Breathtaking Brazil: Brazilian-born photographer Marcelo Krasilcic returns to both the far and familiar reaches of his native country to capture the magnificient landscapes of South America's most gay-friendly coast.UNTOUCHED SERENITY Accessible by Jeep the dunes around Jericoara lead into a small fishing village, so isolated that up until four or five years ago it had no electricity. Previous pages: The beaches at Rancho do Peixe at Jericoara, A national park in the Northeast Brazilian state of Ceara, are the most unspoiled and beautiful in Brazil. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] BRONZED BEAUTY Heading out toward one of hundreds of islands near the coastal town of Paraty between Rio and Sao Paolo. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] WITH OPEN ARMS The world-famous statue of Christ towers over Rio de Janeiro, home to February's legendary Carnivale. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] TWILIGHT AT GUARUJA At Guaruja, Brazil's Most popular beach resort, girlfriends Neca and Gisela Absorb the stunning views from one of that city's many towering apartment buildings. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] EVENING FALLS Sunbathers linger late on the beach at Guaruja, savoring the resort town's last precious moments of daylight. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Born in Brazil, Marcelo Krasilcic has lived in New York since 1990. Aside from landscapes, he shoots fashion, portraiture portraiture, the art of representing the physical or psychological likeness of a real or imaginary individual. The principal portrait media are painting, drawing, sculpture, and photography. From earliest times the portrait has been considered a means to immortality. Many cultures have attributed magical properties to the portrait: symbolization of the majesty or authority of the subject, substitution for a deceased individual's living presence or theft of the, music videos, and conceptual art. |
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