he charts sidewalks, street corners, houses, bars, and a whole host of other environments, populated by anonymous characters that make up the daily cityscape - interestingly, the artist never lived in rio.

he was a correspondent for vogue magazine and lived in paris for over 20 years - the city he depicts is a place where he vacationed, visited friends and established relationships, and his work therefore developed under pleasant and leisurely affection and kindness. 

the choice of prosaic materials like blue pen contribute to the sense of intimacy and informality that pervades the whole work, while the blue sketches on white paper allude to the typical portuguese tiles of the colonial city - the work brings together 52 pieces which are to be visited and revisited, just as one returns to a beloved city whose charm is renewed with every visit.