Vitoria Stone Fair | Marmo+mac Latin America 2017 will take place from 6 – 9 June 2017, in Espirito Santo – Brazil
Feira de Vitória cancelada; Vitoria Stone Fair cancelled
A feira de Vitória, uma das mais importantes feiras de pedra natural no mundo, certamente a mais importante no continente sul-americano, tem sua edição deste ano cancelada devido à situação de insegurança vivida no Estado do Espírito Santo, Brasil. The Vitoria Stone Fair, one of the key natural stone fairs in the international calendar has been cancelled … Continue reading Feira de Vitória cancelada; Vitoria Stone Fair cancelled
Tratado das Plantas Medicinais – Telma Grandi
O Tratado de Plantas Medicinais (Mineiras, Nativas e Cultivadas) publicado pela Prof.ª Telma Grandi está disponível para download aqui: Tratado das Plantas Medicinais Mineiras ou através da página CicloVivo (onde esta notícia está detalhada). O “Tratado das Plantas Medicinais” é fruto do trabalho de mais de 40 anos de pesquisas e vivências da farmacêutica e professora Telma Sueli … Continue reading Tratado das Plantas Medicinais – Telma Grandi
Guanambi (Bahia, BRAZIL): granite and cacti land
Thirteen years ago I travelled into Bahia’s (Brazil) hinterland to evaluate ornamental granite deposits. It was a very short stay (36 hours counting the flights to and from Lisbon). In following years, I travelled by land to the region (either en route to Chapada Diamantina or as a final destination) but the first impressions of … Continue reading Guanambi (Bahia, BRAZIL): granite and cacti land
Quartzite block loading in Minas Gerais (Brazil) quarry
1776, Diamantina (Minas Geraes)
Diamantina is one of my favourite cities; I lost track of the number of times I visited this Luso–Brazilian jewel. The city, the region, its diamonds and geology are a common topic in this blog, either as posts (here, here and here) or photo galleries (here, here and here – just click on the links). Located north of Belo Horizonte, this town classified as … Continue reading 1776, Diamantina (Minas Geraes)