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Wednesday, April 28, 2010

The Beach at Trindade

The beach at Trindade, Brazil Trindade, Brazil ~ April 21, 2007

For those like me who don't speak Portuguese, one of the concepts to learn is that a "d" is sometimes pronouced the way we pronounce a "j." I don't know the rule, but in this case, the name of the town and beach are "Trin-da'-juh." Trindade (near Paraty [pronounced "Para-chi'] in Rio de Janeiro State) is a small town on a gem of a beach located several hours from Sao Paulo. We went with a group to the beach, where we attended a post-wedding party for friends and colleagues after a conference on tapir conservation in Sorocaba, Brazil, in which we had all taken part. The morning was lazy, and the tiny hotel had a second-floor deck outside the breakfast room. You can just see the roof of the rooms below at the bottom of the photo. For more photos of the area, here's what I came up with on my search of Google Images.

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4 comments:

cieldequimper said...

Hmmmmmmm!

Halcyon said...

Brasil has some fantastic beaches. I think I'll go on a Brasilian kick once I finish up with Seattle.

Halcyon said...

PS: I could never figure out the pronunciation either!

Lee Spangler said...

good placeto look at bathing suits or lack thereof.