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O Rio De Janiero

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This is by far my favorite among Bruce weber's books. it is a beautifully edited collection of images from many different decades all involving some sensually stunning man or woman living a life of passion, be it sport or narcissitic pleasure. What makes this "bruce weber book "so special is that not all the photographs were shot by mr. weber, however all of them have caught his eye for more than obvious reasons. So it's really in his editing is where the fun lies. A big change is in the variety of males presented, not all are the usual silky-smooth northern european weber cliches. If you are at all intrigued by mr. weber's male and female ideals, you are sure to be delighted at this wonderfuly light hearted and super sexy homage to the state of mind that is Rio ...and Brazil.
The sepia tones further heighten the feeling of heat and sun-bleaching where the only way to escape the sun is to give into an erotic adventure.
An intoxicating fantasy created with the chicest taste.

O Rio De Janeiro is basically a huge volumne of pics (mostly black and white and presumably taken in Rio, Brazil) by Bruce Weber. Despite the cover which featured a guy staring lustily at a girl, who in turn, looked away from in and toward the reader, this book is really a book for gay men.

Homoerotic photographs abound, mostly of young men louging around in bikini briefs, either on bed, in apartments, on roof tops, during a soccer match, on the beach, and so on.

For gay men, this book is a delicious affair...and little else.

This book is great!
It was the first of the modern era of fashion photographers shooting senuality.

To call it HOMOEROTIC... is just to miss the point. It is SENSUAL, regardless of sex.

It is beautiful, with lots of beautiful imagery.

I will part with it for the right price... make a REAL offer.
( Still in GREAT shape.)

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-SB