RIO

[Machine Translation] Rio de Janeiro is the hottest city in Brazil, well known for its carnival, and will host the Summer Olympics in 2016. Musician Hiroshi Takano depicts the charm of this city with photographs brimming with vitality and light-hearted writing that makes you feel as if you could hear music. He talks about the climate, culture, people's lives, food, the city in the heat just after Carnival, and the people who love music. ...... Here is the real Rio, which only the author, who has visited the city many times and has deep relationships with local musicians, could describe.

カーニバルでよく知られ、2016年には夏季オリンピックが行われる、今ブラジルで一番熱い街、リオ・デ・ジャネイロ。ミュージシャン・高野寛が、生命力に溢れる写真と、音楽が聴こえてくるような軽快な文章で、その魅力を描きました。風土や文化、人々の暮らし、食の話、カーニバル直後で熱気に包まれた街の様子、音楽を愛する人々の姿......。これまでに何度も訪れ、現地のミュージシャンたちと深い交流を持つ著者でないと描けない本当のリオがここに。