As Monacle magazine says “Rio has not felt this confident for decades”. There is a new mood among Carioca’s. A new optimism rides high in a city which is reinventing itself. Monacle offers a great insight into a city which has still got its beach life and party spirit but one that’s also becoming a Brazilian heartland for business and culture. Watch Monacle’s video teaser report here to get in the mood. Plus here is a beautiful image of the new Teatro Municipal which has been recently renovated from a great photographer called Claudio Lara – see his beautiful photos here
