Horto: History with Roots
Clique aqui para Português Nestled today in the shadow of Christ the Redeemer, the Horto community in the South Zone of Rio de Janeiro was founded by workers of the Botanical Garden, established in 1808, who […]
Clique aqui para Português Nestled today in the shadow of Christ the Redeemer, the Horto community in the South Zone of Rio de Janeiro was founded by workers of the Botanical Garden, established in 1808, who […]
On Wednesday February 10, the last official day of Carnival, a diverse group of around 2,500 people gathered in the Largo do Machado square in South Zone for a different kind of Carnival party. The street parade, […]
Clique aqui para Português This is the second in a three-part series on the Imagens do Povo photography collective. “I think the greatest lesson of a documentarian is to be a link of sympathy between yourself, the […]
A little over a week has passed since the final official parade of Rio de Janeiro’s carnival saw the top six samba schools walk down the Sambadrome after scores were announced. Though foreigners can participate in the […]
On February 12, the Marvelous City saw a new street parade, or bloco, join the other 456 blocos of carnival. Participants assembled in Largo da Carioca, in the city center near the Carioca metro station. This bloco was an […]