercosul
http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/1540/2415885100084461299visxikph3rv.jpg

14. Banrisul
http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/4749/2184316900084461299lmjwuwph1zd.jpg

15. Guarany Theater
http://img188.imageshack.us/img188/1594/407014059cpmejkph5oa.jpg

16
http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/1923/pelotas19052007045ua7.jpg

17. Old buildings in Downtown
http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/1426/pelotas19052007047kx5.jpg

18
http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/2811/pelotas19052007053zw6.jpg

19
http://img188.imageshack.us/img188/4610/407014215nezgakph5vp.jpg

20
http://img188.imageshack.us/img188/5885/407010427yizjklph9sj.jpg

21
http://img325.imageshack.us/img325/4721/488061965rpjxcoph2cs.jpg

22
http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/5335/pelotas19052007015up7.jpg

23
http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/2996/2434757740084461299dhpepzph2gs.jpg

24. UFPEL Law School
http://img92.imageshack.us/img92/3406/2802551480064144060imabre1.jpg

25. Redentor Cathedral on the left
http://img383.imageshack.us/img383/6196/2177801210084461299ilwwhxph9mw.jpg

26. Santa Casa de Misericórdia
http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/5143/santacasaex1.jpg

27. Brigata Militar
http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/7057/pelotas27122006017yo4.jpg

28. Asilo de Mendigos
http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/6789/pelotas19052007071fv0.jpg

29. Old houses
http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/273/pelotas19052007056oh1.jpg

30
http://img105.imageshack.us/img105/6506/2867432880064144060jqcfcw4.jpg

31
http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/5043/pelotas27122006002vv2.jpg

32
http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/3475/pelotas27122006003ws4.jpg

33
http://img122.imageshack.us/img122/6879/445244769sptgbiph1bp.jpg

34
http://img131.imageshack.us/img131/6306/2532594260084461299zwmkbrph5vh.jpg

35. Casa da Criança São Francisco de Paula
http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/2677/2846425990084461299vnfpvwph5mi.jpg

36
http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/5451/c07oa5.jpg

37. Benjamin Constant Street
http://img131.imageshack.us/img131/9540/2405841620084461299txxvrwph3qp.jpg

38
http://img115.imageshack.us/img115/3503/2474307040084461299agxrqyph7ei.jpg

39
http://img439.imageshack.us/img439/4286/2833960890084461299biuwnaph7xd.jpg

40
http://img439.imageshack.us/img439/5116/2427292330084461299hkpvzsph8ct.jpg

41
http://img115.imageshack.us/img115/7245/2271466140084461299unqygkph5kj.jpg

42
http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/607/pelotas19052007060io1.jpg

43
http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/7136/pelotas090720050713dn.jpg

44. Port
http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/3319/dsc05927rj6.jpg

45. Museu da Baronesa
http://img190.echo.cx/img190/2433/18or1.jpg

46. Chácara da Baronesa neighbourhood
http://img398.imageshack.us/img398/8017/445220028pzavshph6ye.jpg

47
http://img282.imageshack.us/img282/7222/445219989atxitkph1vc.jpg

48
http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/8262/2242556310084461299cowxrjph4wp.jpg

49
http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/5516/2711831520084461299bgogquph2ic.jpg

50
http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/4616/2900933010084461299qckddxph5co.jpg

51
http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/9504/2941153840084461299qskjeeph8wl.jpg

52
http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/6863/2281333890084461299thdgmoph6al.jpg

53
http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/1255/pelotas2404020vy8.jpg

54. Dom Joaquim Avenue and its surroundings
http://img190.echo.cx/img190/4523/16na1.jpg

55
http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/3204/2384050180090721734htkbipphgp0.jpg

56
http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/9374/2513225730090721734phgemmphyp3.jpg

57
http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/8185/2698811490090721734vukqrkphum1.jpg

58
http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/783/2811860940090721734nffwiephhj5.jpg

59
http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/4629/2623326710090721734xrmwbiphqp0.jpg

60
http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/7638/2545884550090721734etcmlhphwz2.jpg

61
http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/562/2816937680090721734gialdophgd4.jpg

62
http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/444/pelotas19092007016sd1.jpg

63
http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/9734/pelotas19092007019zc7.jpg

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http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/7288/pelotas19092007020zk6.jpg

65
http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/298/pelotas19092007047ae4.jpg

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http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/1005/pelotas19092007036nm9.jpg

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http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/4043/2267598870090721734yohkkaphee7.jpg

68. Charqueada Santa Rita
http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/5652/ch01rx2.jpg

69. Charqueada São João
http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/1258/ch06vy4.jpg

70. Marina Ilha Verde neighbourhood
http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/9329/m01af4.jpg

71
http://img362.imageshack.us/img362/7914/m02sl1.jpg

72. Recanto de Portugal neighbourhood
http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/8053/rp01tn1.jpg

73. Las Acácias neighbourhood
http://img122.imageshack.us/img122/7460/445221487wqsqcsph6om.jpg

74
http://img385.imageshack.us/img385/7987/la03wm5.jpg

75. Laranjal neighbourhood
http://img380.imageshack.us/img380/2135/laranjal01lx1.jpg

76
http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/5513/laranjal02vs6.jpg

77. Downtown
http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/6031/pelotas03qt9.jpg

78
http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/9623/vistabarragemjpgmv3.jpg

79. Aerial views (these pictures are not mine)
http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/3733/pelotasaerea01vl1.jpg

80
http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/9052/pelotasaerea02fp9.jpg

:cheers:

Thanks for all your replies! I have no words to express how grateful I am! :)

That architecture...wow I am so glad i stunbled upon the thread it is so beaitful

eye candy relly!

I was glad to see it.
Looks wealthy and has a mostly conservated old town district
I've passed by this place a hundred of times on my way to Uruguay, tough never got the chance to actually check it out. I'm usually kinda hurrying, and plus, the prespective you got from the road inst the most attractive I would say.
Next time gonna struggle to stop by!

AWESOME!!! :eek:

Wow, looks great, nice photo session

why birzile is a developing country? it looks so developed.

Oh my god!

What a beautiful city!

So colorful!!

Extremely nice!! Very beautiful! Thanks for the pics Farrapo! :)


Those wires.. :gaah::gaah: They annoy me. Our cities would look so much better without them.

Yeah, the wires are not nice, but even with that wires pelotas looks great!! :)

Thanks! :)

One more picture! :colgate:

Pelotas's skyline (>>>>>)

http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/1016/aereapelotas09mt8.jpg

^what the hell are those mountains in the background??? I never knew there were hills around Pelotas. In what direction was this photo taken? Are the hills south/north/west/east of Pelotas?



Btw, have you posted this skyline pic at SSP?

^what the hell are those mountains in the background??? I never knew there were hills around Pelotas. In what direction was this photo taken? Are the hills south/north/west/east of Pelotas?

Btw, have you posted this skyline pic at SSP?

Those mountains are the Serra do Sudeste and they are northwest of Pelotas! ;)

I'm gonna post this skyline pic at SSP right now, heheh... :colgate:

why birzile is a developing country? it looks so developed.
Brazil has a little big inequality in income, wealth and health. That is the main problem.

Those mountains are the Serra do Sudeste and they are northwest of Pelotas! ;)

I'm gonna post this skyline pic at SSP right now, heheh... :colgate:

damn, I never knew about Serra do Sudeste. I thought south of Porto Alegre there were only pampas!!

:)

Sorry for my lack of knowledge, I had never heard of the city before, but that sure is a hidden gem. Thank you for sharing it.

^^

Thanks! :okay:

Amzing city. Brazil has so many cities to show!

^^

Thanks! :okay:

What is the darling tower in the background?
Looks like a tropical Edmonton, Alberta Canada with Baroque buildings intermingled throughout.
http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/8510/pelotas19052007027gv7.jpg

Whats with all the security gates? Are people that paranoid about crime?

^yes, all over Brazil.

although there are researches saying the thiefs do preffer the fenced and gated houses. Go figure.


btw, Pelotas dont look like a tropical Edmonton because Pelotas is not tropical :)

Its one of the southernmost brazilian cities, at latitude 31ºS

The tropic of capricorn lies at 23ºS

Great pics, Farrapo (Trilegal sua Pelotas!).

Pelotas is much more beautiful than I had imagined.

By the way, my father is living in Rio Grande, where he works for Petrobras, and I guess next year I´ll be able to go down and check out Rio Grande and Pelotas.

Would be glad to go there!

Thanks again! :okay:

What is the darling tower in the background?

It's a clock tower and an iron lighthouse, imported from Hamburg, Germany! They're on the top of the Public Market! :)

Great pics, Farrapo (Trilegal sua Pelotas!).

Pelotas is much more beautiful than I had imagined.

By the way, my father is living in Rio Grande, where he works for Petrobras, and I guess next year I´ll be able to go down and check out Rio Grande and Pelotas.

Would be glad to go there!

Oh, nice! Rio Grande is near Pelotas, about 50km! Anyways, come here and you'll be welcome! :)