If you're any what of a beat head, you know all about 1992's Brasilintime, a history-making documentary film by hip-hop photographer B+ linking old-school percussion legends with beatmakers of our time like Madlib and Cut Chemist, shot around Sao Paulo.…
Continue Reading →Though it's already in a hot lipstick-red color, the spectacular sleekness of the Capacete E8 motorcycle helmet by Sao Paulo design firm Questto Design is a serious competitor for your attention. Winner of the 2009 IF Product Design Award in…
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 →Talk about an open mind. Sao Paulo indie record label Submarine Records -- the label that signed Hurtmold, the great post-rock type group we've talked about -- announced the formation of their new artist management company Noropolis. They not only…
Continue Reading →If Pedro Lourenco didn't share the same name as a certain prodigy teen clothing designer in Sao Paulo, I would've never had the delight to come across this Portuguese artist's impressive work. He earns his daily bread through illustration assignments…
Continue Reading →Ada Pinkston at Current TV just sent over a video they just posted featuring their Brazilian host Rico (no last name) of the Globe Patrol show getting reacquainted with Sao Paulo after being away for a decade. You know we've…
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