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Brazilian Modernist Building Engulfed by Fire Receives Getty Preservation Grant

by Jasmine Liu March 20, 2022March 18, 2022

The $240,000 grant will help preserve 38,500 surviving objects pertaining to Brazil’s rich architectural history.

Posted inArt

How the Face of Rio de Janeiro Radically Changed Over Five Centuries

by Lauren Moya Ford January 3, 2022January 3, 2022

A new digital atlas, imagineRio, reveals how the city’s urban evolution has unfolded from its 16th century roots to the present day.

Posted inBooks

Graceful, Glistening Photos of Beachgoers on Ipanema

by Lauren Moya Ford September 6, 2021September 3, 2021

Sandra Cattaneo Adorno’s photos are an effervescent tribute to the iconic beach and the joy that it inspires.

Posted inArt

The Grassroots Film Movement Growing in Rio de Janeiro’s Favelas

by Mariana Simões October 24, 2019

“Rocywood” movies — inspired by Hollywood — portray local realities in the favelas, from the joys of growing up in a tight-knit neighborhood to the difficulties of living among violence.

Posted inIn Brief

Digitally Mapping Cultural Heritage Sites in Italy, Brazil, and Turkey

by Sarah Rose Sharp February 13, 2019February 14, 2019

The Getty Foundation has awarded $1 million in grants to support virtual preservation of cultural locations worldwide.

Posted inArt

An App Tells the Overlooked History of the Largest Slave Port in the Americas

by Allison Meier September 21, 2017August 3, 2021

The Museum of Yesterday is an augmented reality app that excavates the secret histories of Rio de Janeiro, including its major role in the transatlantic slave trade.

Posted inArt

The Wind-Powered Kinetic Sculpture Pulsing Behind the Olympic Cauldron

by Allison Meier August 11, 2016August 11, 2016

The kinetic sculpture behind the Rio 2016 Olympic cauldron is so hypnotic you might not have noticed the flame itself is rather tiny compared to past games.

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The 2016 Rio Olympics Medals Embrace Sustainable Design

by Allison Meier August 11, 2016August 12, 2016

Athletes at the Rio 2016 Olympics will be taking home bits of recycled mirrors, car parts, and X-ray plates in their medals as part of design aimed at sustainability.

Posted inOpinion

The Trouble with Favela Chic

by Laura C. Mallonee June 23, 2014June 29, 2014

A Milwaukee bar called Nomad World Pub wanted to create a special place for its customers to watch the World Cup, so it decided to set up a faux favela inspired by Rio de Janeiro’s poverty-stricken mountainside slums.

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