Carnival in Rio de Janeiro 2012

Carnival in Rio de Janeiro 2012

Brazil carnival news and events Rio South America

adword February 18, 2012 Add Comment

2012 Rio Carnival, the most famous Carnival of Brazil, has opened on Friday, February 17 and will last for the next five days, untill the "Ash Wednesday", on February 22. The annual Carnival in Rio de Janeiro (held before Lent) is a place for a spectacular parades, brilliant costumes, colorful performances and endless dances. The final event will take place on Saturday, February 25.

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Speto's grafitti art: from São Paulo to Miami's Primary Flight

Speto's grafitti art: from São Paulo to Miami's Primary Flight

Brazil Brazilian art Brazilian grafitti São Paulo Speto

adword January 26, 2012 Add Comment

I've been a longtime fan of many of São Paulo's great grafitti artists, of which Speto is my favourite. 

After years of not seeing him, we ran into each other at Cavalera's fashion show, which was held at the Estação da Luz, a gorgeous old train station in São Paulo's Centro (Old Downtown).

That was enough excuse for me to write up a little post on him, so I could share some of his favourite work with you (photos below were taken from Speto's Flickr feed).

At the last Art Basel Miami, Speto's gallerist Baixo Ribeiro, who owns Choque Cultural gallery, accompanied him as Speto worked on his first work for  Primary Flight - an open-air museum. 

The work, pictured below, will be on show until the next editon of the art fair, in December.

Photo: Moro no Rio

Here's the link to Speto's Flickr photo album, with more of his work

Christmas Tree in Rio de Janeiro

Christmas Tree in Rio de Janeiro

Brazil christmas news and events Rio South America

adword November 28, 2011 Add Comment

These days, on Saturday evening, one of the world's biggest and famous Xmas tree was setted up in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The tree is standing on the water's platform at Rodrigo de Freitas Lake, and known as a floating Christmas Tree. An 85-m in height, it as tall as a 29-story building, according to the organizers.

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