Capturing the beauty of moments in pieces of paper has completely changed in the XIX century with the invention of photography - and it is not by chance that ipanema alone, not the whole city of Rio, is ranked 51 in a world rank of most photographed places in the world organized by the Sightsmap project, above even iconic places like the Iguazu Falls.

For those interested in taking part in a photography class, a good option is Ateliê da imagem, a very complete photography school in urca, that has courses ranging from very basic to highly specific ones.

And for the artistic minds seeking broad development in the arts of image capturing in more forms than still pictures, the Escola de Artes Visuais do Parque Lage in jardim botânico offers long and short courses in photography, video, audio recording, editing and technology allied to art, among others.