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Juiz de Fora – MG – Vista Noturna do Estadio Municipal
Unused, older card. Grade: 1
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Lavras – MG – ESAL
ESAL stands for Escola Superior de Agricultura de Lavras, and here are multiple views. This is a card of last resort because it has a 1-3/4″ tear in the left edge. Unused otherwise. Grade: 5
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Londrina – PR – Estádio do Café
The real name of the stadium is Estádio Jacy Scaff. He was a former president of Londrina Esporte Clube. Its nickname, Café, comes from coffee being one of the most important goods exported by Londrina city. The unused card has one remaining photo corner firmly mounted on the upper right reverse, and album marks from the other missing three. Grade: 5
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Londrina – PR – multiple views
Apart from the airport and city view, the card shows a stadium. The printed caption says it is Estádio Vitorino Gonçalves Dias, but long ago someone crossed that out and changed the name to Estádio do Café. (They would know better than we do. No guarantees!) Unused card, highly aged, photo corner album marks, and a round green chop mark of what might be a football club logo. Grade: 4
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Londrina – PR – Estádio do Café, Jacy Scaff
Unused card still in good condition. The caption gives both names of the same stadium. Grade: 1
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Olinda – PE – Panorama with Recife in background
The reverse caption (in Portuguese and English) is printed upside down. Unused card. Grade: 1
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Olinda – PE – Sao Francisco Convent (1585)
Unused card. Grade: 1
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Olinda – PE – Se Church and Seminary
We really liked this description from online recifeguide, so we repeat it here: “Official name: Church of Saint Savior of the World. Built in 1535. It was turned into a Protestant temple during the Dutch period. Located in the Alto da Sé, the highest place in Olinda. It was from where today is the backyard of this church that Duarte Coelho, enchanted with the beautiness of his viewing, would have said the phrase which gave name to the city: “Oh, linda situação para construir uma vila”. Since 1676, this has been the cathedral of Olinda and Recife (hence the name, Sé, in Portuguese).” We said we tell the stories. Unused card with a clear sticky strip (like a Post-It Note) along the bottom. Grade: 3
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Maceio – AL – O Trapichao stadium
Unused card with Portuguese and English captions. Aging noticeably. Grade: 2
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Natal – RN – Estádio Machadão
Unused card showing Estádio Machadão, whose official name is Estádio Dr. João Cláudio Vasconcelos Machado. Grade: 1
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Palmeira – PR – Estadio Municipal Arlei Jose Corsi
We hope the matches played here are more exciting than the photo. They must be! Unused, slightly aging card. Grade: 1
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Rio de Janeiro, multiple views
Unused card, and all these views are identified in the Portuguese-language caption on the reverse. Grade: 1
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Rio de Janeiro, Mario Filho Stadium – Maracana
This round postcard is unused but has two old bits of tape on the reverse. Grade: 4
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Rio de Janeiro – RJ – Maracana (Mario Filho Stadium) 101-22
Unused card; 101-22 is its own reference number. Grade: 1
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Rio de Janeiro – RJ – Estadio do Maracana 101-07
Compare with our item #20203129, sort of a mirror image. This card (whose number 101-07 is its own reference) is embossed, and unused. Grade: 1
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Rio de Janeiro – RJ – Maracanã Stadion
Yet another unused card, slight staining on the reverse. Its own reference number is 17, so as not to confuse. Grade: 3
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Rio de Janeiro – RJ – Air view of Maracanã Stadium RJ-229
Unused, aging card with captions in Portuguese and English. Grade: 2
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Rio de Janeiro – GB – Maracanã 93
Captioned in Portuguese, English, and French and claiming “biggest in the World”. No longer, but still the largest in Brazil at least. Unused card, heavily aged. Grade: 4
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Rio de Janeiro – RJ – Aerial view o (sic) the Mario Filho Stadium
Unused card captioned in Portuguese and English, with Maracanã described as “The biggest soccer arena in the world”. Aging somewhat, but still Grade: 1
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Rio de Janeiro, Construção do Estádio do Maracanã (set of 4)
We thought of listing these unused cards individually, but they belong together. They show the stadium’s construction in 1949 before the 1950 opening, though the cards themselves came out later. They have album marks on the backs. The set of four, Grade: 3
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Rio de Janeiro, Estádio General Severiano
Unused card showing a stadium that was first built in 1912, renovated, “reinaugurated” in 1938, but finally demolished in 1977. Aging card, but still Grade: 1
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Rio de Janeiro – GB – The Wonderful City, Panoramic view
Unused but heavily browned with age, otherwise unmarked. Try comparing then and now. Grade: 2
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Rio de Janeiro, multiple views
You wouldn’t really know from the front of the card, but this is an ad for Reader’s Digest, with Portuguese-language text filling the message and much of the address areas. Otherwise unused. Grade: 2
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Santarem – PA – Aerial view of the city
Not postally used, but with a message and rubber-stamp chops filling the message area. Grade: 4
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Santos – SP – Vista Aerea da Ponta da Praia
Not postally used, but with writing and rubber-stamp marks and other smudging on the reverse. Grade: 4
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São Paulo – SP – Turistic (sic) attractions and the center city area
Let’s call this a “well-travelled card,” both physically and geographically. After all, it made its way here to Hong Kong. Mailed in 1987 with two stamps, two postmarks, and assorted other markings. Grade: 3
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São Paulo – SP – Estádio Municipal Paulo Machado de Carvalho – Pacaembu
Unused, aging card with small brown album marks from photo corners on the reverse. Grade: 2
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São Paulo – SP – Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi)
Unused, browning card with album marks on two opposite corners of the reverse. Grade: 3
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São Caetano do Sul – SP – Centro Esportivo Recerativo Agulas de Nova Gerty
Unused card, slightly aging. Grade: 1
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São Paulo – SP – Vista aerea do Bairro do Morumbi
Unused card. Grade: 1
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São Paulo – SP – Vista aerea do rio Tiete, Av. Marginal e estadio Alfredo Shuring
The good news and the bad news about Alfredo: he was well-liked enough to have a stadium named after him, but his name is spelled several different ways online and there is no particular consistency. The formal name of the stadium seems to be Estádio Alfredo Schürig. Unused card, aging slightly. Grade: 1
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São Paulo – SP – Air view of the Sao Paulo Clube in the Morumbi District
Unused card. Grade: 1
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São Paulo – SP – Vista aerea do Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi)
This unused card’s internal reference number is 28. Aging, and with brown photo corner marks on opposite sides of the reverse. Grade: 3
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São Paulo – SP – Air view of the Cícero Pompeu de Toledo Stadium (Morumbi)
Unused, aging card. Slight smudging on the reverse. Grade: 2
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São Paulo – SP – Air view of Ibirapuera Gymnasium
Unused card with prominent stains from two photo corners on the reverse. Grade: 3
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Carnaval 2007
Unused advertising card. Aging slightly. Grade: 1
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Alcantara – MA – Ruins of the Main Church
Mailed in 1981, with stamp and full postmark. Grade: 1
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Belo Horizonte, Abilio Barreto Historical Museum
One of a short series of unused cards measuring 4″ x 6-5/8″, including a perforated stub on the left where someone could fill in personal details. Grade: 1
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Belo Horizonte – MG – Liberdade Square
One of a short series of unused cards measuring 4″ x 6-5/8″, including a perforated stub on the left where someone could fill in personal details. Handled a bit over the years. Grade: 2