Photography of São Paulo, Brazil for Monocle Magazine by Jacob Langvad Nilsson

This is a photograph of Favela in Rocinha, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil by photographer Jacob Langvad Nilsson. It is a neighborhood located on a steep hillside in the city of Rio de Janeiro. The community has a population estimated at anywhere between 100 and 200 thousand inhabitants, who live crammed into a steep and rugged…

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This is a photograph of Rocinha in Rio de Janeiro by photographer Jacob Langvad Nilsson. It was built on a steep hillside overlooking the city. Rocinha is the largest favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, located in Rio’s South Zone between the districts of São Conrado and Gávea.

This is a photograph of New York by photographer Jacob Langvad Nilsson. It is also known as the Empire State. It is the center for finance and culture and famous for its status as the largest gateway for immigration to the United States.

This is a photograph of Central Park as viewed from the Rockefeller Center by photographer Jacob Langvad. It is a public park at the center of Manhattan in New York City which is the most visited urban park in the United States receiving approximately thirty-five million visitors annually.

This is a photograph of the Financial & Business District in Downtown Rio de Janeiro by photographer Jacob Langvad Nilsson. It has the second largest GDP in the country. It is where major oil and telephone companies are located. You can also find two of Brazil’s major company’s headquarters, Petrobras and Vale.

This is a photograph of Niterói by photographer Jacob Langvad. It is located 25 minutes away from Rio de Janeiro’s downtown region. In June 2011, Niterói was classified as the richest city in Brazil by Getulio Vargas Foundation where 55.7% of the population are included in class A.

This is a photograph of The Niterói Contemporary Art Museum by photographer Jacob Langvad Nilsson. It is one of the city’s main landmarks located in the city of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

This is a photograph of Ipanema Beach in Rio de Janeiro which is famously known for elegance and social qualities. The world-famous beach gives foreign visitors a sense of life in Rio, displaying a cross-section of different lifestyles, boutiques, restaurants and luxurious apartment buildings. Two mountains called the Dois Irmãos (Two Brothers) rise at the…

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This is a photograph of Urbanization in São Paulo City in Brazil photographed by Jacob Langvad Nilsson.