A little something from the archives: model Rael Costa photographed by Cristiano Madureira for the first issue of Made In Brazil Magazine.

View more images at Capaz.

So happy that Rael is already getting tear sheets from international magazines. I really hope to see him in some of the men's shows in New York this week.

View the complete backpack story shot by Sebastian Kim for Interview at The Fashionisto.

• 18-year-old Rael Costa, who we featured in the first issue of Made In Brazil Magazine, is Model Of The Week at Models.com. Love him.
• The Balenciaga fall 2010 ad campaign shot by Steven Meisel is one of my favorites so far this season.
• Francisco Lachowski talks to New York magazine.
• Alexandre Cunha by Paul James Hay.
• The LGBT Group of Brasília has organized an online campaign against the ban on gay blood donors. The current law in Brazil states that any man who has engaged in sex with another man in the 12 months prior to donating blood is prohibited to do so.
• Kids of gay parents speak out for marriage equality.
• Listen to Katy Perry's new single Teenage Dream.
• Check out pictures of the Transfer street art exhibit on display at Ibirapuera Park in São Paulo.
• Keith Haring - Selected Works, featuring 94 works by the artist never before seen in Brazil, opens on July 31 at Caixa Cultural São Paulo. The exhibit is presented by Litmedia Productions, and runs until September 5. After that, the exhibit will move to Caixa Cultural Rio de Janeiro from September 28 to November 14.
• Brazilian Day In New York will be taking place on Sunday, September 5th, with performances by Zezé Di Camargo and Luciano, Carlinhos Brown, and DJ Marlboro.

I am really happy to see that Rael Costa and Jonathan Dalcin, two of the five newcomers we featured in Made In Brazil Magazine #1, booked almost every single men's show in the country this season.