After Oprah endorsed açai -- the Amazonian berry that's making a sensation on the grocery aisles and likely in your tummies in your part of the world right now -- it was only inevitable that cachaça, the Brazilian rum made…
Continue Reading →If that external hard drive is looking a too much like ... well ... a hard drive, Brazilian design company Meninos' hard drive cases might be the color you need add to your other desktop. Made in acrylic, these cases…
Continue Reading →I ran into a DJ here in Sao Paulo yesterday named Hisato who handed me a new EP from his rock-electro outfit, Hello, Kate!!, called Girls. Even before listening to the songs, I was struck by the incredible hand-done illustration…
Continue Reading →When crisis takes over a country, its citizens, as history has shown, oftentimes returns to its cultural roots to help find stability in all the chaos. Woodstock, for example, proved that unrest during wartime adds water for creativity to grow.…
Continue Reading →There must be something in the water lately in Sao Paulo, because it seems like it's a particularly blooming time for art galleries here on account of the rash of fine, inspiring art they're showing. Among these contributing to the…
Continue Reading →Choque Cultural, the site of a pixacao attack that made the major newspapers in Sao Paulo recently, has bounced back as we knew they would. They re-opened their doors this past weekend to a freshly painted gallery and an incredible…
Continue Reading →Earlier this year we told you about a high-profile Brazilian skate art exhibit called Expo Skate Obsession at Maze Skate Shop that brought together the most known names in the discipline into one building. The project went so well that…
Continue Reading →Only months after the tagging fiasco at a graduation show at the Sao Paulo private art university Belas Artes, a different [UPDATE: APPARENTLY ORGANIZED BY THE SAME GUY AS THE PREVIOUS INCIDENT] gang of 30 pixadores took matters into their…
Continue Reading →Brazilian skaters like Bob Burnquist and Sandro Dias have been holding it down for the South American country when it comes to the worldwide skate stage, but unless you're already deep into the scene or keep up it with here…
Continue Reading →Brazil's Kakofonia has so much going on that it's true testament that hard work produces firm results. The graphic designer and comic book artist has some great limited-edition, giclee prints for sale on his site that run the gamut of…
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