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2nd Annual Hip-Hop Show: Sao Paulo

Posted on August 2, 2007 Under Life

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…

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Colletivo

Posted on August 1, 2007 Under Design

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…

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SurfaceView

Posted on July 31, 2007 Under Design

You know from past coverage that we're always pee-in-our-pants excited about using wallpaper to brighten up a space, but Surface View offers some great murals that make some patterned wallpaper look as boring as white walls. The England company's joined…

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FizTV

Posted on July 30, 2007 Under Life

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…

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Louie Cordero: Delubyo

Posted on July 27, 2007 Under Art

I was getting a little nostalgic for my hometown of Hell-Ay (that's L.A. for non-natives, an endearing name for the city we love to hate) so I did a virtual travel jaunt back there via Internet by visiting all my…

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Indie Rock Festival: Brazil

Posted on July 26, 2007 Under Music

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…

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YesStyle: Super Sale!

Posted on July 24, 2007 Under Fashion

There's that annoying stereotype that we Asians have a passion for math and science, but here's one thing I can whole-heartedly back up: we dress on the cutting edge. My bio photo, by the way, caught the only instance EVER…

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Ludus Luderia: Sao Paulo

Posted on July 23, 2007 Under Life

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…

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Jeff Soto's Lucky 13

Posted on July 23, 2007 Under Art

You read that title correctly. Time to start counting down 2007, kids. I'm quite enjoying my 2007 so far, but I do get like a 5-year-old at Chuck E. Cheese when it's time to pick a calendar theme for a…

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WeShow

Posted on July 19, 2007 Under Life

I don't know if you've seen it yet, but WeShow "” touting the tagline "The Best Videos Everywhere" "” made its official launch into beta recently after sitting quietly, racking up users. With editions in the U.S., U.K. and Brazil,…

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