What one sees on the streets of  Rocinha, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2011) * a portfolio by Gary Mark Smith

 

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Rocinha, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
A Portfolio of 50 images and canvases

made in the largest favela (slum) in Latin America in support of the Stern, Smith, Beltran book and film due out in early 2012, the book with a working title of:

Rocinha, Brazil
The poetry of everyday life in the largest unpacified favela in Rio de Janeiro on the cusp of Brazil's emergence as a world economic giant and of Rio's hosting of the World Cup of Fùtbol in 2014 and Olympic Games in 2016.

Two-minute Movie Trailer at:
http://vimeo.com/27273216

Lawrence Journal-World Go Magazine Feature at:
http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2011/aug/15/ku-student-local-photographer-document-life-brazil/

Topeka Capital-Journal Newspaper Feature at:
http://cjonline.com/news/2011-07-02/photos-capture-grit-heart-rio-slum#.Tj708BzK6iF


 
 


 
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*An Index of other buttons leading to Gary Mark Smith specialized collections
from his 2011 Rocinha, Brazil shoot.

*Rocinha RoofTops (x25 photographs)

*Rocinha Purloined Wiring (x10 photographs)

*Rocinha Alleyways (x25 photographs)

*Rocinha Favela Views (x15 photographs)

*Rocinha Portraits (x20 photographs)

*Rocinha Laundry (x15 photographs)

 

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