• Jesus Luz was spotted in Ipanema yesterday with his agent Peterson Ibrahim. He will be kicking off his first tour at Ceará Music Festival in Fortaleza this coming Saturday. To keep up with his schedule and listen to him spinning, make sure to check out his MySpace page.
• Meet the new generation of DJs from Rio.
• Do yourself a favor and download DJ Corey Craig's latest podcast TequilaGOLD.
• Lady Gaga announced that she will be marching in the National Equality March in Washington D.C. (in case you missed her much talked about SNL skit with Madonna, here it is).
• How brilliant was the Viktor & Rolf spring 2010 show with Roisin Murphy singing live? Now just how scary was Lindsay Lohan's debut at Ungaro?
• I am beyond obsessed with Jak & Jil Blog.
• I need to get my hands on these new Nike hi-tops.
• Website ParouTudo is promoting Brazil's first ever National Coming Out Day this October 11.
• View the proposed Olympic venues for Rio 2016.

What a great day for Brazil. I must confess I was a bit skeptical about Rio winning the bid for the 2016 Olympics because of the issues related with crime and violence, but I am beyond thrilled with today's announcement that the city won the bid. It is going to be freaking amazing.

View more pictures of the celebration at the beach in Copacabana at UOL Esportes, Globo Esporte, and BBC. Watch the video of the announcement after the jump.

• Marlon Teixeira does Citizen K magazine.
• Ed Westwick goes shirtless for Arena Homme +.
• Francisco Lachowski graces the cover of 160g.
• Can you tell the guys from the girls at the Gareth Pugh spring 2010 (freak) show yesterday in Paris? I certainly can't.
• The spring 2010 Balmain show at Le Grand Hotel.
• The Brazil Foundation held its annual fundraiser on Tuesday night in New York. Lorenzo Martone, Pedro Andrade, and Jesus Luz  were there. Now where was my invitation?
• President Lula on Rio 2016: we're saying "yes we can" organize these Olympic Games.
• Madonna on David Letterman last night.
• Speedo break.
• New polaroids of Izabel Goulart.
• Daiane Conterato and Bruna Tenório were the Brazilian girls with the most bookings in Milan this season, walking nine shows each.
• Another edition of the Glow party takes place this Saturday night at Blue Space in Brasília, with DJs Rodrigo Patricio, Gustavo Scorpio, and Laurize.

• On Dazed Digital: watch Luana Teifke work it for Craig Lawrence's spring 2010 collection.
• Ricky Martin and his twin boys are going to be vacationing in Bahia. Rumor has it that the singer has already rented out  three floors of a luxury hotel in Salvador.
• Shakira performs songs from her upcoming album at Walmart Soundcheck.
• Grace Jones and Estelle have been added to the list of the performers at Oi Fashion Rocks, which takes place in Rio on October 24. I just can't believe they will have to share the stage with Mariah and Ja Rule, the lamest attractions imaginable. Now I only need to find a way to score some tickets.
• Three new New Moon posters.
• Cathy Horyn's thoughts about the shows in Milan.
• Must buy: Nike's Air Royal-Mid QS workboot. 
• Another video about Microsoft's Courier booklet and ten new details on the Apple Tablet.
• Will Rio land the first South American Olympic Games?
• Any of you going to the National Equality March? Download the route over at Towleroad.

• It is going to be a crystal clear pantless spring according to Prada. Lucite is back (and I can only imagine what exciting news that will be for Brazilian women).
• Fantastic Man has launched a new website.
• South America has never hosted a Summer Olympics, but things may change on October 2 if Rio is announced the host city for the 2016 Olympics. Here is why the city is a top contender for the bid.
• TV presenter Luciano Huck is the first Brazilian to have over a million followers on twitter.
• Gisele works a maternity dress.
• If you happen to bump into Cauã Reymond at a gay club in São Paulo, it is not your lucky day. The actor is making the rounds at gay clubs doing research for a gay character he will play in a new primetime soap.
• The short-lived nightclub Megga will reopen in São Paulo tomorrow night with a party headlined by DJ Manny Lehman. The parties at the club will be monthly from now on.
• The Week is hosting a new all-white theme party tomorrow night called Nuit Blanche.

Shame on me for not posting that sooner. If Rio wins the bid for the 2016 Olympics, and the government can actually make all that happen, it will be pretty freaking amazing.

Watch another promo spot for Rio 2016 produced by Fernando Meirelle's O2 Filmes after the jump.