For the 25th edition of Fashion Rio, the theme is “river, tropical resort, world heritage, cultural landscape,” so we’re expecting beautiful nature-inspired prints and bright, fun colors. FashionTV takes a trip to FFW Fashion Rio to catch all the action as it happens!

The smaller-scale, sister fashion week of SPFW provides a platform for up-and-coming Latin fashion brands to to get exposed to the world. But it’s more than just talented designers showing their stuff, it’s Brazilian models galore, with past editions starring models Alessandra Ambrosio and Izabel Goulart among others.

Here are few shows from last year to get you pumped! Stay tuned all week to catch this year’s action.

Alessa Summer 2014 Show | FFW Fashion Rio

For its 10th anniversary, Alessa created a collection from an array of fabrics such as floral lace, organza tweed, and silk. The collection took its inspiration from the looks of a safari as well as flora and fauna. The clothes, all beautiful, were also a great combination of functionality and practicality.

Summer 2013 Fashion Recap | FFW Fashion Rio

Fashion Rio Spring/Summer 2013 is where the Brazilian models come out to play and showoff their sexy (and small) swimsuits for shows like Triya Triya swimwear, which has a mix of neon hues and brown stripes which seem to work well when paired together in lines against the body. Agatha showcases a mint green 80s look with top model Aline Weber opening the show and later, Latin cowboys in the form of models taking the stage. Designer Lenny Neimeyer could be Rio’s most popular swimwear designer and that’s because she reinvents herself every year. This year, it’s all about colorful prints that almost look like comic book strips planted onto bathing suits.