Brasília, my hometown.
I was born in Brasília, I grew up there, I’m raising my kids there.
Brasilia so distant now
Brasilia of unique architecture, a planned city becoming mature in unexpected ways
Brasilia, gastronomic, cultural, bureaucratic, green, concrete in appearance
A city of immigrants built in the 1950s
Inaugurated in 1960.
Brasilia still to become Whatever we want it to be
Brasilia, my hometown which I long for
Brasilia, My beloved city that I’ll always call home.
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Although the album had already been prepared some time ago, I took this chance to mix it and remix it with the great incentive of sharing with my blogger buddies. Here’s my contribution to the fun Web2.0Wednesdays.
In 2006, my students produced a podcast about Brasília that you can listen to here. _____________________________________
I’m currently living in Key West, so here’s the Voicethread I created some time ago for my students about Key West.
Here are some of my Key West photos.
Carla, your photos are incredible! I’m particularly jealous of slide 17 and that view! Thanks for sharing your hometown with us and giving a flavor for the culture and the beautiful scenery.
Michele, we are all proud Brazilians, so it’s a pleasure to share a bit of my hometown here. I really love Brasilia, for it’s a very unique place in architectural terms and it’s a city made of immigrants. My dad, for example, is Italian and my mom is from the Northeast of Brazil. I’m sure that this cultural richness has shaped who I am today in so many ways…
As for slide 17, the one from the window of my mom’s house, it’s the view I had for 18 years until I got married and moved to my own place (yes, in Brazil we tend to stay at home until we get married!). It was the view from my bedroom. Brasilia is a very green city, and as it is a world humankind heritage, I’m glad it will stay this way. It’s a totally unusual mix of green and concrete.