Rio 2016

Photo: © Nacho Hernandez

Congratulations to Rio de Janeiro, city which has just been nominated host of the 2016 Olympic Games. The other finalist was my hometown Madrid so my heart was a bit torn, but Rio and Brazil deserve this and I am sure that the 2016 games will be one big party. Hope to be there then.

Goodbye Rio, goodbye Ipanema

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Time to leave, after three months in Rio de Janeiro.
I will miss this rightly called "Cidade Maravilhosa". A lot.

Bad Waters

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The Tupi indians got it right when they named this beach Ipanema (Bad Waters).

Although the name originally referred to the lack of fish, it also applies to the treasonous undercurrents that often trap over-confident swimmers, sucking them towards the ocean.

Some of them (like today, in the image) have to be rescued by casting a net from a chopper, proving that there is some fish to catch in Ipanema, after all ...

Maracanã

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If football is a religion in Brazil, Maracanã stadium in Rio de Janeiro is its Sanctum Sanctorum. Most major teams from Rio play in this municipal stadium, one of the biggest in the world. Among them is Flamengo, whose supporters claim to be "a maior torcida do mundo", the biggest fan base in the world.

The keepers of the flame ...

Lazy Sunday afternoon in Rio

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One of my Sunday rituals while living in the United States was to buy the New York Times and the Washington Post (a few kilos of journalism), and spend a lazy afternoon reading on the couch, sipping coffee or tea.

Now in Rio, I have realized that if I substitute the "Times" and the "Post" for "a Folha" and "o Globo", the coffee for a coconut or a caipirinha and the couch for a chair on nearby Ipanema beach, Sundays get even more relaxing.

The beautiful Rio winter light helps, of course ...

Arpoador - Rio de Janeiro

Photo: © Nacho Hernandez

Arpoador (also known as Arpex by the local crowd) is a rock / beach in Ipanema, and a major surf spot in Rio de Janeiro.

Cariocas also claim that it offers one of the best sunset views in town.

Surf in Rio

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Surf's up.

I am finally in Rio de Janeiro, where I'll be shooting and available for assignments during the next three months (June, July and August) .

Winter is coming but the light is great ...

Rio de Janeiro

Photo: © Nacho Hernandez

I will be based in Rio de Janeiro and available for assignments during the months of June, July and August. Please send me an email if you will need images from this city.

Some photos from Rio already available in my website's archive.

In the photo, Ipanema beach.

Olha que coisa mais linda ...

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I have finally edited the photos from my recent trip to Rio de Janeiro. You can check them at my archive.

Winter in Rio

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Two days ago, winter in Rio looked like winter. In the image, Ipanema beach.

The girl from Ipanema

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Or one of them, anyway.

Rio de Janeiro

Photo: © Nacho Hernandez

I am currently shooting in Rio de Janeiro and available for assignments. Please send me an email if you need images from the "cidade maravilhosa".