Mario Testino de Janeiro - A Book about Rio

Fell in Love with Rio de Janeiro and want to buy something to remember this sexy city?
Why not the super glamorous art book "Mario de Janeiro Testino", from worldwide famous fashion photographer and self declared Rio's lover, Mario Testino? "Mario de Janeiro" was published by Taschen and has a daring selection of pictures with the best of Rio and its natural beauty. The tropical landscape mixed with the hottest faces of Brazilian fashion - it's everything there: the sun, the beach, Ipanema and their free spirit citzens, creative and hot, it's a testimonial of love, it's a tempting invitation to Rio.

Enjoy Urca, the Cable Car, Rio de Janeiro and Little Joy

Hello,

Take a look at this music video with exclusive images of Rio de Janeiro. I bet after this video you will decide to book your holidays in Rio de Janeiro. Have you ever heard about "Little Joy"? It's a brazilian/american band formed in 2007 by Rodrigo Amarante (Los Hermano's singer - just a quick note: Los Hermanos is a brazilian indie rock iconic band), The Strokes drummer Frabrizio Moretti (also a "carioca") and Biki Shapiro - the charming lady also vocalist of the band.
Little Joy's music is very relaxed and one could say it's a mix of 60's indie brazilian Tropicalia style, as New Musical Express (NME) Magazine described the band, and contemporary indie rock, with a "summer"latin american flair. Recently, the brazilian drummer Fabrizio Moretti (still active with The Strokes) was replaced by ex The Moldy Peaches guitarist Jack Dishel. The video below is "Next Time Around", a good example of the indie-rock-tropicalia style. It was filmed in Rio de Janeiro, with locations in Urca, one of the most expansive and considered exclusive neighborhoods of the city, with the Sugar Loaf (another famous touristic landmark) and its cable car. If you visit Rio de Janeiro, a walk in Urca and "Praia Vermelha" (small beach in the same area called 'Red Beach') is unmissable. Then you have to take the Cable Car to reach the top of the Sugar Loaf mountain and enjoy the marvellous view of Rio de Janeiro - from the best point for a complete sightseeing of the city.

Arpoador: Rio de Janeiro Video

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Check this video I just found on YouTube about Arpoador... It basically shows the South Zone beach coast from a very nice point of view. You can feel like walking in Rio de Janeiro in this video. Arpoador is the boarder between Copacabana beach and Ipanema beach. The landmark is a group of rocks from where you can see Ipanema and Leblon beach. During the summer, Arpoador is famous as a special place to enjoy the sunset. 'Cariocas' like to watch the sunset until the the end and then applaud the natural spectacle. Awesome!