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COWPACABANA

photos taken this morning

(saturday, oct. 6th)

in copacabana, ipanema, leblon, lagoa & downtown.

 

cow parade 2007, rio de janeiro

 

 
COMMENTS
Ebucar said at 10:48 p.m. on Oct 6, 2007:
Irreverente! Adorei. Aquela vaquinha sentada, de pernas cruzadas, falando ao celular...É de matar qualquer um de tanto rir :)) E... claro... aquela coberta com bandeiras do Brasil me deixou nostálgica. O que estará pensando Drummond?
Eduardo.affonso said at 10:54 p.m. on Oct 6, 2007:
A vaquinha ao celular chama-se "Cow me now!". A vaquinha sambista chama-se "Moolata". Em algum lugar há uma "cowrioca" e mais adiante há uma "Cowrota de Ipanema". Acho que ninguém pensou muito em arte conceitual: apesar de todas as desgraças que têm se abatido sobre o país (lulas, renans e assemelhados) o bom humor continua intacto.

O Drummond deve estar feliz em ter uma leitora atenta ao seu lado. É a vaca mais comentada, mais fotografada, mais polêmica. Alguns acham um desrespeito, outros acham que uma homenagem. Eu acho apenas muito divertido. Passei um dia feliz, fazendo safári fotográfico de vacas pela cidade. E olha que tem 100 delas espalhadas por aí...
Charlespop said at 11:40 p.m. on Oct 6, 2007:
Funny and fantastic.......obligado !
Cptcapable said at 12:48 a.m. on Oct 7, 2007:
These are so fun and so interesting - really put a smile on my face.
Pkeener said at 12:59 a.m. on Oct 7, 2007:
MOOOOOO!!! COWABUNGA, DUDE! edu these are so nice. the whole thig. i love the ones with the poet and the cow reading. I think my favorit, if I had to choose, would be the one with the cow looking at the VW vans and the palm trees. and the first few of the cow readingthepaper and sipping the drink. I love RIO and the humor of Brasil!! Obrigada, mea amore!
Pkeener said at 1:00 a.m. on Oct 7, 2007:
PS sorry about the typos!
Wflorence said at 3:14 a.m. on Oct 7, 2007:
Loved this. Very humorous and entertaining.
GryphonHeart said at 7:52 a.m. on Oct 7, 2007:
OOaaawwww Girl you took the words out of me... COWABANGA!!! lol, it surely knocked the cow sense out of me!!!
I saw the newspaper the other day bout this cows and TADA!! It's here too. I guess ED that you'll snap them and post it for us.. THANK YOU!! ;P
DEE-Trow said at 8:53 a.m. on Oct 7, 2007:
Eduardo, I love your title! So funny. I don't know how I missed this one. It is great. All the color just jumps out at you. Fun Tabblo! Hope you are doing well, Dee
Liliana said at 9:47 a.m. on Oct 7, 2007:
¡¡¡Qué cariocas estas vaquinhas!!!!Las veo y recuerdo las de acá, ¿te acordás, en Puerto Madero? Te mandé fotos (O fue en el Phlog...). Me enamoré de la que está con Drumond, es graciosa, el paralelo me gusta. Tan coloridas. Interesante que haya tantas en bikini o malla, acá no hubo ninguna así. Es un lindo paseo, caminás pensando qué otra podrá haber y comprbás qué ¡¡¡¡¡la imaginación es ilimitada!!!!!
También me pasó (y pasa al ver estas) que vi como dos grupos: uno, que las toma como vacas en sí (animal, o las personifica, pero es un ser con vida) y otro, sólo como un soporte para pintar algo (equivaente a la tela, aunque se le suma que la forma sea e vaca).
¿Pudiste ver todas...?
Ahora que lo pienso, las nuestras apuntaban, en muchos casos, al símbolo nacional, la carne, cosa que no pasa, obviamente, con las de ustedes...
Liliana said at 9:51 a.m. on Oct 7, 2007:
La de arena me fascina con su simplicidad, frente a otras tan llenas de cosas (dibujos minuciosos, soles, aparatos...) y me ecuerda las vaquitas de terracota. Veo qe mi gusto es muy sobrio (¿muy argentino?)... ;)
Chiloedream said at 12:58 p.m. on Oct 7, 2007:
des images vachement originales, bravo EDU
Eduardo.affonso said at 3:13 p.m. on Oct 7, 2007:
Thanks for visiting and commenting, CHARLES! I see you've been learning some Portuguese...

CPT: These cows put a smile on everybody's faces. It's amazing how people change their humor when they meet one of these lovely animals. There's always a little crowd surrounding each one of them, and everybody talks, comments, makes jokes, take pics. It's not only a parade: it's a happening.

PAM: Don't worry about the typos... Have you noticed what is that cow reading? It's an interview with Walter Salles (director of "Central Station" & "Behind the Sun"). She may be old fashioned (take a look at her red bikini, with white dots) but she is definitely a sophisticated cow.

WENDY: This kind of humor is typically "carioca" (from Rio de Janeiro). I've seen other cow parades before, but none with such "joie de vivre".

Hope you'll do the same, SIMON, when there's a cow parade in Melbourne. These colorful cows are an irresistible temptation for any photographer, don't you agree?

DEE: I'm doing well, thanks! The title is not proper, because the cows were not only in Co(w)pacabana, but it was the only word I thought when I saw the first cow. I'm going to make at least one more tabblo with some more cows, hope you won't miss it.

THIERRY: "Vachement"? LOL! Some of these cows are more creative than others, but all of them made me laugh (or smile, at least) and that's a blessing - isn't it?
Eduardo.affonso said at 3:17 p.m. on Oct 7, 2007:
LILIANA: Não me espanta que as vacas portenhas não usassem biquini ou tomassem água de coco na praia... rs Já as daqui são mesmo carioquíssimas, como vc bem percebeu. A do Drummond causou certa polêmica (bem, qualquer coisa no Rio causa polêmica), mas também é das minhas favoritas - junto com a "Moolata" (fantasiada para o carnaval) e a multicolorida (e multidesenhada) que olha para a kombis. Queria ter feito uma série só com os desenhos, abstraindo as vacas, mas achei melhor não separar uma coisa da outra. Há pelo menos uma vaca (não fotografada ainda) que remete à carne (aos cortes de carne), mas normalmente os artistas buscaram outra abordagem, bem distante do seu sóbrio gosto argentino.
Liliana said at 4:21 p.m. on Oct 7, 2007:
Ja,ja, apenas vi a vaca leyendo ¡¡hice lo mismo!! (¡me sentí una vaca!) y me quedé pensando por qué leería una nota al director de cine... Y también, si el libro de la lectora junto a Drummond era de él o no se podía ver nada (era sólo un libro). Volví a mirar todo y descubrí una con un montón de preguntas, creo que en la oreja... ¿Te acordás qué decían...? Y otra, con "Vinicius y Tom" en la pata. ¿Y en las otras...?
Nuestras vacas no eran todas tan serias. ¿Querés que te mande algunas y hacés un Tabblo internacional...?
¿Por qué causó polémica la admiradora de nuestro qerido mineiro...? No entiendo... ¿La consideraron una burla?
Liliana said at 4:29 p.m. on Oct 7, 2007:
Me olvidé: ¡me gustó el efecto "sombras-sobre-calçadao"!
Paul said at 5:02 p.m. on Oct 7, 2007:
Cool and fun tabblo, Eduardo. :)
Lifequest22 said at 6:40 p.m. on Oct 7, 2007:
Oh, what a wonderful, colorful, fun tabblo, Eduardo. It looks like a total cow invasion. Bravo!!!!
OscarDaniel said at 9:18 p.m. on Oct 7, 2007:
Belo tabblo Eduardo, já tinha ouvido da vacas colorida , mais tuas fotos estão muito legais. Obrigado por compartirlas.
Jigs said at 11:45 p.m. on Oct 7, 2007:
I am MOOved by your delightful shots of these beautifully created cows, Eduardo!!! In fact, I love them all that I can't choose a favorite one, but if I had to, I think the photo (#3?) with the little boy sunbathing with his nanny-cow the most charming one.
Love2laugh said at 5:56 a.m. on Oct 8, 2007:
What a colorful parade. I never see anything like that here in Dallas. VERY INTERESTING.
Leftofcenter said at 10:28 a.m. on Oct 8, 2007:
trippy!!!!!!!!! love the cow theme, let's start a group!! colorful, funny, sunny tabblo! love the cow with the shades and the pearls around her neck, cowabunga!
Noe said at 11:01 a.m. on Oct 8, 2007:
Estas vacas estan geniales, y las tomas que hiciste muy buenas... =)
JuDeck said at 11:08 a.m. on Oct 8, 2007:
wonderful tabblo of the cow parade
Pkeener said at 12:45 p.m. on Oct 8, 2007:
Edu, I had notice Salles name, but forgot to ask you!
Rita.Mandarino said at 2:23 p.m. on Oct 8, 2007:
Edu, as fotos ficaram muito legais. Divertida essa exposição , interessante os comentários e as polêmicas em torno das esculturas. Quando vi a primeira exposta, aqui na esquina da Lopes Quintas, pensei em logo: " O Eduardo vai fazer um tabblo fantástico com essas vaquinhas" .Suas fotos, como sempre, uma mostra da sua sensibilidade. Gostei muito. Também gosto da vaca do Drummond, uma das minhas preferidas.
Whya said at 11:56 p.m. on Oct 10, 2007:
COWPACABANA sounds really nice :P
Gerardfotografeert said at 6:28 p.m. on Oct 14, 2007:
LOL and very artistic. Awesome shots Eduardo, well done
Eduardo.affonso said at 5:27 p.m. on Nov 3, 2007:
Thanks, GERARD, APRIL, JUDE, NOE, PAUL, LINDA, OSCAR, LINDA, ANNELIES, SHEILA & JIGS! Rio became even funnier with this crazy cattle invasion.

RITA: Bom, a essa altura vc já viu a "sua" vaca (o kiwi da Lopes Quintas) em outro tabblo. Obrigado pela dica.
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