Food, Fashion & Fever--More Brazil

Here's some more video of my Time in Brazil.

Sao Paolo Fashion week was cool. Very well produced. It's

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The real "Public Enemies"---

One of the greatest records of the 80's-- "Don't Beleive the Hype" by Public Enemy. Seems poignant-- I am having a serious case of media fatigue with all this Michael Jackson news.  This is my Friday Anthem.  I'm going on a news diet for the week.

The Favela's of Brazil-

You really don't get a taste of Brazil until you get to visit the Favela's. I visited both Helipolis in Sao Paolo, and Rocinha in Rio.  In Sao Paolo I got to visit the work of Apprendiz and other social projects involving the arts and community.  In Rocinha I got a

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At the Christo--

Overlooking Rio de Jainero. Magical views.

I.E.D. in Sao Paolo-

I gave a speech at I.E.D. here in Sao Paolo, in preparation to promote a program we have been doing here called "Design 4 Life". The program has been based on the work of S.E.E. in the NYC, and this has been an effort to "scale" the program and reach more students. I will post more info in coming days of outcome of program. My SEE team kicked ass, as did the office here in preparing for the event for the students.

Yes. I read off of a teleprompter when I give speeches. So what. So does our President. This one was harder as I had to stop for the Portugese translator every now aand again.

At the end of the speech, one of the designers here came up to me---and flashed his ecko tattoo. Characters were really well done.

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