MONEY AND WATER FLOW TOGETHER / DINHEIRO E ÁGUA FLUEM JUNTOS (5)

OCTOBER 2011 to JUNE 2012 - PHOTO COMPONENT:

"DRY RIO /

RIO SECO" 

Various Sites, Rio De Janeiro

 Rua Das Laranjeiras, Laranjeiras - Restored March 2011 after complaints of stagnant water. Now dry. Was popular with homeless people who live nearby under the flyover (1)

 Praça Ben Gurion, Rua Das Laranjeiras, Laranjeiras - Erected in 1965. Today, seats removed and fountain turned off to prevent homeless people using the water to wash (2). Now used as a 'cabinet' for those without access to toilets.

  Largo do Prof Silva Mello, Cosme Velho - created 1975 now well and truly dry!

      Praça Jose de Alencar, Flamengo - 'preserved' 2009, now dry. The reurbanisation of the square had also removed the childrens playground (3).

 Praça Marinha do Brasil, Botafogo - 'revitalised' October 2010 to big fanfare (4). Now dry again and used as homeless place to hang out.

 Praça Nicaragua, Botafogo - Moved here in 1924 and dry since at least 2010.

 Praia do Botafogo, Botafogo - Once a beautiful crane that succumbed to felons (5), then an urn and now dry since at least 2010.

 Praia do Botafogo, Botafogo - the Star fountain and dry since 2011 at least.

Praca Varnhagen, Tijuca - dry at October 2012




NOTES:

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LIST OF RIO DE JANEIRO FOUNTAINS which ones are on and which are off (out of date but historically useful for data mining poverty and water:

http://www0.rio.rj.gov.br/fpj/chafarizes_localizacao.htm