DANCE COUPLE : PERFORMING IN BRAZIL : CARNAVAL : RPPC 1908

This vintage real photo postcard features an attractive dance couple. It appears that the dancers are from Brazil (judging by the postmark). The male dancer is wearing a very cool white suit while the woman is wearing traditional clothing. Both of the dancers are flashing beautiful smiles. This postcard was published by L. Langebartels. The firm was located in Berlin, Germany and also was a supplier of photographic paper and plates. The card was postmarked in 1908 in Bahia, Brazil. Bahia is in northeastern Brazil. Interestingly, the city’s annual carnaval celebration is known to bring together flamboyantly costumed dancers with samba and axe music for a massive “street party”. Could the couple seen in this postcard be carnaval dancing? SOLD

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MEMORIES OF GONZAGA, BRAZIL : A COUPLE & THEIR VINTAGE AUTOMOBILE : WOMAN DRIVING

This vintage real photo postcard features a well dressed couple and their convertible automobile. The woman is in the drivers seat while the man is leaning against the outside of the car. He is holding a cigarette in his hand. The caption on the card states “Memories of Gonzaga”. Gonzaga is a municipality in Brazil. SOLD

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PORTRAIT OF A FATHER AND HIS ADORABLE SON IN RECIFE, BRAZIL

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DAD AND SON 1 This cabinet card photograph features a young father and his son. The little boy has darling curls. The photo studio that took this photograph is Cintra & Cia.  The studio was located in Recife, Brazil. The city of Recife is in the state of Pernambuco which is in northeastern Brazil and on the Atlantic Ocean.   SOLD

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PORTRAIT OF AN ADORABLE LITTLE GIRL WEARING TRADITIONAL CLOTHING (PORTUGAL / BRAZIL)

This vintage photograph features a beautiful young Portuguese or Brazilian girl wearing traditional clothing. Her dress is very detailed and pretty. She is well accessorized. Her jewelry includes a number of necklaces and a ring. I find her head covering fascinating and unusual. The writing on the reverse of this photograph is Portuguese. It is written that this girl’s name is “Maria Amelia Porto” and that the photo was taken in either 1910 or 1916. An illegibility issue does not allow distinguishing which of the two years are written. SOLD

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PARENTS AND THEIR FIVE CHILDREN IN SAN PAULO, BRAZIL

FAMILY PORTRAIT_0005This family portrait features a mother and father along with their five children. Mom and one of her daughters are holding umbrellas while dad balances a book on his knee. The eldest son is wearing a sailor suit and has his arm wrapped around his little brother who is sitting on a tricycle. Another brother stands alone on the opposite side of the wall than where the rest of his family is located. Does this have some psychological meaning, or is this just where he was posed by the photographer. The photographer is the Perez studio which was located in San Paulo, Brazil.

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