ever more anticipated, april is the month for fashion rio, the carioca display of the new collections from top brazilian fashion houses.

each installment of fashion rio promises to be better than the the previous ones, and always taking place at the chic marina da glória.

designers such as valdemar iodice,  whose eponymous lines are among the most famous in brazil,  chose fashion rio to debut latest works - reflecting just how fabulous the cidade maravilhosa has become.

in the middle of the brazilian winter, the festas juninas provide a celebratory outlet for the cold season doldrums.