Living in Rio
(Includes a Visitor's Guide to Key Local Stores, Restaurants, Hotels, Bars and other useful information)
Text by Paulo Thiago de Mello
Photographs by Reto Guntli
Agi Simoes
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Rio de Janeiro is everyone’s fantasyland.
The Cidade Maravilhosa (the marvellous city) combines tropical vegetation, beaches carpeted with Girls from Ipanema and a sultry climate that lures everyone out of their homes on the many balmy evenings. Nothing can detract from its natural beauty, and no one can erase the smile of a carefree Carioca – the name the Indians gave to the original European settlers.
Both a travelogue and a look inside some spectacular local homes, Living in Rio is a stylish overview of the city’s history, beaches, nightlife, parties and sensuous lifestyle.
Vibrant photographs capture Rio, from the legendary Copacabana Palace to a white-walled mountain eerie designed by Oscar Niemeyer to the raucous parades of Carnival, while insider text gives an overview of the city’s dynamic art, architecture and sense of colour.
A visitor’s guide provides a list of key local stores, restaurants, bars and other useful information.
Paulo Thiago de Mello is a journalist who writes for O Globo, Brazil’s leading daily newspaper. Reto Guntli is based in Zurich but travels the world continuously. He has published over twenty books. Agi Simoes is a noted Brazilian photographer whose work has appeared in many books and publications.
Also of interest:
Graffiti Brasil
New Brazilian Gardens
Latin Spirit 365 Days: The Wisdom, Landscape and
Peoples of Latin America
Tropical Modern
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|  |  | | | | ISBN 0500513309 | | ISBN-13 978-0500513309 | | | | 25.0 x 25.0 cm | | Hardback | | 204pp | | Illustrated in colour throughout | | First published 2006 | | | | £24.95 | | | |  | | | | 
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