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Praça Tiradentes, Rio de Janeiro

Design
18.10.15

As next year’s Olympics sends Rio into a frenzy of regeneration and rocketing rents, a small district in the east of the city is emerging as a haven for young designers. Saul Taylor visited the neighbourhood for our latest issue. Here are André Vieira’s photographs that accompany the article

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