Made in Brazil

Freja Beha, Rodrigo Santoro, Adriana Lima, And The Golden Globes

View the Ford Models Men's Showcards for fall/ winter 2011 in Brazil.
Freja Beha is in São Paulo to shoot the new ad campaign for Brazilian accessories label Santa Lolla with photographer Henrique Gendre.
Rodrigo Santoro and Adriana Lima will be the new faces of Forum next season, replacing Marlon Teixeira and Natalia Vodianova. The ad campaign will be photographed by David Sims next week in New York, with styling by Joe McKenna.
The new Givenchy ad campaign goes albino.
The nominations for the 68th annual Golden Globes were announced this morning.
2010's 25 best performances that won't win an Oscar.
Cathy Horyn's profile of Azzedine Alaïa.
The 2011 Creamfields Brasil festival will take place in Jurerê Internacional in Florianópolis on January 22. The line up includes Erick Morillo, Above & Beyond, Hernan Cattaneo, Gui Boratto, and many others. Tickets are already available online at blueticket.
Make sure to get a copy of the second issue of Made In Brazil Magazine. It is available at Livraria Cultura in Brazil, and online at madeinbrazilmag.com.

The Ultra Music Festival (or UMF), one of the biggest dance music events on the planet, will be landing in Brazil on November 6. The event will take place at Chácara do Jockey in São Paulo, with over 40 different attractions, including Fatboy Slim, Above & Beyond, Groove Armada, Kaskade, Gui Boratto, Carl Cox, Moby, Fedde Le Grand, and many more. Nightclub The Week will be part of the event, with a VIP area hosted by gay website Vipado, and international DJs John Shelvin, Eric Starsee, and Ralphi Rosario. Tickets are available online at Ingresso Rápido.
If you are in São Paulo this coming Friday, do not miss another edition of the Buati party at Lionsclub.
Rocinha, the largest favela in Rio, held its first Gay Pride Parade yesterday. 50,000 people attended the event, and there were no reports of fights or attacks during the event.
Dan Savage and Jim McGreevey on Joy Behar.
Models.com interviews Anna Dello Russo.
Francisco Lachowski for GQ Russia, and Lucas Mascarini by Giampolo Sgura for GQ Style Italy.
Why is twitter so popular in Brazil?
Got 35 minutes to spare? Here is the full length version of Kanye West's latest ego trip entitled Runaway. A shorter 8-minute version of the film is also available.

Love the cover of the blond ambition issue of Guapo.
Sexy outtakes of Arthur Sales by Dean Isidro.
Martha Streck on the cover of Oyster magazine.
Brazilian designers are launching less expensive lines in partnership with mass retailers more than ever this season. Former Rosa Chá designer and owner Amir Slama has launched his third capsule collection for C&A, Osklen's Oskar Metsavaht is unveiling his first collaboration with Brazilian retailer Riachuelo today, and rumor has it that Gisele is scheduled to launch her line for C&A again. She is confirmed to be the new face of the retailer in Brazil, replacing Isabeli Fontana, Ana Beatriz Barros, and Caroline Ribeiro.
Chanel will be opening its second store in São Paulo at Iguatemi Mall next month.
Lea T is now represent by Way Model Management in Brazil, but I doubt that any national label will have the balls to book her for an ad campaign.
If you are in São Paulo this weekend, don't miss the sixth anniversary of The Week's Babylon party on Saturday night. DJ Chris Cox will be spinning, and the party will have a Harajuku Lovers theme. On Sunday the club will be throwing another XL Pool Party at Clube Atlético Nacional with guest DJs Lydia Sanz and Tommer.
If you are gay, live in Brazil, and also annoyed at how your rights have been left behind in the presidential race, you should read this (in Portuguese).

The rumors were true: Gisele closed the Balenciaga spring 2011 show in Paris today. I am keeping my fingers crossed that she will also star in the spring ad campaign. View the complete collection here, and watch the show here. Amazing as usual.
Make sure to read Eric Wilson's Q&A with Carine Roitfeld On The Runway, and to get a copy of the 90th anniversary issue of Vogue Paris.
Is a runway show really necessary?
Meet newcomer Lucas Cattani Soldati.
Watch the video of the Gucci fall 2010 collection starring Raquel Zimmermann. It is certainly not as cool as last fall's video, but I will seriously watch anything with Raquel in it. She is also on the cover of the new Numéro Tokyo btw.
Alessandra Ambrósio photographed by Giampaolo Sgura in the November issue of Vogue Nippon.
A new military online editorial at FFW.
Brad Goreski split from Rachel Zoe. Werk!
If you are in New York, visit the new exhibit on the work of furniture designer Carlos Motta at Espasso.
I am already looking forward to the new BlackBerry PlayBook.

Caroline Trentini and Izabel Goulart star in the Express fall 2010 ad campaign photographed by Patrick Demarchelier.
What to expect of the second installment of Fashion's Night Out in New York.
In case you haven't seen the eight new collectible covers of Love yet, here they are.
My favorite editorial this week is definitely Tony Ward's story for the fall issue of 10 Men.
Lady Gaga's new album will be "shocking".
Listen to Kelly Rowland's new track Forever And A Day. I am addicted to it.
Watch the making of the new Forum ad campaign with Marlon Teixeira and Natalia Vodianova.
As more summer national campaigns are being unveiled, I find it unbelievable that not a single major label has booked Laís Ribeiro for their ad campaigns. In my opinion, she would have been a much better choice than Chanel Iman at Rosa Chá, or Lisanne de Jong at Alcaçuz. There is not a single new Brazilian girl chicer and cooler than Laís right now.

Rodrigo Calazans in the Pull & Bear fall 2010 ad campaign shot by Mariano Vivanco.
More images of the Guess by Marciano campaign featuring Evandro Soldati.
Here is a 30-second sneak peek at Katy Perry's new video for Teenage Dream. Loving it already.
Download DJ Gustavo Scorpio's new single Listen To Music (featuring Romulo Morada).
Stream Robyn's Body Talk Pt. 2.
Must buy: an iPad DJ station.
It's the New York-zation of São Paulo: Serafina is opening a franchise on Alameda Lorena on Tuesday of next week.
Tips for getting snapped by a street-style blog.
The Business Of Fashion takes a look at Brazil's booming fashion industry.
Tons of editorials to check out over the weekend: Zoo by André Azevedo at FFW, the new issue of U+MAG, and the amazing new story in Vogue Italia with Kristen McMenamy photographed by Steven Meisel.