Largo do Boticário, the forgotten Mansions of Rio de Janeiro
A few meters north of the Corcovado tramway, old mansions covered in azulejos calmly fall into ruin, surrounded by the lush Tijuca...
A few meters north of the Corcovado tramway, old mansions covered in azulejos calmly fall into ruin, surrounded by the lush Tijuca...
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...
A few meters away from the noisy avenues of central Rio de Janeiro, the hill of São Bento lives in unbreakable serenity. In this...
According to a popular myth, Lima was born from deception. Pizarro, the prideful Conquistador, was looking for a land to found his...
“Every Argentine knows that the South begins at the other side of Rivadavia. Dahlmann was in the habit of saying that this was no mere...
The Minas Gerais that I discovered were wide landscapes of treeless hills, extending far into the Brazilian interior. For many...
The road from Rio to Petrópolis confronts us with everything the city wishes to hide. After taking the bus in a terminal buried by...
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...
Under a bygone sunset, five ships enter serene waters, in a bay dotted with islands and surrounded by sandy cliffs. Vespuccio, the...
Brazil holds unimaginable stories, absurd conflicts between peoples from distant lands, fighting for worthless dreams. Today, those...
Discovering Italy in the Po Valley is like entering an uncharted land. Its landscapes do not remind of any classic image of the...
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...