Photos of everyday life in a barbershop in Rio’s largest favela

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If beauty is often imagined as adornment – a private ritual of self-regard – in Rocinha, Rio de Janeiro’s largest favela, it’s a daily act of communion, shared and social. At the heart of this aesthetic ecosystem is the barbershop of Peterson Oliveira de Santos, known locally as Maquininha du Corte, a place which draws people from across the neighbourhood for his distinctive carioca cuts. Overhellip;read more raquo;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;View Gallery (22 images)nbsp;