Kalesa Club, Rio

Clients have fun at the Kalesa Club in downtown Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The former brothel in the decaying port area of the city is part of a renaissance of the central part of the city, long abandoned to thieves, prostitutes and the homeless. The club attracts middle-class "cariocas" from the fashionable south side who see it as an alternative night out and to enjoy the Brazilian cultural themes of carnaval, cabaret and Brazilian music.(Australfoto/Douglas Engle)

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Clients have fun at the Kalesa Club in downtown Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The former brothel in the decaying port area of the city is part of a renaissance of the central part of the city, long abandoned to thieves, prostitutes and the homeless. The club attracts middle-class "cariocas" from the fashionable south side who see it as an alternative night out and to enjoy the Brazilian cultural themes of carnaval, cabaret and Brazilian music.(Australfoto/Douglas Engle)

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