published by editora capivara the book praias do rio: 25 ensaios fotograficos (beaches of rio: 25 photographic shoots), by bia correa do lago and zuenir ventura is a wonderful fusion of photographs and essays about beaches in rio, arranged by zuenir ventura, with texts produced by claudia gaspar.

25 shoots were taken of rio's golden and glimmering coast, from ramos to sepetiba, produced by 12 of the city's finest photographers - the work looks to avoid clichés and present the beaches in their totality, from different visual standpoints and conceptual angles.

available in most bookstores, praias do rio: 25 ensaios fotograficos can be purchased on-line via livraria saraiva on this link, or via livraria andreoli here.