23-year-old Thiago Silvestre, representing the state of Mato Grosso, was crowned the new Mr. Gay Brazil last night in São Paulo. Mr. Gay Ceará Fabiano Gurgel was the runner-up.

Watch a video of the opening number of the Mr. Gay Brazil contest after the jump, and expect more pictures later today.

The 2009 Mr. Gay Brazil candidates hit the pool for a swimming competition yesterday in São Paulo. View more pictures after the jump and at MixBrasil.

The Mr. Gay Brazil finals take place tonight. Mr. Gay Brasília is already one of the finalists.

The 2009 Mr. Gay Brazil finals take place this coming Monday in São Paulo, and you can help choose one of the finalists over the weekend at Ego. There are 22 candidates up for the title. Head over to Ego, check them out, and vote for your favorite.

Update: 21-year-old Mr. Gay Brasília Bruno Maffei won the online poll, and is already one of the Mr. Gay Brazil finalists.

• 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.

The candidate representing the state of São Paulo at this year's Mr. Gay Brazil will be chosen through an online poll which ends this afternoon. The three finalists are Daniel Rochel, Hugo Santana, and Marcelo Pin, and you can vote for your favorite at UOL Gay.

Right now Marcelo Pin is on the lead with over 50% of the votes, but I want to see if I can change that and get Hugo (picture in the middle) to win. If you want to help me, go to UOL Gay and vote for him by clicking on the little green button on the left of the picture.

23-year-old Thiago Silvestre will be representing the state of Mato Grosso at the 2009 Mr. Gay Brazil finals in São Paulo on September 7.