23,796 Views - Click for Gallery Brazilian beauty Camilla Belle is making headlines today for capturing the heart of Joe Jonas, but Brazil has long been known for its preponderance of beautiful women like Izabel Goulart and Adriana Lima. Brazil has made headlines for other reasons than Camilla Belle, however. Earlier this year, the country attracted a ton of media attention when condom machines were installed in schools and controversial anti-drug ads popped up around Sao Paulo. And there are a bevy of bizarre Brazilian stories about beauty, from surgically-created Asian eyes to Botox injections for the poor and a string of anorexia-related deaths. It seems that for all the women who are born with natural beauty like Camilla Belle and Adriana Lima, there are hundreds more who must resort to plastic surgery to achieve their good looks. Below, take a break from reading about Camilla Belle and Joe Jonas to check out some of the other, far worthier headlines Brazil has made. Via: trendhunter

Free Botox For The Poor

Poverty Vanity in Brazil

If you live in Brazil and make less than $250, perhaps you're wishing you could get Botox injections. Well you're in luck! The Brazilian Society of Esthetic Medicine is offering free Botox injections and…
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Angry Design

Fiat Bugster at 2009 Brazil Auto Show

What a fun name for a concept: The Fiat Bugster. With the bulging shapes and the insect green, and eco-friendly design, the Fiat Bugster is aptly named. The Fiat Bugster will make it’s world debut at…
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Oddball Olympians (GALLERY)

ESPN Brazil's Unusual Athletes

As featured on ESPN Sports in Brazil, there are some athletic champions that receive their accolades entirely outside the realm of professional sports, Olympics or prime time television. ESPN's champions…
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Bizarre Brazilian Discoveries (GALLERY)

The Eyeless Martialis Heureka Ant

Researchers from the University of Texas at Austin have found a bizarre ant in Brazil that doesn't look like any other existing ant species. Its proposed name, Martialis heureka, refers to its odd appearance--this…
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Nature-Inspired Baubles (GALLERY)

Jewelry Influenced by Brazilian Landscapes

Wow. Here's a jewelry company that is totally in tune with the environment. Forum Romano of Brazil creates accessories that evoke the lush green landscapes and the exquisite flowers and leaves of the local…
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Fake Brazilian Taxidermy (VIDEO)

Casa Cor Synthetic Animal Heads

A hot new design is coming out of Brazil. Fake big game animal heads are being made from cardboard, resin, acrylic and wood. Casa Cor is the biggest interior design exhibit in Brazil. The theme this…
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Nightlife Fusion of Brazil and Japan (GALLERY)

Sugarcane Opens in Las Vegas' Palazzo Resort-Hotel-Casi

On Friday, the Las Vegas Strip’s newest nightclub Sugarcane opened its doors inside the Palazzo Resort-Hotel-Casino. Sugarcane blends Japanese and Brazilian themes for a truly unique club. Rather than…
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Ex-Model Designers (GALLERY)

Muxo by Brazilian Camila Alves

The mother of Matthew McConaughey’s baby, Camila Alves, and her mother Multo Abrigado have just launched a line of gorgeously designed leather purses. The Brazilian born beauty, who recently gave birth…

Fashion Photography in Brazilian Jungles (GALLERY)

JLo For Yamamay Campaign

The smoldering Jennifer Lopez has endorsed Yamamay funwear and now has her own JLo branded collection. Yamamay recently launched a collection of swimwear called Yamazonia. If JLo was responsible for…

Flying with Balloons over Brazil (VIDEO)

Priest's Publicity Stunt Loses Air

Hot on the heels of Pixar's Up trailer comes news that a Brazilian priest made it back to the ground after being lifted in the air by hundreds of helium balloons. Unlike in the animated movie trailer,…

Feathered Jewellery (GALLERY)

Paulo Segatto Brazilian Designs

Brazilian designer Paulo Segatto has created these fabulous silver rings, pendants and bracelets adorned with elegant white feathers. The inspiration for these pieces may have come from the magnificent…

Brazilian Waxing For Men (GALLERY)

Jay-Z & Diddy Promote Male Privates Waxing

Could the waxing of male hair down there have already become a trend? Judging by the fact that 'masculine' male rappers and hip-hop artists Jay-Z and Diddy are singing the praises of the male Brazilian…

Viral Hoaxes

Lost Brazilian Tribe Not Real

The news of a long lost Brazilian tribe that had strayed away from civilization has been found to be a big, fat hoax. The rumor was clarified after an aerial survey of the Amazon was conducted. José…

Drainage Graffiti (Part II)

Asics Brazil Ads

A while ago we saw some fantastic sidewalk art in Brazil for the 6eimeia project. Apparently, people were so wild about the clever drain ads, shoe company Asics decided to have a go at the unique street…

Recycled Billboard Bags (GALLERY)

Hand Crafted Brazilian Banner Totes

When São Paulo, Brazil banned all billboards, the city was left with piles of banner material. TOUCH and StraaT have gathered these materials and created a colorful, unique collection of tote bags. The…

Controversial Anti Drug Ad

Publicis Campaign in Brazil

This is a controversial campaign against drug use and abuse of alcohol. It can be seen in the corridors and recreation areas of the Mackenzie Presbyterian University in São Paulo/Brazil. It was implemented…

Brazil Underwear Day (VIDEO)

Bus Station Hosts Underwear Fashion Show & Go

Agreed not a new type of event, as New York has its very own National Underwear Day dating back to 2003, but this similar event in Brazil (in its second year) is more of a fashion show, as it represents…

Extreme Advertising (VIDEO)

Coke Zero's Tongue-Piercing in Brazil

Coke Zero has launched in Brazil an extreme guerrilla marketing campaign using people's tongues. Several shops in Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Porto Alegre and Salvador give free piercings with the brand…

Ethnicity Swap Surgery (VIDEO)

Brazilian Model Gets Japanese Eyes

Each year, thousands of Asians go under the knife to have their eyes reshaped to resemble Caucasian peepers, but one Brazilian model has the opposite desire; she is desperate for an oriental slant. Angela…

Flip-Flop Purse

Reef Brazil

Ladies, there is now no more need to bring a purse when hitting up the beach. Don’t know where to put your car key?  Afraid you will loose your wallet? Reef Brazil, a leader in cool flip flops, has…

Rubble as a Canvas (GALLERY)

Brazilian Graffitti

These incredible murals came with nothing more but the description "Brazilian Graffiti," but that doesn't make them any less awe inspiring. Whereas most people would look at the rubble as a form of aesthetic…

Custom Commercials

Your Custom Tattoos Star in Brazilian Beer Ad

I'm just nuts over interactive ads and this is a great one. It for the Brazilian Antarcita beer. You put your name in and somebody else's name too. The names then appear on live characters - not cartoons.…

Condom Machines for Kids

Vending Machines In Brazilian Schools

Brazilian schools realized they can't stop children from getting into promiscuous activities, so instead decided to help kids make smart decisions when it came down to their sexual activities. "The health…

Drainage Graffiti (GALLERY)

Brazilian 6emeia Project

The Brazilians have found some whimsical ways to liven up their storm drains. SAO! and Delufuent teamed up to create 6emeia, a project that involves painting the streets of Sao Paulo.

Brazilian Muses (GALLERY)

Jack Bauer Loves Izabel Goulart

Brazilian model Izabel Goulart, who models for Victoria's Secret, will appear in a 24 hours episode with Kiefer Sutherland. The model has already participated in a "Entourage" and a "Two and a half man"…

Brazil To Cover Sex Change Costs (VIDEO)

Health Care Endorses Surgery

A panel of Brazilian federal judges have ordered the health care system to pay for sex-change operations. The Brazilian government has 30 days to offer the procedure or face fines of $5,000 a day. Will…

Brazilian Outdoor Movie Trailer (VIDEO)

As a way to avoid the new draconian laws in São Paulo regarding outdoor advertising, agency Ginga developed a guerrilla-like campaign to anounce the arrival of the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle movie.…

Trash Ads

Brazil Salvation Army Campaign (Made From Real Garbage)

This is an interesting Ad campaign for the Salvation Army in Brazil; its main goal, to raise awareness, donations of clothes and money. Using real cardboard, plastic trash bags and other junk found in…

Brazil Still Obsessed by Thin, Despite 4th Anorexia Death

Last September, Trend Hunter posted an article about Madrid banning skinny models from their catwalk. Maybe Brazil needs to follow suit. The style conscious upper class are still starving themselves…

Dia da Melancia (VIDEO)

Brazil Advertising Students Create Watermelon Day

Dia da melancia (Watermelon day) is a project created by five advertising students that grew up and is expanding off the academic space. It's a quest to bring justice to watermelons worldwide, starting…

Glowing Mushrooms

Found in Brazil

National Geographic has found a group of bioluminescent fungi, "The mushrooms are part of the genus Mycena, a group that includes about 500 species worldwide. Of these only 33 are known to be bioluminescent—capable…

Adhemas Batista

Brazillian Designer Blends Art with Reality

Brazillian designer Adhemas Batista is a 25 year old art director and graphic designer with illustrations that take design to the next level. Browse Adhemas' site for 2 minutes and you'll realize that…

Brazilian Sex Workers Get a Voice

Blog, Clothing Line and Book

With a new blog, clothing line and book, brazillian sex workers now have a voice. The new book, written by brazillian sex worker, has already sold 100,000 copies!

Brazil Blends Diesel and Vegi Oil

Brazil's national oil company, Petrobras, has developed a process for blending vegetable oil with diesel as an alternative fuel source. From Netscape: RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (Reuters) - Brazil's state…

Shock Advertising

Pedestrian Safety Ad in Brazil

Wickipedia defines Shock Advertising as "a form of advertising where social or moral boundaries are pushed in order to create buzz and controversy. It depends on the mantra "there's no such thing as bad…

Brazil Carnival Kissers Get Anti-Germ Mouthspray

Serial kissers at Brazil's racy Carnival parades can now swap saliva with even more revellers thanks to a mouth spray designed to fight germs, just one of many weird products companies have launched to…

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