For Lota

In the 1950s, in Rio de Janeiro, Lota Macedo Soares married the American poet Elizabeth Bishop. A few years later, Carlos Lacerda, a friend of Lota's, became governor of Guanabara and invited her to create a park where a 7-kilometer landfill had been built. Flamengo Park would become the second largest urban park in the world.In the 1950s, in Rio de Janeiro, Lota Macedo Soares married the American poet Elizabeth Bishop. A few years later, Carlos Lacerda, a friend of Lota's, became governor of Guanabara and invited her to create a park where a 7-kilometer landfill...