Legendary hip-hop producer Pete Rock is kicking off the opening of the 2nd Annual Hip-Hop Show in Sao Paulo with a DJ show tonight at the Pompeia location of SESC for only 10 bucks. SESC's a network of public cultural/rec…
Continue Reading →Brazilian design studio Colletivo has finally finished putting up their new site, which looks pretty spiffy after a redesign and includes their most recent work. The group has worked with clients across the creative field, dreaming up brand identity, motion…
Continue Reading →Tonight at 7:15 pm (Sao Paulo time), Brazil's -- maybe even the world's? -- first Internet user-generated content program airs on television channel TVA, bringing to fruition a project that's been patiently marinating in Web form for a couple of…
Continue Reading →Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo are hosting two days each of the country's first-ever Indie Rock Festival (July 25-27), bringing in England's The Magic Numbers and The Rakes as headliners alongside some very good Brazilian indie artists. The indie…
Continue Reading →T-shirt wonderland Banca de Camisetas in Sao Paulo has begun a foray into the male underwear biz. The store is known foremost for its fashion-forward tee designs from Brazilian designers and partnerships with heavyweights like automobile maker Fiat, all displayed…
Continue Reading →When I was a kid, our family had a Nintendo that we played so much it started acting up early on its life, eventually refusing to accept cartridges unless we performed a special trick involving making ourselves dizzy to make…
Continue Reading →For his exhibition Cidade Limpa at Galeria Choque Cultural, Sao Paulo graff artist Zezao hung his work in specially re-created scenes of degraded areas in the city, the very environment that drives his art. On the walls, among the mock…
Continue Reading →A few days ago, I went to check out an instrumental metal band from Sao Paulo called Elma, who covered Portishead in a heavy, swaggering style. Pretty gnarly, right? But wait, it gets even better: They recruited the guitarist's dark-haired…
Continue Reading →The Sao Paulo atelier of Estudio Manus is a place of inspiration for all those who enter into the space, and its no wonder: proprietors/artists Caio de Medeiros and Daniela Scorza take ideas from Brazilian folklore and the insights and…
Continue Reading →In Brazil, Nike has to break some sweat to gain a following, a totally opposite phenomenon than in the U.S., where Nike fandom oftentimes gets a little ridiculous when any new collaboration is released. For nerds like us here at…
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