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Bahia and Brasília; Traveling in Brazil in 1980 by bus.

Português:
Em 1980, na metade da minha estada na França (1976-1984) estive no Brasil para visitar a família e universidades onde poderia eventualmente trabalhar. Após Porto Alegre, onde mora minha família, percorri parte do Brasil em ônibus. Passei por São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Brasília, Salvador e finalmente Recife (de onde voltei para Paris). Foram aproximadamente 4000 km percorridos. O trecho mais interessante – e penoso – foi entre Brasília e Salvador (aprox. 1500 km) pois a estrada, em grande parte, não era asfaltada na época. A maior parte das fotos foram feitas em Brasília e Salvador, mas o trecho entre essas cidades me chamou a atenção pois conheci pessoas que viajavam no mesmo ônibus e tive a oportunidade de conhecer parte do sertão do Brasil, isolado e pobre em 1980. Nesta viagem, meu equipamento consistia de uma Olympus OM-2n e as lentes Olympus Zuiko 21/3.5, 35/2, 100/2.8 e 200/5, compactas e de alta qualidade. Usei os filmes Kodachrome e Etkachrome, revelados assim que cheguei na França. Os slides foram agora fotografados com a Olympus E-M1 II e a lente Olympus macro 30/3.5. Fiz então um tratamento com ACDSee onde somente ajustes de corte, brilho e contraste foram feitos (e considerável limpeza de poeiras e fungos). Como de hábito, os conteúdos não foram modificados. Era o Brasil de 40 anos atrás e eu ..... 40 anos mais jovem.

English:
In 1980, in the middle of my stay in France (1976-1984), I came to Brazil for visiting my family and some universities, where possibly I could work. Starting in Porto Alegre, where my family lives, I travelled in Brazil by bus. I visited São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Brasília, Salvador (capital of Bahia state) and finally Recife (where I took a flight to Paris). That was approximately a 4000 km trip. One of the most interesting – and hardest – parts was the trip from Brasília and Salvador (approx. 1500 km), since the largest part of the road was not paved yet. In this trip I met some people travelling as well and I could see parts of the Brazil interior, quite isolated and poor in that time. The majority of pictures were taken in Brasília and Salvador. I had an Olympus OM-2n and the Zuiko lenses 21/3.5, 35/2, 100/2.8 and 200/5, a relatively compact group and of high quality. I used the slide films Kodachrome and Ektachrome, developed in France when I returned to Paris. Now, I photographed the slides with an Olympus E-M1 II and the Olympus macro lens 30/3.5. The photos were treated with the software ACDSee; only brightness, contrast and cropping (also a heavy dust cleaning) were performed. As usual, the contents of the pictures were not modified. Well, that was Brazil 40 years ago and I …. 40 years younger.
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Brasília.
Brasília.
Brasília, Cathedral.
Brasília, Cathedral.
Brasília, in the main bus station.
Brasília, in the main bus station.
Brasília, market.
Brasília, market.
Brasília, Teatro Nacional; during its construction.
Brasília, Teatro Nacional; during its construction.
Brasília, Teatro Nacional.
Brasília, Teatro Nacional.
Brasília.
Brasília.
Brasília, the first shopping mall.
Brasília, the first shopping mall.
On the road between Brasília and Salvador, Bahia.
On the road between Brasília and Salvador, Bahia.
On the road between Brasília and Salvador, Bahia.
On the road between Brasília and Salvador, Bahia.
Restaurant, on the road between Brasília and Salvador, Bahia.
Restaurant, on the road between Brasília and Salvador, Bahia.
On the road between Brasília and Salvador, Bahia; friends met during the trip.
On the road between Brasília and Salvador, Bahia; friends met during the trip.
On the road between Brasília and Salvador, Bahia.
On the road between Brasília and Salvador, Bahia.
On the road between Brasília and Salvador, Bahia.
On the road between Brasília and Salvador, Bahia.
On the road between Brasília and Salvador, Bahia; I and friends met during the trip.
On the road between Brasília and Salvador, Bahia; I and friends met during the trip.
Salvador, Bahia.
Salvador, Bahia.
Salvador, Bahia; Mercado Modelo.
Salvador, Bahia; Mercado Modelo.
Salvador, Bahia; Mercado Modelo.
Salvador, Bahia; Mercado Modelo.
Salvador, Bahia.
Salvador, Bahia.
Salvador, Bahia.
Salvador, Bahia.
Salvador, Bahia; my hostel there.
Salvador, Bahia; my hostel there.
Salvador, Bahia.
Salvador, Bahia.
Salvador, Bahia.
Salvador, Bahia.
Streets of Salvador, Bahia.
Streets of Salvador, Bahia.
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