Lara Ciarabellini

Photographer
    
Urban Rio, life in between beaches and favelas
Location: Rio de Janeiro
Nationality: Italian
Biography: I'm an Italian photographer based in Rio de Janeiro. I believe photography can be a diachronic medium that explains current issues while analysing history. Throught my lens, I've been researching different approach to the aftermath of... MORE
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Urban Rio, life in between beaches and favelas
Copyright Lara Ciarabellini 2024
Date of Work May 2017 - Ongoing
Updated Nov 2018
Location Rio de Janeiro
Topics Brasil, Documentary, Elections, Feature, Politics, Rio de Janeiro

URBAN RIO, LIFE IN BETWEEN BEACHES AND FAVELAS 

Among the two media stereotypes of Rio de Janeiro - namely the beautiful ocean beaches of the residential districts of Leblon and Ipanema immersed into a dolce vita, and the favelas on the outskirts commonly stigmatized by violence and poverty -, lies the urban and political heart of Rio de Janeiro, territory mainly inhabited by a white population.
As the seat of the public institutions of the city and the state of Rio, and of the country until 1960, the territory is still the centre of political and social life. It is a less known picture of the metropolis, yet able to show many of the facets of the Carioca identity and, probably, of the complex universe of Brazil.

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