My memories of Rio are unlike those of any other city I’ve visited. On one hand I saw the most amazing beaches I’d ever encountered, so beautiful they went beyond the postcard images thanks to …

I’ve been sitting in the Corner Bar of Alberts for 15 minutes and I’m still not sure where to look. On one side there’s a painting of several naked women in a scene reminiscent of …

Named after the hillside slums of Rio De Janeiro (if you’ve seen City of God you’ll know what we mean), Favela is a cross between a bar, a restaurant and a dance club that’s located …

The jazz is jumping, uni students are bathing underneath brothel-style red lights, the walls are padded with black cushions and a toy train occasionally runs loops on a track suspended above the bar.
Call it what …