‘s June issue called ‘From Portugal With Love.’
With a waterfall cascading down from behind her, Ambrosio smoldered for the cameras as she sat completely naked on a small rock submerged in crystal clear water.
To protect her modesty, the mother of two posed with her legs crossed and her knees drawn to her chest.
She remembered shooting at the waterfall and that the experience was pure “magic.”
Brazilian supermodel Alessandra Ambrosio has stripped naked for the cover of the June issue of Vogue Portugal called ‘From Portugal With Love’
“My last shot with @elionogueiraofficial was at this breathtaking waterfall, where magic unfolded,” the former Victoria’s Secret Angel wrote.
‘Ik wist niet dat ons toevallige moment de cover zou worden van @vogueportugal – een bewijs van de schoonheid en rauwe kracht van de natuurlijke wereld. #acores,” Ambrosio added.
“The new issue, From Portugal with Love, is a true love letter from Portugal to the world, capturing a small part of our rich essence and culture,” Sofia Lucas, editor-in-chief of Vogue Portugal, said of the new campaign.
‘It is impossible to get to know Portugal just by looking at it, because you feel it mainly with your heart. And those who know, know that it is impossible to leave without feeling nostalgia… the taste of the sea, the smell of the sun and the warmth of our embrace,” Lucas concluded.
The Azores (officially known as the Autonomous Region of the Azores), one of the two autonomous regions of Portugal, is an archipelago consisting of nine volcanic islands in the Macaronesia region of the North Atlantic Ocean, approximately 870 miles (1,400 km) west of Lisbon, Portugal.
The islands are characterized by dramatic landscapes, fishing villages, green meadows and hedges of blue hydrangeas.
The 43-year-old catwalk expert and acclaimed photographer Élio Nogueira teamed up to capture the “rich essence and culture” of Portugal by shooting in the Azores, a beautiful archipelago in the mid-Atlantic Ocean.
Ambrosio shared images of the waterfall and rock formations on her Instagram Story
The Azores (officially known as the Autonomous Region of the Azores), one of the two autonomous regions of Portugal, is an archipelago consisting of nine volcanic islands in the Macaronesia region of the North Atlantic Ocean, approximately 870 miles (1,400 km) west of Lisbon, Portugal
Photographer Élio Nogueira revealed how he was ‘so happy’ with the cover photo
While the cover photo captures the beauty of the waterfall, the other photos shared to her Instagram Story give a fuller view of Mother Nature’s splendor as the water continuously falls into the pool.
With a length of more than 600 km, to the west lie nine major islands of the Azores and a cluster of islets, in three main groups, consisting of Flores and Corvo; Graciosa, Terceira, São Jorge, Pico and Faial in the center; and São Miguel, Santa Maria and the Formigas Islets to the east, according to Wikipedia.
All islands have a volcanic origin, although some, such as Santa Maria, have had no recorded activity since the islands were settled several centuries ago.