The November issue of Wallpaper gives you 40 fabulous reasons to fully appreciate 10 territories around the globe, Brazil being one of them. 20 out of those 40 fab reasons to stay in Brazil (or jet down here) are listed on Wallpaper's website, and they range from street artists to Embraer Jets to design firm Idea Zarvos, which I love. Make sure to check it out.

Fab 40: Brazil (Wallpaper.com)

• Actor André Arteche jogging at the beach.
• Meet 20-year-old Lucas Gondin, the new Mr. Gay Santa Catarina. He is up for the title of Mr. Gay Brazil this coming Monday at the national finals in São Paulo.
• The 14th Annual Rio Gay Pride has been rescheduled from October 11 to November 1 because of another possible swine flu outbreak in the country by mid-September.
• Architect Isay Weinfeld is designing the Las Piedras Villas & Hotel Fasano in Punta del Este, set to open in time for summer in the southern hemisphere.
• Visionaire's Cecilia Dean will be making her way to Brazil for Pense Moda, one of the biggest fashion seminars in the country which takes place from November 3 to November 5.
• More bronzer please: behind the scenes footage of the Lady Gaga shoot with Mario Testino for V #61.
• Model Fernando Fernandes backstage at the D&G Anthology campaign (also shot by Mario Testino).
• Whitney Houston does GMA.
• Lola joined Madonna on stage last night in Israel. The final concert of the second leg of Madonna's Sticky & Sweet tour happens tonight.

Out of every single new building being developed in São Paulo right now, the one is by far my favorite. Fidalga 727 is the first residential building in the country designed by the much hyped French-Brazilian design firm Triptyque, and is currently under construction in the neighborhood of Vila Madalena.  Its eleven units range from 850 sq. foot apartments to a 3,000 sq. foot penthouse with over 1,150 sq. foot of outdoor space, and each apartment is unique and fully customizable.

For more information about the building, floorplans, and renderings, visit Fidalga 727.

PS- sorry about my recently developed obsession with architecture and furniture design, but it is a reflex of what's going in my life right now, and I figured it would be a good change for MIB as well.

One of the finalists at theis year's International Design Excellence Awards and a bronze winner at IDEA/ Brazil in the students category, the Stephouse was designed by Glória Brandão, Othon de Castro, and students from the UFRJ (or Federal University of Rio de Janeiro) using sustainable materials such as plastic lumber. The 780 sq. foot pre-fab single family home is composed of living room, bedroom, kitchen, and bathroom, and can be built in only three days by a team of 10 people. It uses thermal and photovoltaic solar energy and rainwater harvesting for minimal environment impact, and its cost is estimated at R$ 220K (or approximately US$ 115K).

• Sponsored by the , a retrospective of the work of Guy Bourdin will be on display in São Paulo's MuBE (Brazilian Museum of Sculpture) from August 15 to August 31. The exhibition will feature 177 works by Bourdin, including unpublished images, as well as fashion editorials and short-feature movies.
• Raquel Zimmermann shot a story with Mario Sorrenti for Vogue Paris in Ipanema this week.
• Curvy: Isabeli Fontana for the Gap.
• Designers sketch Woodstock-inspired fashions for WWD.
• Singer Roisin Murphy talks to Arjan about her new record and what she really said about Lady Gaga.
• Adam Lambert talks about his upcoming album, and asks fans to stop throwing bondage gear at his face.
• Brilliant: Calvin Harris performs his single Ready For The Weekend on the first human synthesizer.
• Designer Olivier Theyskens was spotted in Rio today.
• Speedo break with Jonathan Waud. 
• Must buy: Oscar Niemeyer Ultimate Collection.
• Ticket refund: Toni Braxton canceled her concerts in Brazil this month.
• Brazil is the third country with most deaths caused by the swine flu, behind the US and Argentina. A vaccine against the H1N1 virus is going to be produced in the country starting October.

Rio de Janeiro's governor Sérgio Cabral announced yesterday that New York architectural firm Diller Scofidio + Renfro, of the recently opened High Line, won the bid for the design of the new Museum of Image & Sound (or MIS) in Copacabana.

The project was inspired by the sidewalks of Copacabana, and aims to integrate the building to the beach, taking advantage of the water views. The cost of the project is estimated at R$65 million, and construction is set to start early next year. The new museum will be built on the lot once occupied by nightclub Help on Avenida Atlântica.

Definitely my favorite project from the seven presented last week.

Related: Copacabana Steps Into The Future With A New Museum