Southeastern Brazil grasslands and rockeries

[Lesley Cox]

I hope these won't be the last pictures Marcondes. And remember, that while SOME of us may be addicted to chocolate, ALL of us are addicted to plants.

[fermi de Sousa]

Hi Marcondes,
the churches and the farmhouse in your last posting could've come straight out of Goa - definitely the Portuguese style. Great to see some of your country.
cheers
fermi

[Ragged Robin]

I'm longing to see more from your tempting introduction to Brazil and your home country. I have two friends who were brought up and lived there but somehow it always seemed so far away and untouchable.  You have opened up a whole new experience in your varied photos which seem to encapsulate the true image of Brazil, Marcondes, thank you for that 

[Rafa]

Marcondes, just impresive pictures

[BULBISSIME]

What else to add Marcondes, except you seem to live in a fabulous area for plants and... minerals !
Minas gerais is fantatic for all kind of jewells 

[cohan]

very nice to see these photos, marcondes
first, when i think of minas gerais, i think of milton nascimento one of my favourite brasilian artists (music)..
i have seen photos of areas, i think, very near to your bulb fields before, but the images i have seen focussed on cacti and bromeliads especially, so i did not see so many bulb flowers; there are some wonderful orchids growing near the cactus sites, also--i think they may be in rocky outcroppings in this/similar habitat, and in deposits of quartz sand
i forget now the name of the field of pink flowers near the beginning of your posting, but it was wonderful!

[Cris]

Marcondes, what a beatiful those flowered fields
And the Hippeastrum are marvellous, specialy those palid rose. Do you know its name?

[Bulbophilos]

Dear all,

I apologize for such delay to reply. I have been very busy these days.

Thomas: Cold winters only occur in the mountains of the southernmost Brazilian states: Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina. Snow falls every year on that places. I do not know exactly what bulbs they can grow in such conditions. I know they grow some spring bulbs: Narcissus, Ranunculus, Dutch irises, Iris germanica and others. All those bulbs are dutch hybrids and usually come from Argentina. I guess they could grow many other species but there is no efforts to introduce and adapt new species.

Fermi: The cultures of Minas Gerais are basicaly adaptations of Portuguese culture. Here you will find photos and a discussion about similarities between arquitecture of Portugal and Minas Gerais:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=491277

Fred: about that amaryllid: I think it could be a Rhodophiala. This genus occurs in Brazil. In the southern states there is Rhodophiala bifida and here, in Minas Gerais, there is Rhodophiala cipoana.

Robin: Did you know there is a city founded by Swiss immigrants in the mountains near Rio de Janeiro? It is Nova Friburgo.

Cris: Very nice to meet you here! I don't know it's name yet.

Cohan: Very oportune your comment about Milton Nascimento: I was intended to post something about music, since I am a musician and also because Brazilian music is also not well know. Here there is some links showing:

18th century music of Minas Gerais:




Folk Music of Minas Gerais:





Southern Brazil Dance:



And now some pictures of Minas Gerais countryside from this nice gallery:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/9196929@N02/

Kind Regards!

[Ewelina Wajgert]

Marcondes, your photos are stunning. I'm glad to see so distant region especially as I have heard enough about Iquasu Falls.
Thank you, that you unocver us the new nooks.

[cohan]

those trees are amazing!  i love this semi-arid landscape and the plnats there..

[ranunculus]

Superb images, Marcondes,
The Vellozia sp. is incredible. This link may be of interest to some?
http://www.cpukforum.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=26108

[BULBISSIME]

Your Vellozia picture is FANTASTIC   
I'd LOVE to be on site do see and to take pictures of such flowers.

many many thank's Marcondes, and pleaseeeeeee.... send us more from your country 

[Gerdk]

many many thank's Marcondes, and pleaseeeeeee.... send us more from your country 

Yes please - there are such a lot of unknown sites and treasures!

Gerd

[Ragged Robin]

those trees are amazing!  i love this semi-arid landscape and the plnats there..

I agree with cohan - Is the yellow Tabebula tree native to the region?