Palacios cariocas - Palacio da Ilha Fiscal

Como diz o nome, o palácio fica na Ilha Fiscal, ocupando 1.000 metros quadrados da ilha de Guanabara.

Construído em 1889, em estilo neogótico, este palácio serviu de quartel da guarda de fiscalização do porto e, posteriormente, ficou se famoso por abrigar o último baile do Brasil Imperial

Astronomy picture of the day - 2016 December 20 - Sharpless 308: Star Bubble

Sharpless 308: Star Bubble 
Image Credit & Copyright: Anis Abdul

Explanation: Blown by fast winds from a hot, massive star, this cosmic bubble is huge. Cataloged as Sharpless 2-308 it lies some 5,200 light-years away toward the constellation of the Big Dog (Canis Major) and covers slightly more of the sky than a full moon. That corresponds to a diameter of 60 light-years at its estimated distance. The massive star that created the bubble, a Wolf-Rayet star, is the bright one near the center of the nebula. Wolf-Rayet stars have over 20 times the mass of the Sun and are thought to be in a brief, pre-supernova phase of massive star evolution. Fast winds from this Wolf-Rayet star create the bubble-shaped nebula as they sweep up slower moving material from an earlier phase of evolution. The windblown nebula has an age of about 70,000 years. Relatively faint emission captured in the expansive image is dominated by the glow of ionized oxygen atoms mapped to a blue hue.

Astronomy picture of the day - 2016 December 19 - Supermoon over Spanish Castle

Supermoon over Spanish Castle 
Image Credit & Copyright: Tomeu Mas

Explanation: No, this castle was not built with the Moon attached. To create the spectacular juxtaposition, careful planning and a bit of good weather was needed. Pictured, the last supermoon of 2016 was captured last week rising directly beyond one of the towers of Bellver Castle in Palma de Mallorca on the Balearic Islands of Spain. The supermoon was the last full moon of 2016 and known to some as the Oak Moon. Bellver Castle was built in the early 1300s and has served as a home -- but occasional as a prison -- to numerous kings and queens. The Moon was built about 4.5 billion years ago, possibly resulting from a great collision with a Mars-sized celestial body and Earth. The next supermoon, defined as when the moon appears slightly larger and brighter than usual, will occur on 2017 December 3 and be visible not only behind castles but all over the Earth.

Palacios cariocas - Palacio do Catete

Localizado no bairro do Catete, este palácio é um dos exemplos da arquitetura neoclássica no país. Construído no ano de 1858, abrigou a sede do poder executivo brasileiro de 1897 a 1960, até que a sede do poder executivo fosse transferida para Brasília, então recém-inaugurada.

Anos mais tarde, na década de 1970, o palácio passou a abrigar o Museu da República, função que ainda mantém até hoje, abrigando biblioteca com mais de 10 000 obras e publicações sobre Ciências Sociais e História do Brasil.

Imagenes del Mundo - Un avion en Sudafrica

Un avión 'American Boeing Stearman' fotografiado desde otra aeronave, cerca del aeropuerto de Stellenbosch (Sudáfrica).

RODGER BOSCH AFP

Imagenes del Mundo - Papa Noel en Finlandia

Una persona disfrazada de Papa Noel se prepara para la Navidad, cerca de Rovaniemi (Finlandia).

PAWEL KOPCZYNSKI REUTERS

Astronomy picture of the day - 2016 December 18 - 2016 December 18

The Cartwheel Galaxy from Hubble 
Image Credit: ESA, NASA, Hubble

Explanation: To some, it looks like the wheel of a cart. In fact, because of its outward oval appearance, the presence of a central galaxy, and their connection with what looks like the spokes of a wheel, the galaxy on the right is known as the Cartwheel Galaxy. To others, however, it looks like a complicated interaction between galaxies awaiting explanation. Along with the two galaxies on the left, the Cartwheel is part of a group of galaxies about 400 million light years away in the constellation Sculptor. The large galaxy's rim spans over 100,000 light years and is composed of star forming regions filled with extremely bright and massive stars. Pictured, the Cartwheel's ring-like shape is the result of gravitational disruption caused by a smaller galaxy passing through a large one, compressing the interstellar gas and dust and causing a star formation wave to move out like a ripple across the surface of a pond.

Imagens do Mundo - Tempestade tropical na Flórida

Tempestade tropical na  Flórida

Brian Blanco/Reuters

Astronomy picture of the day - 2016 December 17 - Southern Jupiter from Perijove 3

Southern Jupiter from Perijove 3 
Image Credit: NASA, JPL-Caltech, SwRI, MSSS; Processing: Damian Peach

Explanation: Southern Jupiter looms some 37,000 kilometers away in this JunoCam image from December 11. The image data was captured near Juno's third perijove or closest approach to Jupiter, the spacecraft still in its 53 day long looping orbit. With the south polar region on the left, the large whitish oval toward the right is massive, counterclockwise rotating storm system. Smaller than the more famous Great Red Spot, the oval storm is only about half the diameter of planet Earth, one of a string of white ovals currently in the southern hemisphere of the Solar System's, ruling gas giant.

Expressões populares portuguesas: cair da tripeça

Significado: 

Qualquer coisa que, dada a sua velhice, se desconjunta facilmente. 

Origem: 

A tripeça é um banco de madeira de três pés, muito usado na província, sobretudo junto às lareiras. Uma pessoa de avançada idade aí sentada, com o calor do fogo, facilmente adormece e tomba.