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Nola Criola:
Brazilian activist and performer on her way to the ballroom top

Born in a small Bahia country town, DJ, dancer, activist and founding ballroom house mother Nola Criola was...

The Salvador Rising Issue

In this edition of OutThere we step off the well-trodden path – not just for novelty, but for...

Spirits rise
Salvador, Brazil

Time was, Salvador style didn’t mean much more than beachwear and Afro-trad. But today’s local designers are sending...

Fera Palace Hotel
Salvador, Brazil

Arguably more than any other place to stay in town, the Fera Palace Hotel has shaped the very...

Wish Hotel da Bahia
Salvador, Brazil

With its art-filled interiors and a rich history, the Wish Hotel da Bahia remains one of the most...

Casa do Amarelindo
Salvador, Brazil

Looking for a gay-owned boutique place to stay in Salvador’s bustling Pelhourinho district? Well, there’s really only one,...

Anderson Borba in São Paulo, photographed by Martin Perry

Portrait of an artist:
OutThere meets Anderson Borba in São Paulo

Ever curious about art and culture, OutThere's Creative Director Martin Perry travels to São Paulo to find out what makes artist Anderson Borba tick – and why he returned to the city after over two years in London.

Portrait of Carlinhos Brown, Embratur/Visit Brasil

Carlinhos Brown, Visit Brasil:
Music for the people

Carlinhos Brown is one of South America’s most innovative and influential musicians, a fact that just recently earned...

Wilbert Das
Trancoso, Brazil

Martin Perry meets Diesel’s former creative director, Wilbert Das, who left Europe for Brazil in the Noughties, with...

Belmond Copacabana Palace, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Copacabana Palace, A Belmond Hotel
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

This gorgeous illustrious property lives up to the hype. From the room-service breakfast on our suite’s balcony looking...

Everyday life in Salvador, Brazil. A photo series by Martin Perry

Salvador, Brazil:
Postcards from paradise

“There’s an energy that is hard to describe in Salvador, a place where the people have a real...

The sexiest city on earth
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

From the bronzed and toned beauties on Copacabana Beach to the sultry steaminess of its nightlife, Rio de...

Paradise found
Trancoso, Brazil

One of Brazil’s best-kept secrets is a little outpost in Bahia called Trancoso. Martin Perry travels there to...

Interior of Casa Masetti in Sao Paulo, Brazil

O Jeintinho Paulistano
Sao Paulo, Brazil

In Sao Paulo, Uwern Jong discovers there’s more to Brazil than its picture-perfect beaches and oh-so-attractive locals. At...