The Venuses of Rio
Masaomi Mochizuki
€ 145
Published by Kindaieiga-sha in 1981, unpaginated
First edition, softcover
Condition: Very good ( light yellowing on the back cover; interior pages remain pristine.)
The Venuses of Rio is a photo book by Masaomi Mochizuki, published in the early 1980s as a continuation of his earlier title Rio’s Carnival and the Merry Women, released the same year.
Shifting the focus from carnival festivities to the everyday sensuality of Rio’s women—the cariocas—this volume captures sun-drenched beach life and private intimacy.
Mochizuki, also co-author of Cultura Popular Brasileira (1975), brings a deep fascination with Brazilian culture to his work.
The Venuses of Rio remains a very rare and little-known gem.