Field Notes on Current Research in Brazil and Elsewhere
Rio de Janeiro Postcards 2019
Rio de Janeiro is lustrous on the surface, to many the most beautiful city in the world. To others it is known as one of the most dangerous and troubled. This is only the postcard side, where all things are beautiful and everything looks like the travel posters you have seen.
Everyone’s obligatory visit: Cristo Redentor, the 30 meter statue of “Christ the Redeemer.” Hundreds of visitors mill around waiting for their chance to shoot selfies, with arms outstretched, of course. The arms are 28 meters (92 feet) across. It was built between 1922 and 1931.View of the city showing Pão de Açucar, Sugar Loaf (upper left), from the 700 meter heights of Cristo RedentorHIgher: Cable car up to Sugar Loaf, second stage. The first stage is just below and is the first stop for postcard pictures. There is also a Starbucks, or the like.View on the way upEscadaria Selaron, constructed over the years by an eccentric lover of the city. A familiar stop in Lapa, used often for music videos and films. The tiles now come from all over the world.Escadaria Selaron, “Stairs of Selaron” made of thousands of tilesLapa is a center of night life, and street artDeliveries, LapaStreet art, and jewelry artist, Lapa
