I thought Marlon Teixeira or Arthur Sales would definitely win this year, but I guess I was wrong. Model Mateus Verdelho takes the title of hottest Brazilian of 2009 with 23% of all your votes. I actually worked with Mateus a couple of weeks ago, and I am sure that you will be seeing a lot more of him in 2010.

Carlos Freire came in second this year with 19% of the votes, and newcomer Renato Ferreira came in third with 18% of the votes.

Actor Kayky Brito surfing in Fernando de Noronha.

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Arthur Sales, Carlos Freire, Jean Carlos, Marlon Teixeira, Mateus Verdelho, and Renato Ferreira are up for hottest Brazilian of the year here on MIB. You can vote for your favorite until tomorrow night.

According to your comments and emails, the six hottest Brazilian boys of 2009 are Arthur Sales, Carlos Freire, Jean Carlos, Marlon Teixeira, Mateus Verdelho, and Renato Ferreira. Vote on your favorite from today until Saturday, December 19. The winner will be revealed next Monday.

If this is the first year you have been following Made In Brazil, this may be new to you, but if you are a veteran you are used to it by now. Every December I ask you to vote on who you thought was the hottest Brazilian of the year from a list of six to ten boys who were featured here on a regular basis and had the most media impact throughout the year.

It is time to figure out this year's group of nominees, so please take your time and let me know who you would like to nominate on the comments section of this post, or via email.  The online poll with the final nominees will be up next week. I guess it is pretty clear from the pictures above who some of my picks are.

The last spread on Terra's The Boy this year features 25-year-old model Caio Moreno photographed by Didio. View the picture galleries here.