From Tod’s Facebook page:
The longer I spend in Rio, the more surprising it becomes. Gave my keynote talk and 3-hour workshop yesterday at the Rio Film Festival, then walked in the pouring rain (guided by the head of the Festival) to find outdoors-underground samba (which wasn’t happening because of the rain), but did run into a massive protest and conflict between young people and military police, complete with tear gas and bombs. Believe me, I couldn’t make this up….. — in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Crazy textured buildings – many abandoned – near the Rio docklands, right next to the old downtown…equally atmospheric and slightly threatening.