Category Rio de Janeiro

Separated at Birth: Ipanema and Copacabana

A lot of tourists are disappointed when they see they can't cross the Ipanema-Copacabana coastal border by foot. The police has control over the Arpoardor Area and, aiming to protect the rocky coast and native plants, there's a fence over there preventing people to cross the rocky coastline.

A new burst of Vidicreativity: Escola do Vidigal

RIO 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…