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AninsiderstourthroughtheexceptionalcontemporaryinteriorsofRio,avibrantcreativehubandoneofthehottestdestinationsontheplanet.RiodeJaneiroisaniconiccityofvibrantcontrasts:youthfulenergyandgrandtraditions,luxuriantvegetationandinnovativearchitecture.Itsuniquelifestyleisdiverseandculturallyrich,andthecityishometosomeremarkablemodernistandcontemporaryhomesalongsidehistoriccolonialgems.TheauthorsopenthedoorsofaninsidersRiothroughatourofovertwenty-fiveprivatehomes,nineteenofwhicharepresentedhereforthefirsttime.Theyincludeacolonial-eramansioninRiosartisticquartersurroundedbylushgardens;aprivateapartmentwithstunningviewsandafabulouscollectionofmodernart;sleekcontemporaryhousesthatblurtheboundariesofinteriorandexteriorfeaturingwarmwood-baseddesign,floor-to-ceilingglasswalls,shadedswimmingpools,andfurniturefromBrazilianmodernistdesignerssuchasOscarNiemeyerandSérgioRodrigues.Traditionalestatesandfazendasoutsidethecityarealsofeatured,fittedoutwithtropicalwoods,silkdrapes,andsunlight-filteringshutters.Ameccaforstyle-conscioustravelers,Riobuzzeswithanunstoppablecreativeenergy,asthisup-and-comingcitypreparesfortwomajorworldevents:thefootballWorldCupin2014andtheOlympicGamesin2016.Aseyesturntowardthecity,thisinsidersvisitwillbearevelationforthosewhoalreadyknowRioandforanyoneseekingtodiscoveritsrichdesignheritage.
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MichaelRobertsisthefashionandstyledirectorofVanityFair.Hehaspreviouslyworkedfornumerousprestigiousmagazinesandhaspublishedfourbooksofillustrations.LennyNiemeyer,niecebymarriageofrenownedarchitectOscarNiemeyerandaluminaryswimwearfashiondesignerinherownright,isaprominentBraziliansocialite.Shehasalsopublishedacookbook.
MauriliaCastelloBrancoisaBrazilianarthistorianspecializingintwentieth-centuryartandarchitecture.NicolasMartinisafashionandlifestylephotographer.
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