Rio

Meet Rio’s favela surfers, fighting to save their home break from pollution
Outsiders Project

Meet Rio’s favela surfers, fighting to save their home break from pollution

The battle for Cantão — Surfers from Rocinha, Rio de Janeiro’s largest favela, are coming together to protect their barrelling home break from chronic water pollution.

Written by: Kevin Damasio

A personal interview with Jonathan Shaw: writer, tattooist, hellraiser & 'anti-hero of the new age'
Art

A personal interview with Jonathan Shaw: writer, tattooist, hellraiser & 'anti-hero of the new age'

A Curious Student of Life — Jonathan Shaw travelled the world and left a red-hot mark on the people and places he encountered, but the real adventure, he insists, is the one you start when you get back home.

Written by: Shelley Jones

Street photographer Boogie explores the favelas of Rio
Culture

Street photographer Boogie explores the favelas of Rio

Life on the hills — Boogie reveals the hidden world of poverty and violence that exists in the shadows of cities around the world, from New York to Kingston, Jamaica. But what did he find on the streets of Rio?

Written by: Alex King

Bullets, ballet and building dreams in Rio’s favelas
Reportage

Bullets, ballet and building dreams in Rio’s favelas

This is DIY — Rio de Janeiro’s Ballet de Santa Teresa is providing hope, education and a safe haven for some of the most disadvantaged children in Brazil.

Written by: Teresa Geer

Gilles Peterson releases Brazilian music documentary to celebrate Rio Olympics
Top Picks

Gilles Peterson releases Brazilian music documentary to celebrate Rio Olympics

Watch Bam Bam Bam: The Story of Sonzeira here now — Gilles Peterson celebrates the best of Brazilian music culture past, present and future.

Written by: Alex King

Inside the Favelas
Books

Inside the Favelas

Life on the Hill — Artist Douglas Mayhew's exhaustive photo-study of favela life shatters the mystery that surrounds these misunderstood communities.

Written by: Alex King

Friends from Rio Project 2014
Why I do what I do

Friends from Rio Project 2014

Brazilian Beats — Huck speaks to Joe Davis, founder of Far Out Records about his mission to share the best of the Brazilian underground with the world.

Written by: Alex King

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