Photographer João Pina has traveled from Afghanistan to Portugal and back again to create his diverse, insightful and thought-provoking portfolio. The series Violence in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil isn’t all doom and gloom, instead it shows the many faces of the city. In a country often perceived as full of corrupt officials and drug barons, Pina shows the beauty too – mothers with their children, parties, dancing, laughing – that survives amongst the infamous guns, drugs and death. More at www.joao-pina.com.
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