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Learning portuguese in Rio de Janeiro is great. An increasing amount of foreigners are travelling to Brazil for work, attracted by its growing economy and rising middle class. Tourism is booming and a string of upcoming international events and a world-famous Carnival will ensure that this trend continues. Arriving for the first time, however, many […]

[dropcap]R[/dropcap]IO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Last week I wrote about the movie ‘Waste Land’ (‘Lixo Extraordinário’), a documentary about a Rio-based social project led by Brazilian artist Vik Muniz. As it happens, Vik Muniz has chosen none other than Vidigal for his latest social project.  He’s been busy constructing a new building-studio-facility which sits at the top of […]