Beaches, crime, music, caipirinhas, favelas, rainforests, and Niemeyer: as an idea, Brazil stands for and stimulates fantasy like no other country. Inspired by these fantasies, PIN–UP set up shop in Niemeyer's Edifício Copan last winter for the production of a Brazil-themed supplement to the Spring Summer 2013 issue; we found out first-hand that the reality is even better, far worse, or, most often, a complex mix of both.

What is your Brazil fantasy, architectural or otherwise, and how does it correspond to today's reality?