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Portraits of Brazil

Brazil is my birthplace. Now, living so far away, I believe that one of the best ways to describe Brazil is by citing the music of Ary Barroso, “Aquarela do Brasil”. He composed this song in 1939 referring to a watercolor painting. Brazil is a […]

To be Franca in Milan

Punctually, at eight o’clock in the morning on a Wednesday in August, she showed off in her best casual outfit: black purse, straight grey hair arranged, a necklace with Our Lady’s medal, a wedding ring, and a watch. She was spotless and was protecting herself […]

Olha Que Viagem

A little piece of this big world on your wall — Conceived by photographer Léo Barbosa and publicist Mari Reis, Olha Que Viagem has, in essence, the union of two passions: photography and travel. The photos, all authored by Léo, are small pieces of this […]

Quarantine problems

By Martha Gonzalez  —   The one who spoke to me first was the navy blue blazer. Seriously, formally, he told me there were upset clothes. After all, some closet doors were not even open anymore. There were angry pieces; others, sad. “That black sequin […]

Denise Galinari

What makes me love each story, mainly, is to think about the records in the future. Not that they are not important in the present, but they will also be gifts for us in the future.  When it comes to pregnant women and children, who […]

Maria — the Mona Lisa, the Macaroon and the Tower

Even during the courtship, he promised her that, if they ever got married, the honeymoon would be in Paris. “Ah! Paris, the capital of love!” — She exclaimed, sighing with excitement and thrill, longing for that much-desired moment. “Wow! How romantic!” — feeling a liveliness […]

Paris — Shot on a mobile phone

A video shot in Paris during a three days vacation in January 2020. The entire footage was recorded on an iPhone 11 Pro at 4k 24fps with the standard profile. Special thanks to A. Meijer. Music “Postcards” and “Dream Come True” by Scott Holmes.

Paris

Most of the time, I travel carrying just a mobile phone in my pocket. Somehow this became more practical and less intrusive. As a user of new possibilities growing exponentially, this is a photo series shot on an iPhone documenting Paris during a three-day vacation […]

To the Nordkapp – fragments of a Motorcycle Trip

A short video about a Motorcycle Journey from Northern Italy to Northern Norway – Nordkapp, in August 2018. This film resumes a few images of Norway. Sometimes we just have to try and do it. Somehow, as Dr. Maya Angelou said, “right may not be […]

Is it worth staying here?

If I could, I would start this text by saying that I have spent the last few years traveling around the world with just a backpack on my back, learning new languages, learning about different cultures, enjoying other traditions and discovering a little more about […]

Amazon – Project Expeditions

During five days, a group of teachers and students of Faesa — a College of the state Espírito Santo, in Brazil — traveled through not well-known trails and discovered the path of a surprising Brazil. A series of video reportage shows some curiosities of the […]

Bethlehem and Jerusalem

The visit to Bethlehem (Palestine) and Jerusalem (Israel) in May of 2018 is something I am still trying to assimilate. The historical places surrounded by people from diverse cultures provide multiples resources that expresses the confusing power line between politics and religion. Sure, it is […]