In Brazil every kid starts playing street football very early. It’s in our blood. As a professional I started at Sao Cristovao in the city of Rio de Janeiro. Of course I also played in the beach soccer league, barefoot. (Ronaldo, athlete)
Rio’s a beautiful city, a vibrant place, special place. (Eduardo Paes, politician)
People don’t really go to museums in Rio. I shouldn’t say it’s not sophisticated, but, you know, they go to the beach. (Francisco Costa, designer)
Oooooo…
When my baby,
When my baby smiles at me,
I go to Rio
De Janeiro.
My-o me-o…
I go wild and then
I have to do the samba,
And la bamba. (Lyrics, I Go to Rio, Peter Allen)
In 2016, the world travels to Rio de Janeiro for the Summer Olympics. Let’s explore the city’s vibrancy through the lens of a time-lapse camera.
A Frank Angle 
I went to Rio 43 years ago…what an amazing place. I would love to go back, perhaps after the Olympics.
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Debra,
Good for you. I’ve never been there. FYI: I had the wrong video in place, which is now corrected.
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Frank, I think you have the wrong video link up……?
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Pauline,
Thanks for telling me about my blunder, thus it’s corrected.
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Wow!! What an amazing place – the buildings and the geography to start with are visually stunning – and then the life style! Nobody does beaches, bodies and ‘carnavale’ like these folk! Now I shall have to make sure I watch the opening ceremony of the games [something I don’t normally do] just to see what they come up with! Thanks for sharing that Frank and for piquing my interest! [I also liked the butterfly video and watched it again after leaving the first note 🙂 ]
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Oh yes … the Brazilians are party hearty, so I think the opening ceremonies will be a lot of fun. BTW … you can see the butterfly video here. https://afrankangle.wordpress.com/2015/07/11/on-exploring-an-elegance/
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I visited Rio in 1997. Such a vibrant, energetic city.
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LaVagabonde,
Cheers to your visit. Unfortunately (for me), the video was about butterflies .. not Rio … so it has been corrected. Please come back to see it.
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Great video. Timelapse is always interesting, but I absolutely love the tiltshift (miniature) photo effect.
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Interesting quotes about Rio. Have you been there?
So are those Brazilian butterflies in the video? They’re lovely, but I didn’t get the connection.
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Merril,
Brazilian butterflies? I doubt it because I goofed .. that is, the correct video is in place … so please come back. Nope – I haven’t been there, but maybe someday.
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I figured it was a mistake. 😉
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The time-lapse is a good one to see!
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The butterflies are mesmerizing.
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George,
Absolutely … unfortunately they have nothing to do with this post as I goofed … correct video is there now, so I hope you return.
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Gorgeous video. I never realized it was such a beautiful city. Looking forward to the Olympics. Thank you for sharing.
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I hope the Olympics go well there … and thanks for returning to see the video.
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A marvelous post full of positive energy! Soccer reminds me fondly of my school days. Cheers for the weekend 😎
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Dilip,
Glad the quotes reminded you of your youth because the video didn’t (I had the wrong video) … but it’s there now – and the video is energetic!
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Gorgeous video. The time lapse almost made everything look like it was made out of Lego. I’ve never been to Rio, but I’ve heard it’s a bit rough. Still, who cares when a city looks like that. Reminds me of Vancouver, only this seems more beautiful and the mountains aren’t quite as high.
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Trent,
I’ve never been to Rio either, but have been to Vancouver. I see what you mean, …. but a tad warmer!
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I came back. I didn’t realize how beautiful Rio is! I also thought the people looked like Legos figures. 🙂
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Rio’s setting is beautiful! … and those people know how to celebrate!
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Fabulous share of this video Frank.. The parade dances especially.. Ant like… Wishing you a wonderful weekend.. And may we all of us keep Dancing. 🙂
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Sue,
“ant-like” is a great description of this.
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And if truth be known, I think that Ants have a better community network going. 🙂
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The video is called The City of Samba, and yet there is no sense of the dance in it, only the nervous, jarring sound and movement of non-human looking lego figures. I guess. It reminds me of those old black and white films before “talkies” where the figures were all so stiff and moving in hurried little jerks. If I didn’t realize this was just one idiot idea of how to show Rio, it would make me not want to go there. Don’t mind me, Frank. This kind of overbearing “time lapse” video gets on my nerves, and I respect you enough to think I can voice this minority opinion honestly! 🙂
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Cynthia,
No problem being a naysayer on this video. Yep … On would think more samba (given the title) would be worked into this video. I like time=lapses, but more of the sky.
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so beautiful dear Frank, I wished to be there and to dance at the beach while the sun goes down… Thank you, love, nia
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Nia,
One thing for sure, there would be no shortage of photography opportunities in Rio!
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It’s a gorgeous place, but I wish there were no Favelas!
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Resa,
From what I understand, sadly there isn’t a shortage of them there.
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I have a feeling I’ve seen this video before, Frank. I like how everything appears to be miniature… the city especially. I also saw the butterfly video you posted accidentally earlier, and was desperately trying to find a link between them and Rio, but just couldn’t. That was an impressive video also, if I may say so!
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Tom,
I used the the butterlies video on the previous Explore, but the quotes work better with it there. https://afrankangle.wordpress.com/2015/07/11/on-exploring-an-elegance/ Glad you enjoyed the City of Samba.
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Great video, Frank. I have a feeling, Rio will put on quite a show for their opening ceremonies and I’m sure we’ll see and hear some samba! I look forward to that!
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Amy,
I can also see Rio showing their vibrant side for the Olympics … especially the opening ceremony.
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I like the red umbrellas dotting the beach. It must be difficult to find your particular area if you walk away. ~~~ : – )
It looks like Rio is a beautiful place to visit. I’m sure the Olympics will give it a big tourist boost. Another place to put on my Bucket List for future travel. Perhaps, I’ll be able to Samba. I don’t know that dance but how hard can it be. Great post, aFrank.
Have a great SUNDAY !!! 😀
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Isadora,
Samba music is a lot of fun, but I don’t know the dance well. Meanwhile, Rio may be beautiful, but it also has its share of issues … so the Olympics will be interesting.
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Hi Frank! Loved that video! You always find the best ones. Never been there, but as I always say, maybe someday! Your posts like this always inspire me to want to travel more 🙂
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Kelly,
Back from vacation? I’m sure you had a wonderful time. Don’t forget, I think you will love the post with the alternative short story endings. A must read for you … well, in my opinion. Thanks for the kind words and hope you make it to Rio some day.
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I will go back and check out that post. I remember your fiction piece about the dance, and I remember how incredible it was. Hope you plan on writing more of those 🙂
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Thanks … but it was a difficult task … so who knows.
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Well, you know what they say about anything – you have to practice. Just like dance. I think you have a natural talent with it – but do you like writing it? You know how important that passion is in anything.
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Interesting video of a beautiful place Frank ~
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Mary,
I’ve never been to Rio … and it’s not on my Bucket List … but I imagine it can be a lot of fun.
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Thank you for the Peter Allen memory. I just loved him as a performer! And what a wonderful video! I don’t suspect I’ll ever see Rio, but I think it will be interesting to see how the Olympics fare. I suspect it will at minimum be colorful. 🙂
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Debra,
I can’t say that Rio is high on my Bucket List, but I too foresee something colorful. Meanwhile, I Go to Rio is a fun song for me.
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I’m sure the Rio Olympics will be spectacular. Great video, Frank. We were there about 10 years ago, out of season. It rained most of the time and was anything but vibrant. Just a handful of youths playing soccer on the beach. 🙂
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Sylvia,
It’s hard to imagine visiting Rio and it not being vibrant. At least you verify that it can happen.
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Brazil has so much potential – there’s great beauty and such a love of whimsy.
Only there’s a lot of poverty and conflict that is being complicated by the Olympics draining off public money. No doubt the Olympics will be a fabulous show and hopefully the average citizen will benefit after the cameras are gone.
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Mouse,
Oh yes … the poverty level there gets me. Yes, it will be quite a show, but at a great expense of helping others who are in need.
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I absolutely loved this, fabulous. This city is one of the top 5 on my must see. The video just reinforced it.
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Val,
I can see you embracing Rio’s energy! I hope you get your chance to visit.
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