Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
January 2023 • The conundrums of Rio: beautiful and bedraggled, seductive and sinister, intoxicating and sobering. Even with a great host who steers you to the best attractions and venues, the city is a workout of jostling, humidity, and random inconvenience. One thing seems consistent: Cariocas live to have fun. The people here are warm, free-spirited, a vivid mix of race, ethnicity, sexuality, gender. Being among them feels like being at the coolest, most minimally clothed party on the planet.
