Brazilian documentary photographer Alexandre Amaral has been capturing the streets of his home country during an interesting time in its history.
Between the 2014 FIFA World Cup, protests for the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff, and now, the Olympics well under way, Amaral has had plenty of colorful action to capture.
Photo-sharing app EyeEm recently chatted with Amaral about his technique for capturing the life and culture of his favorite place.
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Amaral has been photographing Brazil for the past 15 years. He's currently based in Salvador, which is located in the northeastern state of Bahia.
"There’s no better way to describe a place than through its people," Amaral told EyeEm.
Whenever Amaral shoots, he walks the delicate line between interacting with his subjects and simply observing.
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