Manuel-Antonio MonteagudoMay 24, 20182 min readLargo do Boticário, the forgotten Mansions of Rio de JaneiroA few meters north of the Corcovado tramway, old mansions covered in azulejos calmly fall into ruin, surrounded by the lush Tijuca...
Manuel-Antonio MonteagudoMay 24, 20181 min readSão Bento, Rio de Janeiro’s monasteryA few meters away from the noisy avenues of central Rio de Janeiro, the hill of São Bento lives in unbreakable serenity. In this...
Manuel-Antonio MonteagudoMay 24, 20181 min readGuédelon: Building a Castle in Modern TimesIn a Forest deep in the heart of France, a group of engineers and volunteers builds a stone castle, using only medieval tools. A colossal...
Manuel-Antonio MonteagudoMay 24, 20185 min readLima, rediscovered. The adventure of amateur historiansAccording to a popular myth, Lima was born from deception. Pizarro, the prideful Conquistador, was looking for a land to found his...
Manuel-Antonio MonteagudoMay 24, 20185 min readThe Palacio Abraxas: a utopia that wants to be rebornDwarfed by the gigantic halls of the building, Jean Mouanga reaches for the elevator, dragging his broken leg along. “This place used to...
Manuel-Antonio MonteagudoMay 24, 20187 min readMythical birth of RioBrazil holds unimaginable stories, absurd conflicts between peoples from distant lands, fighting for worthless dreams. Today, those...
Manuel-Antonio MonteagudoMay 24, 20181 min readA Pyramid in BritannyThe cairn of Petit-Mont is a ruin disfigured by time. Built millenia ago on a peninsula in Britanny, it was mutilated by a Nazi bunker,...
Manuel-Antonio MonteagudoMay 24, 20186 min readFrom Rio to Pomponesco: A Brazilian looking for her Italian ancestorsDiscovering Italy in the Po Valley is like entering an uncharted land. Its landscapes do not remind of any classic image of the...
Manuel-Antonio MonteagudoMay 24, 20181 min readSolstice at the DolmenFar in the depths of Britanny, an ancient neolithic monument stands: the Roche aux Fées Dolmen.Once a year, on the dawn of the winter...