World Cup

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MAM

By lightrapping on August 1, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

In the same evening we took our chance to photograph in the empty city during the Brazilian football game, we were faced with Rio´s Modern Art Museum begging us to be photographed… Na mesma saída em que aproveitamos o jogo do Brasil na copa do mundo pra fazer […]

A New Hope

By lightrapping on July 4, 2014 • ( 1 Comment )

Roughly four years ago, I had a flight connection at Santos Dumont Airport, in Rio de Janeiro. The world cup was going on in Germany and, as we approached to land, I could see both the Christ Statue and the Sugar Loaf specially decorated for the occasion. The […]

By lightrapping on June 14, 2014 • ( 3 Comments )

Como você sabe, futebol no Brasil é quase uma religião. Então, apesar dos protestos nas principais cidades, esperava-se que a maioria das ruas estaria vazia durante os jogos do Brasil. Normalmente as jornadas de trabalho são adaptadas, pra que ninguém perca o jogo. Com a partida inaugural marcada […]

Sugarcane, or the Valley that Wasn’t

By lightrapping on November 1, 2012 • ( Leave a comment )

Last time I went back to my hometown, I flew in from a completely new direction, thanks to a crazy flight connection. A little after we started our descent, a most unusual valley caught my attention. Apparently very narrow, with high walls running almost straight on both sides, […]

Esperança no Ar

By lightrapping on July 9, 2010 • ( 4 Comments )

30 de junho, quando ainda se respirava esperança no ar do Rio de Janeiro. Fuga rapidinha entre vôos no Santos Dumont. June 30, when one could still feel the hope in Rio’s atmosphere. A quickie between flights at Santos Dumont airport. 30 Juin, quands on pouvait encore sentir […]