

Reserve Ecolodge Rancho EL Dorado
Through the small Dutch community in Rio de Janeiro, Basir was introduced to Ernst Daniel Nijboer, a professional cameraman and documentarian. Daniel invited us to his lavish apartment with a bird’s eye view of Ipanema Beach and lush decadent furniture designed for giants. I just remember thinking “wow I could live here!” The Ballet bar in the living room was an immediate attraction and I asked Daniel about it a little puzzled. It was an obvious answer… “duh!”, the balle