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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.


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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.

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BRONZED BEAUTY Heading out toward one of hundreds of islands near the coastal town of Paraty between Rio and Sao Paolo.

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WITH OPEN ARMS The world-famous statue of Christ towers over Rio de Janeiro, home to February's legendary Carnivale.

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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.

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EVENING FALLS

Sunbathers linger late on the beach at Guaruja, savoring the resort town's last precious moments of daylight.

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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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Author:Krasilcic, Marcelo
Publication:The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:3BRAZ
Date:Feb 3, 2004
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