Sao Paulo

This Summer Go Brazilian! Bikini, That Is

Jessica Hoppe | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Swimwear, Adriana Degreas, Supermodels, Sao Paolo Fashion Week, Anne Vyalitsyna, Brazilian Bikinis, Anne V, Sao Paulo, Brazilian, Cia Maritima, Adam Levine Anne V, Movimento, Skinbiquini, Latino Voices News

While all women have different swimwear needs when faced with any issue it's always best to consult the expert. Who would be the expert in this case? Brazilians, of course.

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A 'Unique' Retreat In Sao Paulo

Mark Eveleigh | Posted 05.26.2012

Read More: Brazil Travel, Hotel Reviews, Hotels, International Destinations, Sao Paulo, Destinations, Travel Blogs, Brazil, Travel News

At first glance, the strange boat-shaped "melon-slice" of Hotel Unique is unlike any other building you've ever seen before.

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PHOTOS: The 9 Best Cities For Street Art Spotting

BootsnAll | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Bootsnall, California, New York, Australia, France, USA, Brazil, New York City, England, Street Art, Los Angeles, Iran, Travel, South Africa, Cape Town, London, Melbourne, Paris, Art, Germany, Graffiti, Tehran, Sao Paulo, Berlin, Slidepollajax, Travel News

Sometimes massive murals cover entire buildings and artists use their medium to create beauty in an otherwise gritty landscape.

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Taking the Snow Home to São Paulo

Alessandra Costa | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Projeto Guri, Sao Paulo, Music Education, Brazil, Guri Project, Good News News

Ian, a student from Projeto Guri, a music education program of the São Paulo state government, had never left his home state, much less his country. On February 7, he traveled with his violin and 17 friends to Detroit, Michigan.

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PHOTOS: Black Swan On The Runway?

The Huffington Post | Ellie Krupnick | Posted 01.22.2012

Read More: Video, Sao Paolo Fashion Week, Brazil Fashion Week, Brazil Fashion Week Black Swan, Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo Fashion Week, Black Swan, Fashion Week, Style News

While GOP primaries and never-ending awards shows grabbed most of the attention this weekend, we've also been keeping an eye on Brazil. The country is...

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PHOTOS: Sao Paulo's Over The Top Christmas Decorations

Patrick McGinnis | Posted 02.23.2012

Read More: Festivals, International Destinations, Brazil, Christmas, Slidepollajax, Sao Paulo, Travel Blogs, Destinations, Christmas Decorations, Travel News

Brazil is a tropical country and Christmas in Sao Paulo is a sweaty occasion, but visitors to a shopping mall will encounter plenty of fake snow, fur-clad Santas and Frosty the Snowman plush toys. But if Santa and Frosty can make it in Sao Paulo, who am I to complain?

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WATCH: Artist Breathes Life Into Inanimate Objects

Posted 12.19.2011

Read More: Installation Art, Brazilian Art, Brazil, Anaisa Franco, Sculptor, Sculpture, Sao Paulo, Psychology, Digital Art, Intel, Vice Magazine, Art, Video, Electricity, The Creators Project, Sao Paulo Art, Arts News

For the average individual, the idea of a world where inanimate objects come to life and engage in conversation is one of horror and grave implication...

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Brazil's Artists Making Mark At Miami's Art Basel

AP | By LAURA WIDES-MUNOZ | Posted 11.29.2011

Read More: Sao Paulo, Art Basel Miami Beach Festival, Art Basel 2011, Art Basel Miami, Art Basel, Art Basel Miami Beach, Institute of Contemporary Culture, Brazil, 10th Annual, Latino Voices News

MIAMI -- Brazil has been a powerhouse in the art world for more than a decade, and now its booming economy is putting its artists and collectors on th...

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The World's Great Bookshops

Black Tomato | Posted 01.28.2012

Read More: Detroit, UK, Book Barge, Bookshop, Slidepollajax, Porto, Sao Paulo, Black Tomato, Brazil, Books, Travel News

To inspire you to feel the same we've handpicked our favorite bookshops from around the globe. There are some truly magical bookstores out there, if you just know where to look.

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Brazil. Tech Forward - In a Social Sort Of Way.

Steve Rosenbaum | Posted 12.01.2011

Read More: Curation Nation, Sao Paulo, South America, magnify.net, Brazil, Steve Rosenbaum, Steven Rosenbaum, Technology News

Sao Paulo's Latin motto is Non dvcor, dvco, which translates as "I am not led, I lead." Leading in digital seems very much part of the culture of the place.

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The Bean Of My Existence: My Time On A Brazilian Coffee Farm

Michelle Won | Posted 11.19.2011

Read More: Brazil Travel, Espresso, Organic Farming, Coffee-Cocktail, Brazil, International Destinations, Specialty Coffee, Sao Paulo, Food, South America Travel, Coffee, Octavio Cafe, Destinations, Organic Coffee, Recipe, Food News

Everyone's morning cup of joe tends to mean something different. But on a recent trip to Brazil, I was shocked to find, coffee is much more than a dollar fifty of my hard-earned (or not so hard-earned) cash.

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Miss Universe Beauties Turn Heads In Sao Paulo

Celestrellas.com | Posted 11.06.2011

Read More: Cultura, Bikini, Hilton Hotels, Miss Universe, Brazil, Sao Paulo, Morumbi District, Miss Universe 2011, Latino Voices News

As Brazil hosts 89 of the most beautiful women in the world in anticipation of the Miss Universe 2011 event, the bevy of beauties once again donned th...

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Hola, Netflix. Welcome to Brazil.

AP | By BRADLEY BROOKS | Posted 11.05.2011

Read More: Sao Paulo, Cultura, Netflix, Netflix Streaming, Latin America, Online Movie Rental, Brazil, Latino Voices News

SAO PAULO -- Netflix launched its movie and TV streaming service in Brazil on Monday, the beachhead for a push into Latin America that is seen as key ...

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Founder Of WikiLeaks Says Western Media Are Liars

Folha.com | Leonardo Cruz and Roberto Dias | Posted 11.01.2011

Read More: Wikileaks Media, Media Assange, Brazil Assange, Western Media, Brazil, Julian Assange Wikileaks, Julian Assange, Sao Paulo Assange, Sao Paulo, World News

By Leonardo Cruz and Roberto Dias The founder of WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, accused the Western press of omitting information and lying. "Media org...

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Yacht Market, Struggling In U.S., Supported By Newly-Wealthy Brazilians

AP | By BRADLEY BROOKS | Posted 10.29.2011

Read More: Commodities, Poverty, Association of Executive Search Consultants, Rubber, Brazil, Sao Paulo, Yacht, Gold, Democracy, MCF Consultoria, Coffee, Brazil Economy, Marcio Christiansen, Bric, Sugar, Business News

SAO PAULO -- Marcio Christiansen reeled off tales of the growing ranks of rich Brazilians who visit his luxury Ferretti yacht showroom, where clients ...

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Brazilian Sleeps In Coffin To Honor His Friend

AP | Posted 10.18.2011

Read More: Sao Paulo, Weird Photos, Zeli Rossi, Weird Brazil, Sleeping in Coffee, Weird News News

SAO PAULO -- Every Friday night for 23 years, Zeli Rossi has traded his bed in Brazil's southeastern state of Minas Gerais for a coffin. Rossi tells ...

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WATCH: Brazil Contest Honors 'Most Handsome' Grandfather

Posted 10.12.2011

Read More: Brazil Beauty Contest, Elderly, Beauty Pageant, Brazil Mr. Elderly Contest, Brazil, Elderly Health, Sao Paulo, Most Handsome Grandfather, Grandparents, Video, World News

"They want to see people who are dynamic...who are good speakers who also have good looks and a young soul...how is able to somehow pass this energy t...

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Brazil's Garbage Becomes an Olympic Challenge

Eric Ehrmann | Posted 10.09.2011

Read More: Lula, Sao Paulo, Pollution, Dilma, Brazil, Methane, Epa, Recycling, Landfills, Dengue Fever, Environmental Protection Agency, World Wildlife Federation, Smog, 2016 Rio Olympics, Sustainability, FIFA 2014 World Cup, Rio De Janeiro, World News

With the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Rio Olympics putting the world's 5th largest economy in the global spotlight waste collection and disposal is a problem the land of the samba can't dance around.

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I'm With Stupid: Pride (In the Name of Heterosexual Love)

Todd Hartley | Posted 10.05.2011

Read More: Religion, Homosexuality, Protestants, Brazil, Anglo-Saxons, Men, Heterosexual Pride Day, Heterosexuality, Race, Sao Paulo, Comedy News

I'm fully aware that more than a few people out there will heartily disagree with the following statement, but it's something I've felt for a while no...

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Sao Paulo Council Calls For Heterosexual Pride Day

AP | Posted 10.04.2011

Read More: Lgbt, Weird Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo Heterosexual Pride Day, Weird Brazil, Brazil Heterosexual Pride Day, Brazil, Straight Pride, Sao Paulo, Heterosexual Pride, Heterosexual Pride Day, Pride, Straight Pride Day, World News

SAO PAULO -- The city council of South America's biggest city has adopted legislation calling for a Heterosexual Pride Day to be celebrated on the thi...

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Brazil: A World Leader In Bone Marrow Donors

Chris McGowan | Posted 09.07.2011

Read More: Redome, Bone Marrow Transplant, Brazil, Bmdw, Sao Paulo, Kareen Abdul-Jabbar, Drica Moraes, Rio Olympics, Inca, PBSC Transplant, Bone Marrow Registry, Nmdp, Leukeumia, Chemotherapy, Rio De Janeiro, Chronic Leukemia, Be the Match, Bone Marrow Donation, Healthy Living News

In 2010, the well-known Brazilian television actress Drica Moraes was diagnosed with acute leukemia and received a bone marrow transplant in São Paul...

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Making Sense of the City

Todd Reisz | Posted 08.27.2011

Read More: Istanbul, Urban Planning, Books, Sao Paulo, Slidepollajax, Architecture, New Books, Mumbai, Cities, Al Manakh, Books News

Just about every writer in this installment makes it clear: each city is unique. But that doesn't settle our craving to look for what makes a city a city.

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IMF Cuts U.S. Growth Forecast, Warns Against 'Playing With Fire'

Posted 08.17.2011

Read More: European Countries, US Economic Growth, Global Lender Forecast, Euro Zone Debt Crisis, Euro Zone Officials, International Monetary Fund, Sao Paulo, United States, Imf, AAA Rating, Business News

SAO PAULO (Luciana Lopez) - The International Monetary Fund cut its forecast for U.S. economic growth on Friday and warned Washington and debt-rid...

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What's The Best Way To Tackle Climate Change At The Local Level?

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 07.31.2011

Read More: Conference of Mayors, C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, Michael Bloomberg, Global Weirding, Sao Paulo, Climate Change, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Cities, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Global Warming, Carbon Footprint, Green News

WASHINGTON -- More than 40 of the world's largest cities have reported their greenhouse gas emissions along with a comprehensive analysis of any clima...

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World's Largest Lego Tower Erected

Posted 06.11.2011

Read More: Sao Paulo, Cafu, Legos, Slidepollajax, World's Largest Lego Tower, Brazil, Lego Taller, World News

Brazil has smashed Chile's record by completing the world's largest Lego tower. CNN is reporting that the tower -- erected at a Sao Paulo shopping...

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