A black-and-white photo of a person mid-air in a Superman-style body suspension pose, supported by multiple hooks in their back and legs, smiling joyfully toward the camera. They are suspended horizontally in a large indoor space with high ceilings and visible rigging. A group of onlookers—some seated, some standing—watch with expressions of admiration, amusement, and support. The atmosphere is lively and communal, capturing a moment of shared experience and transformation.

Petromodificpolis!

You know, the folks down in Brasil always find the coolest places to suspend. This is from Valnei‘s Petromodificpolis event in Brasil. I think Fabito Goncalves probably describes it very well when he writes, “experincias nicas num lugar mgico, festas, muita diverso, novos amigos, namorada nova e many many more. Resumindo, s me aconteceram coisas boas nesses dias que se seguiram. Dizem por a que uma imagem vale mais que mil palavras. Ento, a vo algumas imagens que mostram alguns desses momentos to especiais.”*

I really need to go back to South America soon.

* Roughly (I speak French, not Portuguese, sorry): “Experiences in a magical place, parties, fun, and new and old friends. Only good things happened in this time. They say a picture is worth a thousand words; here are some that share those special moments.” (more pictures on BME and on his page as well).

Comments

11 responses to “Petromodificpolis!”

  1. L1ZZARD Avatar

    At first I thought he was hanging from a zip-wire going through that awesom structure. Now that’d be a lot of fun…

  2. Shannon Larratt Avatar

    He basically is — that’s a ski-lift type structure.

  3. Robson Rotten Avatar
    Robson Rotten

    I speak portuguese:

    “Unique expecientes in a magical place, parties, lots of fun, new friends, new girlfriend and many many more. In summary, only good things happened to me on these days. They say an image is worth a thousand words. So, there goes a few images that portrait some of these so special moments.”

  4. Ego Kornus Avatar
    Ego Kornus

    Beauty place!

  5. wish_I_were_a_dragon... Avatar

    I thought it was a zip-line at first glance too 😛

  6. stormy Avatar

    Awesome location.

  7. Spicazi Avatar

    I agree, awesome place.

    I wish we had places like this in Australia. I’m so jelly!

  8. lilish Avatar
    lilish

    I wonder what the metal people are doing. The one I can see seems to be in an odd pose.

  9. Kelley Avatar
    Kelley

    I like his sneakers.

  10. joao caladara Avatar

    I made an Antichrist suspension in this place… the photos had exactly been very pretty. this place is an abandoned ferry cable

    petromodificpolis!!!! :):):):)
    my city!

  11. La Negra Avatar
    La Negra

    u need come back..and stay more time here

    u are so welcome when ever u want

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