The Coffee Museum - Santos - Sao Paulo

[Otavio]

Dear fellows, long time no see...
Many changes and a hurry period. After trying hard, I got my job transferred from Macaé (RJ) to Santos (SP). I am very happy for that. Now that (almost) everything is arranged, I will try to get back to this wonderful community. My first thread here in Santos will show you one interesting spot: the coffee museum. This was built from 1920-1922, when it received the Coffee Stocks exchange. The coffee, after the decline of gold production, in the second half of the 18th century, played a major role in Brazil's economy (Brazil is still the world's largest coffee producer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...fee_production). The brazilian production of coffee was exported through the port of Santos, which is Latin America's largest port. The building served as the coffee stock exchange until the end of the 70's. Since 1998 it holds the Coffee Museum. Well, here are some images from my visit. C&C welcomed and I wish a very happy new year to all CIC members!

Note: I am reposting this thread after a problem that occurred with it and was reported to me by the moderators. That's why the first replies are not shown anymore.

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2 - The board where coffee prices were noted (yes, there were no screens nor computers at the time )


3 - A panel with an image of a worker, manually working the coffee grains (I wish I had shot this, in the field!). Credits: Bruno Roberto Martins da Costa. Shot in the city of Patrocínio, state of Minas Gerais, in 1976.


4 - The main hall of the old coffee stock exchange


5 - Detail of the building's architecture


6 - Art in the ceiling. This is called "Anhanguera's vision"


7 - The construction of the port of Santos


8 - One of the Museum's back doors

[Dave Humphries]

Hi Otavio,

My apologies, I may have accidentally deleted what I thought was a duplicate of this thread (it had no images and no replies), but now the 'other' thread, which had images and a reply from John, seems to have disappeared. So I am confused.

As John said (before I apparently deleted it), "good to see you posting again".

This is an interesting series, well shot, as we're used to from your good self.

Dave

[Otavio]

Hi Otavio,

My apologies, I may have accidentally deleted what I thought was a duplicate of this thread (it had no images and no replies), but now the 'other' thread, which had images and a reply from John, seems to have disappeared. So I am confused.

As John said (before I apparently deleted it), "good to see you posting again".

This is an interesting series, well shot, as we're used to from your good self.

Dave

Hello, Dave. Good hearing from you.

No issues at all. Thank you for viewing and commenting. Have a nice new year. Regards!

[LePetomane]

Otavio, very nice photography. I find the Star of David in #4 interesting.

[rtbaum]

A perfect thread, as I sip my morning cuppa joe on a cold Minnesota morn. Happy to hear from you and am glad you have begun to resettle.

[bje07]

Very nice indoor shots.

[Geoff F]

Everything is working well with these images and it looks as though you had to deal with some difficult lighting.

[NorthernFocus]

Nice to see you posting again, Otavio. Hope life slows down enough for you to enjoy shooting again.

Interesting set of images and story to go along with them. I used to work with a Brazilian lady whose family sent her coffee several times each year. She used a very fine Turkish grind when brewing it. Best coffee I ever drank.

[Otavio]

Otavio, very nice photography. I find the Star of David in #4 interesting.

Hi, Paul. Thanks for viewing. Cheers,

[Otavio]

A perfect thread, as I sip my morning cuppa joe on a cold Minnesota morn. Happy to hear from you and am glad you have begun to resettle.

Hello, Randy. Thanks for passing by. I am also having my cup here. The difference is it is hot like hell here in this part of the world. Yesterday we had a sunny day, with maximum temperature of 38 Celsius (100 Fahrenheit)!

Kindest regards,

[Otavio]

Very nice indoor shots.

Thank you, Jean. I appreciate it. Regards,

[Otavio]

Everything is working well with these images and it looks as though you had to deal with some difficult lighting.

Indeed, Geoff. The place is a bit "dark". Besides that, many surfaces are polished and produce strong reflections. By the way (and maybe that is one of the reasons) this place is usually visited by groups of photography students, where they have practical classes. I think it works well for that.

Cheers,

[Otavio]

Nice to see you posting again, Otavio. Hope life slows down enough for you to enjoy shooting again.

Interesting set of images and story to go along with them. I used to work with a Brazilian lady whose family sent her coffee several times each year. She used a very fine Turkish grind when brewing it. Best coffee I ever drank.

Hi, Dan. Thank you for your feedback. I will surely enjoy my new area (Santos and its lowlands) for shooting.

Kindest regards,

[Shadowman]

Nice series.

[madcrow]

Images from a bygone age, well executed, story and super series.

[bnnrcn]

Welcome back Otavio Very nice set of images with a story.

[Otavio]

Nice series.

Thank you, John. Cheers,

[Otavio]

Images from a bygone age, well executed, story and super series.

Hi, Maurice. Thanks for viewing and commenting. Regards,

[Otavio]

Welcome back Otavio Very nice set of images with a story.

Hello, Binnur. Thank you very much. Cheers,