A trolly passes over the "arches" while a bus passes below the symbol of the Lapa district of Rio de Janeiro, Jan. 14, 2006. Once a forgotten part of the city near downtown, Lapa, samba music and show houses are experiencing a renaissance uncommmon to Brazil, which does not tend to value anything old.(Australfoto/Douglas Engle)
A trolly passes over the "arches" while a bus passes below the symbol of the Lapa district of Rio de Janeiro, Jan. 14, 2006. Once a forgotten part of the city near downtown, Lapa, samba music and show houses are experiencing a renaissance uncommmon to Brazil, which does not tend to value anything old.(Australfoto/Douglas Engle)