It is a holiday in Brazil on Tuesday, and I have decided to take a much needed break until Wednesday, when I get back from Fernando de Noronha.

As much as I love writing the blog, I have been very busy these past few months with several side projects, the development of a new layout and features for Made In Brazil, and the second issue of Made In Brazil Magazine, which we started shooting back in June and finally closed a week ago. I feel like I need to unplug for a few days to be able to fully relax and enjoy my trip to Fernando de Noronha, which is a place I have been looking forward to going to for years.

I promise a few picture updates on twitter @blogmib and tons of beautiful images once I get back. In the meantime, thanks for reading the blog. For those of you wondering, the second issue of the magazine will be out late November. We put it together with a lot of hard work and love, and I am very proud of the 152 pages of images we created. I truly hope that you guys will like it too, and cannot wait to launch it.

Courtesy of Sergio Mattos at 40 Graus Models. View more after the jump.

Armani Exchange sticks to the hottest biker of the season for its holiday campaign, photographed by Matthew Scrivens. Click here for behind-the-scenes images of the shoot.

Discovered in Formiga, Minas Gerais, 20-year-old newcomer Marden Ferrari is represented by Way Model Management in São Paulo. We hear he has recently shot for V Magazine. View more polas of him after the jump.

Actor Caio Castro is getting hotter by the minute. He was spotted with an equally hot buddy yesterday in Rio. View more pictures after the jump.

Katy Perry's new video for Firework is out. I honestly had tears in my eyes after watching it.