Rio di Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro: A photo essay © JAG IMAGES/Getty Images
Think of Rio de Janeiro and picture golden beaches, lush mountains and a pulsating nightlife fuelled by samba. This passionate, dynamic and colourful Brazilian city is a destination bursting with a zest for life
The dazzling Rio de Janeiro skyline at night © Mauro Lima/Unsplash Rio’s culture of vibrant music has always been strong © Paul Popper/Popperfoto/Getty Images Actress Grazi Massafera revels in the joy, sounds, and spectacle of Carnival Rio de Janeiro. © Peter M. Wilson/Alamy Stock Photo
An entrepreneurial street vendor strolls the beach, offering up a plethora of bikinis in several sizes, lengths, and colors. Bikini culture in Rio is unparalleled.© Josh Brook Two women flaunt their tans and toned abs in tiny bikinis in the colors of the Brazilian flag. © Josh Brook
Rio’s walkways are as bright and vibrant as the city itself. Ipanema promenade is constructed of 7 black basalt stone and white calcite stone from Portugal. © Jason Daniel Shaw
Rio is not known for minimalism. Here we have a yellow taxi driving through a colorful, 8 geometric intersection in the city. © Paulo Fridman/Corbis/ The colorful splendor of the world-famous Escadaria Selarón, a top tourist draw in Rio. © Thales Botelho de Sousa/Unsplash
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A member of the samba school Acadêmicos do Grande Rio puts the finishing touches on a float. © Vanderlei Almeida/AFP/ Getty Images
A bar stand advertises all the ingredients for a fun night out in Rio: coconuts, caipirinhas, and caipivodkas.© Mariusz Prusaczyk/Alamy Performance by Squel Jorgea of the Mangueira samba school at the 2016 Carnival. © Magerson Bilibio/
The façade of the elegant five star hotel Copacabana Palace. © Marco Valmarana Rio de Janeiro , published by Assouline , is on sale now for AU$185
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