Marcos Lopes
Harbour worker
Marco Lopes has lived in Morro da Conceição, one of Rio's oldest neighbourhoods, for 58 years. The heart of Porto Maravilha, Rio's ‘wonderful harbour’, beats at the foot of the Morro da Conceição hill. When Marco thinks of the harbour, he remembers the carnival, the music group ‘Banda da Conceição’ and the harbour district, which carries the legacy of ‘Little Africa’.