Rio: Another Photo Essay

While Rio is the sensual city and the people are laid back and take life at a pace much more different than São Paulo and the beach culture that permeates distinguishes it from any other city I’ve visited, I could never find myself living here. Buenos Aires, on the other hand, with its mix of European and Latin influence could easily be an annual stop for me, perhaps living there a few months out of the year.

But we’re in Rio and beyond the beaches, there’s a great history here and the art, architecture, nightlife and beaches can be intoxicating. So let’s go out and check out the city.

Fruit and fruit juices are staple of daily life in Rio and elsewhere in Brazil.





Reading the daily papers?

In the states we have news vans with satellite links and other communications. In Rio the news crews travel by motorcycle. Note the antenna attached to the bike.



Plazas surrounded by classic buildings are littered throughout the downtown Rio.

The Centro Cultural Justiça Federal once held Rio’s Supreme Court, today it hosts exhibitions of art, history and music.

A great expression of neoclassical architecture, the Theatro Municipal faces the Praça Floriano. Perhaps my favorite building in Rio.