days without a job

No, seriously, they’re called FUCK. I’m shopping for things to refurbish my apartment. They’re brand name is FUCK. Was this a marketing ploy, or idiocy, or ignorance?
www.fucksa.com.br

Subtopia’s very excellent article on Squatter Imageries just came to my attention. Dionisio Gonzalez, a spanish photographer, imposed photographs of favelas here in my native São Paulo. The photographs have a something of Gaudí’s work. Check it out.

This is totally, way cool. The Red Bull Air Race 2007 is composed of several legs worldwide. Currently the pilots are racing in Rio. Basically they are small (don’t think they’re not powerful), speedy planes that can develop up to 10G forces. The pilots race these planes through obstacles made from nylon and inflated with […]

The Osesp, Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo, the Symphony Orchestra of the State of São Paulo, was in Paris, and hailed by the french daily “Le Monde“. And on the front page no less, amidst election articles.
“On Thursday May 29, Parisians will discover Osesp, the most prestigious brazilian orchestra.” The subtitle continues its […]

So Brazil had another air strike this past week, causing caos and rebellion on the part of frustrated and stranded travellers. In Brasilia, an angry mob stormed out into the runways. In Rio, staplers were thrown at ground crew behind the desks. In all, pretty sad and pathetic. The air traffic controllers are striking for […]

Alexandre Órion, among other things, scrapes soot of our dirty tunnels to make art!
Authorities didn’t quite know what to do with this, since really, he’s cleaning the city!

Finally, for those of us living in Sampa, Google maps is here to help us out.
Finalmente para nos paulistanos que vivemos perdidos por estas ruas atalhosas e tortuosas, chegou o Google maps para nos ajudar. Confira.
Google maps in São Paulo
(Hat tip to sampaist - obrigada)

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