Ana Ionova
Travel and restaurants
From Rio to Ubatuba: Discovering the culture and ecology of Brazil’s BR-101 Coastline
Fuelled by fresh fish, fruit and a few glasses of sugar-cane rum, we journey along Brazil’s often under-appreciated coastline.
Politics
Fork in the road
In Rio's working-class neighbourhoods, weekly samba nights reveal Brazil's deep political divide as voters prepare to choose between far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro and leftist challenger Lula.
Architecture
Born again
A new luxury hotel in a former maternity hospital has balanced respect for a beloved, historical building with a global vision in a decade-long transformation.
