PRE-PANDEMIC RIO
August 2022 — Rio di Janeiro, Brazil
By Marcela Jacobina
I left my hometown Rio di Janeiro in 2012 to go pursue a career as a fashion stylist in NYC and this was my first time being based in Brasil again after many years. I was shooting a telenovela, my first real role as an actress, and feeling excited about trying out new avenues as a creative person. Here is a snippet of a moment in time just before the pandemic struck.