Now that I am basically living in São Paulo for some odd reason I am almost never in Jardins, but since I was there yesterday in the afternoon, I decided to finally check out The Faces exhibit which opened earlier this month at Galeria Mezanino. It features some brilliant portraits by photographers such as Vavá Ribeiro, Cristiano Madureira, Debby Gram, Rogério Cavalcanti, Guto Seixas, and many others.

The gallery is located behind the Alexandre Herchcovitch store on Haddock Lobo, and I highly recommend that you stop by if you are in São Paulo anytime soon. While you are there, make sure to ask to see the pictures by Cristiano Madureira and Vavá Ribeiro which are not on display because there are some really stunning images there (in my humble opinion, probably one of the best gifts you can take to someone after a trip to São Paulo).

• Raquel may have skipped the shows this season, but she made an appearance on the much talked about video at the opening of the Alexander McQueen show.
• Irving Penn died yesterday at the age of 92.
• Cats are in for spring at Miu Miu.
• Lovani Pinnow for  Carlos Miele spring 2010.
• The Apple online store is now available in Brazil.
• The new Rufskin ad campaign shot by Rick Day.
• Pictures of Jean Carlos and Michele Graglia by Maurizio Fiorino.
• Madonna is buying Jesus an apartment in New York, according to The Sun. The Brazilian model is kicking his first DJ tour this weekend in Fortaleza.
• Rio's circuit party R:Evolution is celebrating its sixth anniversary with a special edition at Armazém 2 do Cais do Porto on Saturday night. Mexican DJ and producer Sergio Garcia will be spinning, along with Brazilian DJs Gustavo Scorpio, Flavio Lima, and Cacá Werneck. Do not miss it if you are in the city.
• Dry clean your skinny jeans: the third edition of the Buati party happens tomorrow night at Erótika in Rio.
• São Paulo will be hosting its first ever Spa Week from October 17 to October 31, with twelve spas offering massages and beauty treatments for R$60.

• Rio de Janeiro is named the world's happiest city by Forbes: "Carnaval is very important- it's the classic image that people have of Rio, and it's an image of happiness."
• A law criminalizing sexual discrimination has been approved in Florianópolis, just in time for the city's annual Gay Pride parade this coming weekend.
• Sunday is Brazilian Day in New York.
• Monday is Independence Day in Brazil, and Sonique bar in São Paulo is hosting another edition of Café com Vodka late in the afternoon.
• Brazilian Rodrigo Lopes is one of the five finalists on Big Brother UK 10.
• Check out the gay animation festival taking place in Rio on September 8 and 15.
• It was about time: the city of São Paulo is developing a website in English catering to gay tourists.
• Gay marriage is saving marriage in Massachusetts.
• Madonna and Jesus visit ancient ruins in Jordan.
• Mariah Carey, Pharrell, Ja Rule, and Brazilian singers Wanessa Camargo and Lulu Santos will be performing at Oi Fashion Rocks next month in Rio.
• Listen to Carrie Underwood's new single Cowboy Casanova.
• Leona Lewis' new single Happy is going to be available on iTunes on September 15. The song is produced by Ryan Tedder. Can't wait.
• Kiehl's is launching an açaí organic skin care line by mid-September.

• São Paulo nightclub The Week is celebrating its fifth year in business this coming weekend. DJ Peter Rauhofer will be spinning on Saturday night along with the club's resident DJs João Neto and Pacheco, and Juanjo Martin will headline the party on Sunday starting at 5pm. If you are in the city for the parties, I highly suggest stopping by Sonique for drinks on Monday afternoon.
• The fifth annual São Paulo Restaurant Week started yesterday, with 202 restaurants, bars, and cafes offering a prix fix lunch menu for R$27,50, and a dinner menu for R$39.
• The much anticipated movie Do Começo Ao Fim will debut at the Première Brasil film festival, which takes place in Rio from September 24 to October 8.
• Taylor Lautner graces the cover of Teen Vogue.
• Heidi Klum is looking for new models to strut down the the catwalk in Project Runway.
• Meet the Brazilian girls of IMG Models.
• Gracie Carvalho takes you inside Way Models.
• The 2010 census will include a question about same sex partners residing together.
• 140 LGBT leaders and allies endorse the National Equality March, set for October 10 and 11 in Washington D.C..

• São Paulo will be getting a brand new club soon. Hot Hot, a project of Flavia Ceccato and Joel Dibo, will open its doors in the Bela Vista neighborhood next month. The decor of the space will be inspired by Dannish designer Verner Panton, and include a LED panel with over 8,000 lights. Hot Hot will also be the first nightclub in Latin America to work with a Funktion-One sound system, and as if that wasn't enough to get me intrigued, the press release also promises absolutely no lines to pay on your way out.
• Tom Ford for Tom Ford.
• The Lady is a Vamp: Lady Gaga graces the cover of the latest Out, styled by Nicola Formichetti.
• Behind the scenes at the She Wolf video with Shakira.
• Another summer anthem by David Guetta.
• Rodrigo Lopez, the gay Brazilian contestant on Big Brother UK this season, meets the Queen for tea (or at least that's what he thinks).

• Dolce & Gabbana threw a bash for Madonna last night in Milan, and rumor has it that she shot the video for her new single Celebrate at the party. I also hear that Jesus Luz shared the turntables with DJ Paul Oakenfold.
• Someone in the Dolce & Gabbana PR department is not having such a great day: Whitney Houston was wearing the same dress as Madonna last night for the launch of her comeback album in London.
• Guy Oseary has been filming concerts of the second leg of the Sticky & Sweet tour.
• Best thing about Mariah Carey's new Obsessed video: the fact that Patrick Demarchelier agreed to be in it.
• Channing Tatum in the latest GQ.
• Adriana Lima can work a sexy face even pregnant.
• Watch the making of the spring 2010 Animale campaign with Raquel Zimmermann.
• Gisele for Loewe.
• Actors Daniel Erthal and Sergio Menezes will play a gay couple in the upcoming soap Bela, A Feia.
• In a letter read by his mother, model Fernando Fernandes thanked his friends and fans for the support he's been getting since being involved in a car crash on July 4. Fernando is still in semi-intensive care at the hospital, and is undergoing physical therapy to recover the movement of his legs.
• Starting August 7, smoking will be prohibitted by law in all clubs, bars, restaurants, and closed public spaces in São Paulo. I already can't wait.