the book also delves into the less-explored areas like the hillside neighborhood of santa teresa and the port of rio - Pena e Pincel  is a unique storytelling of the city of rio through the pen and paintbrush of artists with passionate connections to the city, using the creative nature of the content to feed an artistic revelation of the cultural and natural landscape of the city, past and present.

rio, Pena e Pincel is available in most main bookstores, or on-line via amazon on this link, and livraria cultura here.

published by the state secretariat of culture and by diadorim ideias editora, one of the absolute best books about rio de janeiro's culture is CULTURa RJ: CAMINHOS CHEIOS DE BOSSa POR UM ESTADO COM MUITa RAÇa E TALENTO (culture rj: paths full of bossa across a state of great talent and power) - a bilingual guide showing culture, people, the material, immaterial and natural heritage of rio de janeiro.