It Began in Ipanema observes Rio de Janeiro through 50 songs, tracing how the city tells its story through sound, rhythm, myth, and resistance. Berlin DJ and music producer Daniel Haaksman looks behind the curtain of postcard clichés and explores both the history and the present of Rio, creating a sensual map of carioca music.
The book design turns this sonic map into a printed geography. High-resolution scans of the places, areas, and neighbourhoods where the songs unfold bring Rio into the pages. The book is published by Sorry Press.