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, 20182 min readPorto Maravilha, a Carioca illusionDuring my first stay in Rio de Janeiro, the city was nourished by hope. The World Cup had just ended, and the Olympic Games were...
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, 20181 min readFrankfurt, between past and futureThe city of Frankfurt, ravaged by the bombings of World War II, holds an ambivalent appearance. Even if its buildings no longer hold any...
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, 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...