130 plates. First edition, first printing, text in English. Binding tight, wrappers very fine, internally as new with no condition issues. Photographs by Bruce Weber, drawings by Richard Giglio, book design by Sam Shahid, Rise Daniels, illustrated by Donald Sterzin. An look at the cultural diversity of a Brazil with elegant tanned and toned bodies on the beach, and in hotels and nightclubs. Portrays the city's youthful hedonism in a way that had not been captured before, or since. Many homo-erotic images. Portraits of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu legend Rickson Gracie, and his extended family. Illustrated with over 140 full page photographic images (four folding). The American fashion photographer Bruce Weber is known for his ad campaigns for Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren, Pirelli, Abercrombie & Fitch, Revlon, and Gianni Versace, plus his work for Vogue, GQ, Vanity Fair, Elle, Life, Interview, and Rolling Stone magazines. Weber captures the heat, the youthful exuberance and the sexual energy of the city. The portraits are set against a mix of landscape shots, still life, news photos and Giglio's drawings. One of Weber's most influential books; it brought a new sense of glamour and sensuality to Rio and paved the way for many more fashion shoots and photographers. This copy in as new condition. Seller Inventory # 5968

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Title: O RIO DE JANEIRO: A Photographic Journal.

Publisher: Knopf,, New York:

Publication Date: 1986

Binding: Wrappers.

Condition: Fine.

Edition: 1st ed.

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