1/13Yours Truly with Caroline Trentini costumed by Jean Paul Gaultier for the Portela Samba School parade.
Photo: Hamish Bowles2/13Yours Truly about to take to the skies over Rio.
Photo: Hamish Bowles3/13An impressive allee of Royal Palm trees in a 1930s mansion crowning the Santa Teresa neighborhood in Rio.
Photo: Hamish Bowles4/13Casa Firjan reflected in a reflective work by Gustavo Prado in the gardens.
Photo: Hamish Bowles5/13The stylish interior of the boutique hotel Mam Ruisa showcased Jean Paul Gaultier's limited edition Classique Cabaret fragrance.
Photo: Gorka Postigo6/13Yours Truly strikes a pose at the rooftop pool of the Janeiro Hotel in Leblon, its window framing the peaks of the Two Brothers mountains.
Photo: Hamish Bowles7/13A giant turtle joins the Samba School Parade at the Sambrodomo.
Photo: Hamish Bowles8/13A typically vibrant section of the Samba School Parade.
Photo: Hamish Bowles9/13Andres White Correal with Alexia Hentsch and Pedro Rosman - both wearing headdresses designed by Hentsch - at the Baile da Arara.
Photo: Fede Delibes10/13This float in the Jean Paul Gaultier costumed section of the Portela parade was inspired by a carnival Eiffel Tower depicted by artist Tarsila do Amaral.
Photo: Fede Delibes11/13Costumed by Jean Paul Gaultier, Lais Ribeiro, Jhona Burjack, Caroline Trentini, and Camila Coutinho limber up before the Portela samba school parade.
12/13Lais Ribeiro with Camila Coutinho costumed by Jean Paul Gaultier for the Portela Samba School parade.
Photo: Fede Delibes13/13Yours Truly with Lais Ribeiro in our Jean Paul Gaultier costumes as we prepare to walk in the Portela samba school in Rio's Sambodromo.