Porto Maravilha, a Carioca illusion
During my first stay in Rio de Janeiro, the city was nourished by hope. The World Cup had just ended, and the Olympic Games were...
São Bento, Rio de Janeiro’s monastery
A few meters away from the noisy avenues of central Rio de Janeiro, the hill of São Bento lives in unbreakable serenity. In this...
Villages of Minas Gerais
The Minas Gerais that I discovered were wide landscapes of treeless hills, extending far into the Brazilian interior. For many...
Petrópolis, the Emperor’s refuge
The road from Rio to Petrópolis confronts us with everything the city wishes to hide. After taking the bus in a terminal buried by...
Endless São Paulo
Flying over the coasts of the South, cities turn into little webs of lights, separated by vast spaces of darkness. Between the Rio de la...
Colours of Bahía
Under a bygone sunset, five ships enter serene waters, in a bay dotted with islands and surrounded by sandy cliffs. Vespuccio, the...
Mythical birth of Rio
Brazil holds unimaginable stories, absurd conflicts between peoples from distant lands, fighting for worthless dreams. Today, those...
From Rio to Pomponesco: A Brazilian looking for her Italian ancestors
Discovering Italy in the Po Valley is like entering an uncharted land. Its landscapes do not remind of any classic image of the...
Río, Rua, City
There are two ways to land in Rio de Janeiro. The first one is in Santos Dumont, an airport built along the shores of the bay. Seeing a...













