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Viewpoints – Placecloud
by Placecloud
Leading cultural researchers tell stories of places around the world. For the full spatial multimedia experience and more episodes visit www.placecloud.io.
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Concrete
Darrington, United States. The town of Concrete in the foothills of the northern Cascades once housed the largest concrete plants in the state. Nearly half of the concrete for the Grand Coulee Dam (the largest concrete structure in the world) came from here, as well as material for other…
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Burning Man Festival Site
Burning Man is an annual carnival of creativity that takes place on the playa of the Black Rock Desert, in northwest Nevada. It typically attracts 60,000 people, and is considered by many to be the biggest and best party in the world. Participants pay a few hundred dollars admission, and spend a...
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Burro Schmidt Tunnel
Inyokern, United States. This 2,000-foot long tunnel, approximately seven feet in diameter, was chiseled through a mountain by William Henry "Burro" Schmidt with hand tools and explosives. Begun in 1906 as a means of transporting ore from his mine to the processing site, Schmidt devoted the...
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Bridal Cave
Camdenton, United States. A tourist cave with a wedding theme. Thousands of couples have taken their vows in the natural chapel within this cave.
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Branson
Branson, United States. This resort city in the Ozarks calls itself "The Live Music Show Capital of the World." This city contains over 30 live performance theaters playing an average of 60 stage shows at any given time. While Branson is traditionally known for its country western music...
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Braddock
Braddock, United States. Braddock, Pennsylvania is a deflated old steel town which became known for a recent and unusual redevelopment effort. From a peak population of 18,000 after World War II, there are now just over 2,000 residents. In 2005, a new young mayor, John Fetterman, was elected and...
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Thames Barrier – Holding Back the Sea
London, United Kingdom. Holding the North Sea at bay to protect London from flooding, the Thames Barrier is an extraordinary feat of engineering. It is also constantly under threat, in a world where time and tide are slowly, inexorably, winning. How long can it hold? Nobody knows.
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A Line Through Time: The Prime Meridian, Greenwich
London, United Kingdom. Standing at the Prime Meridian in Greenwich, this short audio viewpoint explores the line from which global time and longitude are measured. It explains how and why this point was fixed here, and considers how Britain’s drive to measure the world continues to shape how we...
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Para um pedaço de carne macio
The Hague, The Netherlands. O Portão dos Prisioneiros, aqui em Haia, foi usada de 1420 até 1828 para abrigar pessoas que haviam cometido crimes graves enquanto aguardavam a sentença. Desde então, já foi sede de um clube literário, de um museu e de uma galeria de arte. É também o local onde, a…
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Voor een mals stukje vlees
The Hague, The Netherlands. De Gevangenenpoort, hier in Den Haag, werd van 1420 tot 1828 gebruikt om mensen op te sluiten die ernstige misdrijven hadden gepleegd terwijl zij op hun vonnis wachtten. Vervolgens heeft het gebouw onderdak geboden aan een literaire club, een museum, en een…
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It looks like meat’s back on the menu, boys
The Hague, The Netherlands. The Gevangenenpoort, Prisoner’s Gate, here in The Hague, from 1420 until 1828, was used for housing people who had committed serious crimes while they awaited sentencing. It has since then been home to a literary club, a museum, and an art gallery. It’s also the…
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A verdadeira Amazon pode se levantar, por favor?
Terme, Türkiye. Encontramo-nos a poucos quilômetros da pequena cidade de Terme, nas margens meridionais do Mar Negro, na Turquia. Logo à frente, vemos uma estátua de uma guerreira amazona, erguendo arco e flecha.
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Amazones, en Amazones
Terme, Türkiye. We bevinden ons hier een paar kilometer buiten het stadje Terme, aan de zuidelijke oevers van de Zwarte Zee, in Turkije. Recht voor ons zien we een standbeeld van een Amazone krijger, met gespannen pijl en boog.
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Will the real Amazon please stand up?
Terme, Türkiye. We find ourselves a few kilometers outside of the small town of Terme, on the southern shores of the Black Sea, in Turkey. Just ahead, we can see a statue of an Amazonian warrior, raising a bow and arrow.
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As origens contestadas de Fortaleza
Fortaleza, Brazil. O estado brasileiro do Ceará é uma das regiões mais pobres do Brasil. O PIB per capita é apenas um terço do das pessoas no estado de São Paulo, e nem mesmo um quinto do que se vê na região do Distrito Federal, ao redor da capital Brasília.
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De betwiste oorsprong van Fortaleza
Fortaleza, Brazil. De Braziliaanse deelstaat Ceará is een van de armere regio’s van het land. Het BBP per hoofd van de bevolking bedraagt slechts een derde van dat van de inwoners van de deelstaat São Paulo, en nog niet eens een vijfde van dat van de regio rond de hoofdstad Brasília.
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The contested origins of Fortaleza
Fortaleza, Brazil. The Brazilian state of Ceará is one of the poorer regions of Brazil. The GDP per capita is just a third of that of the people in the state of Sao Paulo, and not even a fifth of those in the district around the capital of Brasilia.
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Ecos do império: Em Itaparica, onde a ambição holandesa encontrou a brutalidade maquiavélica
Vera Cruz, Brazil. Hoje, de pé na Ilha de Itaparica, com a brisa do mar acariciando as muralhas do antigo Forte de São Lourenço, é fácil se deixar embalar pelo ritmo lento da Bahia. Mas sob essas águas e pedras corre uma corrente mais profunda e sombria, uma que remonta a um império fugaz,...
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Itaparica, waar Hollandse ambitie samenging met de wrede aanpak van Machiavelli
Vera Cruz, Brazil. Staand op het eiland Itaparica, met de zeebries die langs de wallen van het oude fort São Lourenço waait, is het gemakkelijk om mee te deinen op het trage ritme van Bahia. Maar onder deze wateren en stenen schuilt een diepere, donkerdere stroom; een die teruggaat naar een...
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Echoes of empire: On Itaparica, where Dutch ambition met Machiavellian brutality
Vera Cruz, Brazil. Standing on Itaparica Island today, with the sea breeze brushing past the ramparts of the old fort of São Lourenço, it’s easy to be lulled by the slow rhythms of Bahia. But beneath these waters and stones lies a deeper, darker current; one that stretches back to a fleeting…
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O apelo de um secretário por uma visão colonial
The Hague, The Netherlands. Você está no Binnenhof, o coração da República Holandesa. Imagine: é o inverno de 1642; janelas estreitas filtram a pálida luz do norte nas salas abobadadas. Pisos de pedra ecoam passos suaves. As portas pesadas de carvalho estão fechadas, mas atrás delas está reunida…
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De smeekbede van een secretaris voor een koloniale visie
The Hague, The Netherlands. Je bevindt je op het Binnenhof, het hart van de Nederlandse Republiek. Stel je voor: het is de winter van 1642; smalle ramen filteren het bleke noorderlicht in de gewelfde zalen. Stenen vloeren weerklinken met zachte voetstappen. De zware eiken deuren zijn gesloten…
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A secretary’s plea for a colonial vision
The Hague, The Netherlands. You are standing in the Binnenhof, the heart of the Dutch Republic. Imagine this is the winter of 1642; narrow windows filter the pale northern light into the vaulted chambers. Stone floors echo with quiet footsteps. The thick oak doors are shut, but beyond them, the...
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Como um palácio sem jantares pôs fim a um reinado colonial
Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Era a primavera de 1642, e os corredores da sede da Companhia Holandesa das Índias Ocidentais estavam silenciosos, fracamente iluminados pela luz do dia que entrava inclinada por pequenas janelas. O ar estava impregnado do cheiro de pergaminho e fumaça de cachimbo.…
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Hoe een paleis zonder diners een koloniaal bewind beëindigde
Amsterdam, The Netherlands. In de lente van 1642 waren de gangen van het hoofdkwartier van de West-Indische Compagnie in Amsterdam stil, zwak verlicht door het daglicht dat schuin door kleine ramen naar binnen viel. De lucht was zwaar van perkament en pijptabak. Achter gesloten deuren bladerde…
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How a dinnerless palace ended a colonial reign
Amsterdam, The Netherlands. It was the spring of 1642, and the corridors of the Dutch West India Company headquarters were quiet, dimly lit by daylight slanting through small windows, the air heavy with the scent of parchment and pipe smoke. Behind closed doors, a handful of directors, merchants,...
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Tensão no topo: De Forte Maurício ao coração de uma disputa colonial de poder
Teotônio Vilela, Brazil. Ficar hoje nos terrenos ventosos do Forte Maurício, próximo às margens do rio São Francisco, no nordeste do Brasil, torna difícil imaginar o drama colonial que um dia se desenrolou nesse local; onde o estrondo dos canhões ecoava pelos manguezais e bandeiras holandesas...
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Spanning aan de top: Van Fort Maurits tot in het hart van een koloniale machtsstrijd
Teotônio Vilela, Brazil. Vandaag de dag, op het voormalig terrein van Fort Maurits, nabij de oevers van de São Francisco-rivier in het noordoosten van Brazilië, is het je moeilijk voor te stellen welk koloniaal drama zich hier ooit afspeelde. Deze plek bevond zich niet alleen aan de grens van een...
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Tension at the top: From Fort Maurits to the heart of a colonial power struggle
Teotônio Vilela, Brazil. Stand on the windswept grounds of Fort Maurits today, near the banks of the São Francisco River in northeastern Brazil, and it’s hard to imagine the colonial drama that once unfolded here, where cannon fire echoed across the mangroves and Dutch banners flew over newly...
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E se os holandeses tivessem ficado?
Jaboatão dos Guararapes, Brazil. Estamos na Praça do Córrego da Batalha, no município de Jaboatão dos Guararapes. A praça dá início à uma avenida que igualmente é chamada de Córrego da Batalha e também à subida para os Montes Guararapes. Tudo aqui no entorno parece fazer referência ao período...
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Wat als de Hollanders waren gebleven?
Jaboatão dos Guararapes, Brazil. We bevinden ons op het Praça do Córrego da Batalha, in de gemeente Jaboatão dos Guararapes. Een córrego is een riviertje. Het plein markeert het begin van een avenue die eveneens Córrego da Batalha heet, en leidt naar de Guararapes-heuvels. Alles in de omgeving…
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What if the Dutch had stayed?
Jaboatão dos Guararapes, Brazil. We are at Praça do Córrego da Batalha, in the municipality of Jaboatão dos Guararapes. A córrego is a brook, or stream. The square marks the beginning of an avenue also called Córrego da Batalha, as well as the ascent to the Guararapes Hills. Everything in the...
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Tráfico de Escravizados, Poder e o Príncipe Humanista do Brasil Holandês
Cidade Velha, Cabo Verde. Estamos diante do pelourinho de Cidade Velha, no sul da ilha de Santiago, em Cabo Verde. O centro histórico de Cidade Velha é um Patrimônio Mundial da UNESCO. A cidade de Ribeira Grande, rebatizada como Cidade Velha no final do século XVIII, foi o primeiro posto colonial...
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Slavensmokkel, Macht en de Humanistische Prins van Nederlands Brazilië
Cidade Velha, Cabo Verde. We staan hier bij de pelourinho in Cidade Velha, in het zuiden van het eiland Santiago, in Kaapverdië. Het historische centrum van Cidade Velha is een UNESCO-werelderfgoedlocatie. De stad Ribeira Grande, die aan het eind van de 18e eeuw werd hernoemd tot Cidade Velha,...
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Slave-Smuggling, Power, and the Humanist Prince of Dutch Brazil
Cidade Velha, Cabo Verde. We’re at the pelourinho in Cidade Velha, in the south of the island of Santiago, in Cape Verde. The historic centre of Cidade Velha is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The town of Ribeira Grande, renamed Cidade Velha, ‘Old Town’, in the late 18th century, was the first...
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Como os Judeus de Livorno Moldaram Silenciosamente o Brasil Holandês
Livorno, Italy. Estamos em frente à nova sinagoga de Livorno. Ela foi concluída em 1962, a poucos metros de onde ficava a antiga sinagoga, destruída durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial. A sinagoga original foi construída em 1607, tornando-se o principal local de culto da comunidade judaica sefardita...
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Hoe de Joden van Livorno stilletjes Nederlands-Brazilië vormgaven
Livorno, Italy. We staan voor de nieuwe synagoge van Livorno. Deze werd voltooid in 1962, vlak om de hoek van waar de oude synagoge stond, die tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog werd verwoest. Die oorspronkelijke synagoge werd gebouwd in 1607 en werd het centrale gebedshuis voor de Sefardische joodse...
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How Livorno’s Jews Quietly Shaped Dutch Brazil
Livorno, Italy. We’re standing in front of the new synagogue of Livorno. It was completed in 1962, just around the corner from where the old synagogue used to stand, which was destroyed during World War 2. That synagogue was originally built in 1607, when it became the central place of worship…
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Do monopólio ao compromisso
Bergen, The Netherlands. Estamos no antigo escritório do Noorderkwartier, uma das câmaras da Companhia Holandesa das Índias Ocidentais, em Hoorn. No século XVII, os oficiais dessa câmara foram influenciados por panfletos anônimos que tentavam moldar a política comercial com o Brasil.
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Van monopolie tot compromis
Bergen, The Netherlands. We bevinden ons naast het voormalige kantoor van het Noorderkwartier, een van de kamers van de West-Indische Compagnie, in Hoorn. In de 17e eeuw lieten de bestuurders van deze kamer zich beïnvloeden door anonieme pamfletten die het beleid over de handel met Brazilië...
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From monopoly to compromise
Bergen, The Netherlands. We’re at the former offices of the Noorderkwartier, one of the chambers of the Dutch West India Company, in Hoorn. In the 17th century, its officers were swayed by anonymous pamphlets attempting to influence policy on trade with Brazil.
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Os Poti: católicos e calvinistas
Pedro Régis, Brazil. É certo que o litoral paraibano é um dos destinos mais procurados pelo turismo no Brasil. São belas opções de praias ao longo da costa da Paraíba, uma delas esta onde estamos agora, a praia chamada de Baía da Traição. Hoje, o mar de águas mornas e a longa faixa de areia...
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De Poti: Katholieken en calvinisten
Pedro Régis, Brazil. Het is een feit dat de kust van Paraíba een van de populairste toeristische bestemmingen van Brazilië is. Langs deze kust liggen talloze prachtige stranden, waaronder het strand waar we ons nu bevinden: Baía da Traição. Tegenwoordig zorgen de warme zee en het lange zandstrand...
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The Poti: Catholics and Calvinists
Pedro Régis, Brazil. It's true that the Paraíba coast is one of the most popular destinations for tourism in Brazil. There are many beautiful beaches along the coast of Paraíba, one of which is where we are now, the beach called Baía da Traição. Today, the warm sea and long stretch of sand...
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A presença Holandesa na Amazônia
Quando pensamos na ocupação holandesa no Brasil no século 17, geralmente pensamos na região Nordeste, onde os invasores financiados pela Companhia das Índias Ocidentais ficaram por 24 anos, mas eles também chegaram a ocupar territórios do Norte, floresta a dentro.
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Hollanders in de Amazone
Wanneer we het hebben over de Nederlandse bezetting van Brazilië in de 17e eeuw, denken we meestal aan het noordoosten van het land, waar de Hollandse bezetters, gefinancierd door de West-Indische Compagnie, 24 jaar verbleven. Maar de Hollandse tentakels reikten verder, tot diep in het noorden,...
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A Dutch Amazon
We are on the banks of the Xingu River, in the heart of the Brazilian Amazon. When we think of the Dutch occupation of Brazil in the 17th century, we usually think of the Brazilian north-east, where the invaders financed by the Dutch West India Company stayed for 24 years, but they also came to...
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Incorporado ao vocabulário
Recife, Brazil. Estamos aqui, parados diante da estátua da deusa Atena — ou Minerva, para os romanos — na cabeceira da Ponte Maurício de Nassau, no Recife. A deusa da sabedoria, das artes e da estratégia chegou aqui em 1917, como parte de uma grande reforma urbana. Recife queria se vestir de...
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Terechtkomen in het woordenboek
Recife, Brazil. We staan hier voor het standbeeld van de godin Athena, of Minerva, mocht je jezelf meer associëren met de Romeinen, in plaats van de oude Grieken, aan het begin van de Mauritsbrug in Recife. De godin van wijsheid en kunst kwam hier aan in 1917 als onderdeel van een grote...
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Becoming part of the lexicon
Recife, Brazil. We stand here before the statue of the goddess Athena, or, if you’re more Roman inclined, Minerva, at the head of the Maurício de Nassau Bridge, in Recife. The goddess of wisdom, the arts, and strategy arrived here in 1917 as part of a major urban reform. Recife wanted to present...
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