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    Lago Fucino
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    Technically it's the piana del Fucino as the lake is gone but close enough.
    It used to be Italy's third largest lake before being drained in the 19th century. The Romans had attempted to drain or partially drain it as well.

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    And now for something completely different ...

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    The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City.
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    Quote Originally Posted by realm56 View Post
    The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City.
    Is correct. The floor is yours.
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    Nice, here it is:

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    Harbin Ice Festival?

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    Yeh you got it. Over to you.
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    Fjallbacka, Sweden?
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    It is indeed Fjällbacka, a nice little town with the Kungsklyftan, a narrow gorge, in the middle of it. You can quite clearly see the gorge in this pic.

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    I wonder how Muizer was able to find that out of all little seaside towns in the Nordics.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Septentrionalis View Post
    I wonder how Muizer was able to find that out of all little seaside towns in the Nordics.
    Yes, from the physical geography and the building style nothing much more can be deduced than that it could well be somewhere along the Norwegian or Swedish (west) coast. I searched for Norwegian and Swedish 'marinas', which a.o. returned some pics of Bohuslan. Thinking I might be on the right track, I searched for churches in Bohuslan and this location came up.

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    I don't really have any specific ideas, so I'll start with some general observations.

    The Brazilian flag is very obvious, but indeed so obvious that it could be a red herring - Brazilians meeting somewhere else in the world for whatever reason, e.g.
    The church looks Italian rather than Colonial-Brazilian with its separate campanile and romanesque facade.
    There was considerable Italian immigration to Brazil's southern neighbours over the course of history, so Italian style churches may well be a possible sight in southern Brazil/Argentine/Uruguay.
    The weather and flora look more European/temperate than south American, but South America is large and in the south of Brazil the weather is more temperate than tropical, I think.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Iskar View Post
    I don't really have any specific ideas, so I'll start with some general observations.

    The Brazilian flag is very obvious, but indeed so obvious that it could be a red herring - Brazilians meeting somewhere else in the world for whatever reason, e.g.
    The church looks Italian rather than Colonial-Brazilian with its separate campanile and romanesque facade.
    There was considerable Italian immigration to Brazil's southern neighbours over the course of history, so Italian style churches may well be a possible sight in southern Brazil/Argentine/Uruguay.
    The weather and flora look more European/temperate than south American, but South America is large and in the south of Brazil the weather is more temperate than tropical, I think.
    Well done. The Italy-Brazil migration link is key. One instance in particular.
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    Anguillara Veneta, Italy. The town where the Bolzonaro/Bolsonaro family comes from.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Muizer View Post
    Yes, from the physical geography and the building style nothing much more can be deduced than that it could well be somewhere along the Norwegian or Swedish (west) coast. I searched for Norwegian and Swedish 'marinas', which a.o. returned some pics of Bohuslan. Thinking I might be on the right track, I searched for churches in Bohuslan and this location came up.
    Quote Originally Posted by Iskar View Post
    I don't really have any specific ideas, so I'll start with some general observations.

    The Brazilian flag is very obvious, but indeed so obvious that it could be a red herring - Brazilians meeting somewhere else in the world for whatever reason, e.g.
    The church looks Italian rather than Colonial-Brazilian with its separate campanile and romanesque facade.
    There was considerable Italian immigration to Brazil's southern neighbours over the course of history, so Italian style churches may well be a possible sight in southern Brazil/Argentine/Uruguay.
    The weather and flora look more European/temperate than south American, but South America is large and in the south of Brazil the weather is more temperate than tropical, I think.
    Impressive work, both of you. I have been looking at southern tip of Brazil a bit but so far didn't find a match. It turns out the place is indeed in Italy and near Venice and the connection seems to be that Jair Bolsonaro's family is from the place itself, the village of Anguillara Veneta.

    https://www.thelocal.it/20181026/ang...ly-emigration/

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    Quote Originally Posted by Iskar View Post
    Anguillara Veneta, Italy. The town where the Bolzonaro/Bolsonaro family comes from.
    Correct. This was the occasion on which Jair Bolsonaro was proclaimed honorary citizen of Anguillara Veneta. Not everybody was happy with it (the red flags are being held by protesters).


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    Repped Iskar for you.
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    Thanks Morticia!
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