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Stories About Rio de Janeiro

The fire that swallowed Rio de Janeiro's Brazilian National Museum on September 2, 2018.

Air Conditioning Caused the Fire That Claimed Brazil's National Museum

And budget cuts allowed it to spread.
by Evan Nicole Brown
April 09, 2019
The group known as Turma do Índio—one of the oldest and most respected—in Guadalupe.

In Praise of Bate-Bola, Rio's Seductive, Scary Alternative Carnival

Garish costumes, masked clowns, and favela funk.
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February 28, 2019

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11 Homes Transformed Into Amazing Mosaics
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La Maison Picassiette
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Some of the decorations include broken crockery that have been priced back together

11 Homes Transformed Into Amazing Mosaics

If you own your property, why not bedazzle it?

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Including Wyckoff Street Mosaic, La Maison Picassiette, and House of Mirrors