Manuela's Diary

The disappearance of the movement

The disappearance of the movement

Rio disappeared never to return. In apartment 1101 on deck number 5 of Antonio Viera Street, Calder and Lota were discussing Duchamp, modern art and...

The disappearance of the movement

Rio disappeared never to return. In apartment 1101 on deck number 5 of Antonio Viera Street, Calder and Lota were discussing Duchamp, modern art and...

The engine and the dream

The engine and the dream

Lota managed to change the way I saw architecture. I sighed, I felt free, just as she felt when she created, when she dreamed, when she loved.

The engine and the dream

Lota managed to change the way I saw architecture. I sighed, I felt free, just as she felt when she created, when she dreamed, when she loved.

Footprints: A tale of two restaurants

Footprints: A tale of two restaurants

My stay at the Copacabana Palace was one where I discovered many traces of these characters; and I left some of my own as well. One idea that this trip has made clear to me: that...

Footprints: A tale of two restaurants

My stay at the Copacabana Palace was one where I discovered many traces of these characters; and I left some of my own as well. One idea that this trip has made clear to me: that...

Creativity and superstition

Creativity and superstition

Here everything is impressive; here the colonial, the historical and the imperial embrace nature in a unique way, proving that not all opposites repel each other.

Creativity and superstition

Here everything is impressive; here the colonial, the historical and the imperial embrace nature in a unique way, proving that not all opposites repel each other.

Inspiring nature

Inspiring nature

What is it about Petrópolis that attracts such strong and talented women? Is it its vibrant nature, its breathtaking views or its history, which, like a magnet, draws artists to come from...

Inspiring nature

What is it about Petrópolis that attracts such strong and talented women? Is it its vibrant nature, its breathtaking views or its history, which, like a magnet, draws artists to come from...

Saudade

Saudade

I begin to understand the difficult meaning of the word saudade, the difficulty of that nostalgia, that melancholy, that loneliness, that anguish, that anxiety for what will no longer return, for...

Saudade

I begin to understand the difficult meaning of the word saudade, the difficulty of that nostalgia, that melancholy, that loneliness, that anguish, that anxiety for what will no longer return, for...