The bright optimistic colours reflect Brasil's rough beauty that slowly captures your heart.
Like a beautiful Tattoo, Rio is imprinted in your soul and you can't just describe it, you need to
''tenho saudades tuas''
The Brasilian way is one strong attitude, abundant in Life and Passion.
Let go; Lay on the beach in the deep heat with cariocas selling and surfers riding the waves of Ipanema: Samba in the rain at a Lapa block party, drink Caipirinhas to delerium... Zoom up the favelas on the back of a motorbike, wind past traffic, reach the peak and gaze at the sunset whilst street kids fly kites over roof tops; a sense of beautiful optimism.
Then party non-stop; day and night - carnival time - get robbed in a crowd, have a taxi driver scam you...
And learn to let it all go - It is not about possessions - it's about Life and Passion.
That feeling that you are alive, right here, right now. Feeling the electric vibrancy of Rio and appreciating the 'joie de vivre' with the fellow next to you, regardless of where either of you are from.
''In Brasil the motto seems to be; if you've got it, flaunt it, and if you don't, flaunt it even more.''
John Malathronas
Mei (Rio, March 2011)
Like a beautiful Tattoo, Rio is imprinted in your soul and you can't just describe it, you need to
Live it.
''tenho saudades tuas''
The Brasilian way is one strong attitude, abundant in Life and Passion.
Let go; Lay on the beach in the deep heat with cariocas selling and surfers riding the waves of Ipanema: Samba in the rain at a Lapa block party, drink Caipirinhas to delerium... Zoom up the favelas on the back of a motorbike, wind past traffic, reach the peak and gaze at the sunset whilst street kids fly kites over roof tops; a sense of beautiful optimism.
Then party non-stop; day and night - carnival time - get robbed in a crowd, have a taxi driver scam you...
And learn to let it all go - It is not about possessions - it's about Life and Passion.
That feeling that you are alive, right here, right now. Feeling the electric vibrancy of Rio and appreciating the 'joie de vivre' with the fellow next to you, regardless of where either of you are from.
''In Brasil the motto seems to be; if you've got it, flaunt it, and if you don't, flaunt it even more.''
John Malathronas
Mei (Rio, March 2011)
