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South America's First Luxury Fair Coming to Brazil in November

Filed under: Events, Wealth, Luxury Shopping

Sao Paulo in Brazil will host the very first luxury fair in South America from November 23 – 25, an indication of the growing economic clout of the country and the BRIC nations in general. Modeled on the millionaires' fairs popular in places like Moscow, Expo Luxo will feature the latest high-end products including luxury cars, yachts, private jets, helicopters, jewelery, watches, fashion, electronics and technology, home decor, cosmetics, real estate, spirits, gourmet goods and artwork, along with providers of "premium and luxury" services such as architecture, interior design, landscaping, concierge services, private chefs and more. Over 100 international exhibitors are expected along with an audience of about 35,000.

Tags: Brazil, BRIC, economics, events, Expo Luxo, helicopters, luxury fair, millionaire fair, millionaires, South America, wealth

Indoor Polo, Anyone? Incredible Brazilian Equestrian Estate Listed at $17.5 Million

by Jared Paul Stern (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Estates, Sports

An incredible equestrian estate outside of Sao Paolo in Brazil featuring the only indoor sand polo field in Latin America has been listed for sale via global online luxury marketplace JamesList for about $17.5 million. The eye-popping property occupies 59 acres and includes 20 stables to house your precious thoroughbred horses, 18 paddocks and a professional grade outdoor polo field as well. The stunning 17,000-sq-.ft. Spanish Colonial main residence has six luxurious suites, refined living and dining areas, three grand fireplaces, an office, library, outdoor kitchen, terrace with panoramic view of the polo field, an inground pool with a swim-up bar also overlooking the polo grounds, and tennis / basketball courts. The lush grounds feature towering palms, tropical flowers and rolling lawns. Check out the gallery for a preview.

Gallery: Sao Paolo Equestrian Estate

Tags: Brazil, equestrian, estates, horses, JamesList, Latin America, luxury real estate, polo, real estate, South America

Formula One Drivers and Staff Ambushed by Gunmen in Brazil

by Noah Joseph (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Sports, Crimes and Misdemeanors

Formula One drivers are used to making quick getaways, but found themselves in harm's way last weekend in Brazil. While in Sao Paulo for the Brazilian Grand Prix, the car carrying the defending world champion Jenson Button was attacked by a gang of gunmen. The armored vehicle was driven by a police officer away from the scene of the ambush, delivering Button to safety. The famous McLaren driver praised his driver's abilities, which comes as quite the compliment coming from the world champion.

Button wasn't the only F1 figure attacked during the race weekend, however, as additional reports depicted an attack on a van full of the Sauber team's staff. In this case armed bandits stopped the van at gunpoint and made off with the staff members' bags. Fortunately no one was harmed in this incident either.

Despite the attacks, figures in F1 are not calling for removing the event from next year's calendar, crediting the government with doing all its best to improve socio-economic conditions in Brazil and reducing crime rates, while refusing to blame race organizers for what happens off the track.

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Hone Your Photography Skills on a Private Jet Tour of Central & South America

by Jared Paul Stern (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Gadgets, Luxury Travel & Hotels, Wings

Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Jay Dickman (above) is leading an incredible 16-day private jet tour of Central and South America, part of the National Geographic Expeditions program, set to take place from Mar 26 - Apr 10, 2011. Dickman, a National Geographic Expert who has covered events as diverse as the war in El Salvador to the Olympics for numerous publications including National Geographic magazine, is part of the Olympus Visionary Program, a group of prestigious professional photographers who all use Olympus cameras like the brilliant new PEN E-PL1 for professional and personal assignments. The luxe trip via a custom Boeing 757 takes you through lush rain forests, magnificent mountain ranges, lively cities, and the legacies of mighty civilizations.

Destinations include Guatemala, Peru, Argentina, Brazil, and Costa Rica, from "the soaring pyramid temples of the ancient Mayans to the alluring grace of Argentina's tango, and from the awe-inspiring rush of Iguazú Falls to the serene rain forests of the Amazon", with luxury hotel stays in between. As the excursion is priced at $46,950 per person, you'll obviously want to make sure you get great photos – which Dickman helps ensure, leading photographic expeditions and discussing technical as well as aesthetic issues that make for great photography and photographs. Book your seats now as space is limited.

Tags: Brazil, camera, Costa Rica, digital camera, Jay Dickman, luxury travel, National Geographic, Olympus, Olympus PEN E-PL1, Peru, photographer, photography, private jet, South America

Beauty By Clinica Ivo Pitanguy Expands Line, Gets New Look

by Michael B. Dougherty (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Cosmetics and Fragrance

For over forty years, Brazil's Dr. Ivo Pitanguy has been responsible for movie stars, royalty and politicians' new looks. Now his expanded skin care line get a face-lift of its own, just in time for New York's Fashion's Night Out.

Developed by Pitanguy at his Rio clinic and produced in Switzerland, Beauty by Clinica Ivo Pitanguy comprises a line of serums, creams and treatments meant to replicate the procedures performed at his South American headquarters. Products like the moisture imparting PreVious Rebalancing Formula and cleansing Dermomask employ natural extracts, were tested under rigid dermatologic and ophthalmologic controls, and contain no coloring or artificial scents. Starting this Friday, during the second Fashion's Night Out event, Beauty by Clinica Ivo Pitanguy will launch a new "Specifics" line, beginning with their Ultimate Eye Cream. Available exclusively at Bergdorf Goodman (and later at select Neiman Marcus stores), the cream boasts an innovative ceramide-peptide combination and white lupine extract to ameliorate the appearance of fine lines and sagging skin. As for the packaging, the Specifics line will be differentiated by its luxury inspired gold wrapping.

If you can't make it to Rio, or Pitanguy's private island, the new line will provide all of the good doctor's fabled benefits along with his most cherished product: discretion.

Tags: beauty, Bergdorf Goodman, brazil, clinica, fashions night out, ivo pitanguy, neiman marcus, new york, skin care

Brazil to join the Supercar League with the Amoritz GT DR7

by Noah Joseph (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos

Brazil may be known for a lot of things, but exotic supercars isn't one of them. That could all change, however, with the advent of the Amoritz GT DR7.

Little in the way of information has been released so far, aside from this rendering and one very scrumptious morsel of technical specification: The engine, as it turns out, is being sourced from the Dodge Viper. That's a massive 8.4-liter V10, but the brains behind the Amoritz haven't stopped there. In addition to modifying it to be placed behind the cabin in a midship layout, they say they've also increased power to over 600 horses.

We hope this won't be the last we've heard of this particular start-up, so stay tuned.

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Top Ten Hotel Openings of 2009

by Jonathon Ramsey (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels

Hotels shutting their glass and filigree doors or going into some form of financial distress could have made more of this year's new than new openings; still, the quantity and quality of newly available suites to call your own felt just as stellar as in better years past. Sure, we didn't get the J line of hotels (yet), but we did get the Bardessono -- and 82 geothermal wells and hand-loomed Coyuchi linens are probably as good as anything Jay Z had to offer. Whittled to just ten, with the help of our friends over at TabletHotels.com, in no particular order here are Luxist's top openings of 2009...

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The Sexy Brazilian Polo Player's Secret Weapon

by Jared Paul Stern (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Gadgets, Celebrity Shopping, Sports

World class polo player / model Paula Chermont (right), who fields her own womens polo team in her native Brazil, has become a spokesmodel for D-MIX, the world's first all-in-one liquid power mix which looks more like a sleek space-age gadget than an energy booster.

The newly-debuted 1 oz. black capsules contain a patented powerful blend of essential vitamins, antioxidants and energy formula that can be dispensed as needed, lasting up to four days (or 30 servings). The design adds a much needed touch of luxury to a market filled with horrible looking diet supplements.

Available in three flavors – Coffee, Mint and Punch – D-MIX is designed to be taken independently or blended with other beverages in order to enhance their nutritional value. Other athletes who've gotten hooked include Jeremy Bloom of the Philadelphia Eagles and the Miami Dolphins' Brandon Frye.

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Celebrate Brazilian Independence Day With SushiSamba

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Dining

What sort of event calls for a cocktail of Leblon Cachaca, Strawberry-Cinnamon "Conserva", Sweet Basil & Pop Rocks? You can drink the Sambista and other concoctions at the Brazilian Independence Day festivities at SUSHISAMBA 7 (87 Seventh Ave.; 212-691-7885) on Sunday, September 6. The event also includes performances by Arte Capoeira performers with Samba dancers. The food specials are also adventurous with treats such as the amazon roll of alligator tempura, smoked soy, chiles & bacon farofa. Now that's not your average Labor Day food!

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Terry Richardson Shoots the 2010 Pirelli Calendar

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Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos

For the past 40 years, Italian tire company Pirelli has issued a limited-edition calendar to a select list of VIPs - the kind who have fleets of Pirelli-shod Ferraris - featuring scores of nude supermodels. As we reported back in December, the 2009 Pirelli Calendar features an African theme and was shot in Botswana by famed photographer Peter Beard with models including the stunning Isabeli Fontana, Malgosia Bela, Daria Werbowy and Raquel Zimmermann (along with a fleet of agreeable elephants and not a lot of clothes).

The 2010 calendar was just shot by fashionably perverted lensman Terry Richardson in Brazil with a whole new crop of beauties, including stunning upper class British model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley (above), who's said to be related to the Queen of England. Huntington-Whitely has sizzled before in campaigns for the likes of Agent Provocateur and Burberry. You can check out some video footage after the jump, but be forewarned - it's possibly NSFW and the running commentary is in Italian.

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Brazilian Ranch Seeks Eco-Minded Buyer

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Estates

The Fazenda Santo Antonio do Paraiso in Brazil is so large it's practically its own country. The ranch spans 255,371 deeded acres. It spreads over some of the most beautiful and unspoiled land in the world. Most of the land is part of the Pantanal Wetlands Complex, the world's largest wetlands. There are four separate ecosystems on the ranch which support jaguar, puma, deer, anaconda and hundreds of species of birds. The ranch is also a working farm with 23,000 mother cows and soybeans on 8,000 tilled acres but most of the land is left to nature. Outside Magazine had a piece in November that touches on the search to find a conservation-minded buyer with $74 million to spend on this gorgeous piece of land and help protect what remains of the planet's diversity. The listing is with Hall & Hall.

Gallery: Fazenda Santo Antonio do Paraiso

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Forum Romano Jewelry

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Jewelry

Another Brazilian company that makes beautiful use of Brazilian gemstones is Forum Romano. Forum Romano's jewelry is inspired by the lush landscape of Brazil and features many floral designs that incorporate carved stones in the shape of flowers and leaves. Forum Romano was founded in 1977 in the state of São Paulo and uses diamonds, gold, pearls, as well as more colorful gemstones in their earrings, bracelets, rings and necklaces. Some brilliant floral examples are in the gallery below.

Gallery: Forum Romano Jewelry

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Naomi Campbell's Beau Buys Her $18.5 Million Apt. in Brazil

by Lisa Palladino (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Estates, Celebrity Shopping

The New York Post reports that Naomi Campbell and her Russian billionaire boyfriend, Vladimir Doronin, the "Donald Trump of Russia," recently were in her favorite country, Brazil, where he dropped $18.5 million on a penthouse apartment for her in Jardins, the Upper East Side of Sao Paolo. This came after Campbell told him how much she loved the country and "wanted to settle down there." Glamurama.com says the apartment was a "gift" to the supermodel and the couple will use it as their home in Brazil.

And more news: Campbell, who's trying to improve her angry, assistant-attacking image, also is focusing on being photographed at charitable events and launching a clothing line through 284, the new label from Daslu. "It's for strong women. I hope everybody will like it," she told a local Brazilian paper.

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Plant A Billion Trees Project, Charity of the Day

by Star Sutherland (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Charity, Green, Charity of the Day

The Atlantic forest in Brazil is considered one of the worlds most endangered tropical rain forests, with as little 7 percent of it's original area remaining! As we all know trees are quite literally the lungs of the earth, without their constant releasing of oxygen we would all be in trouble, what you may not know is that forests like the Atlantic also help regulate the earths climate and atmosphere. The Plant A Billion Trees Project plans to do just that...plant a billion trees in the Atlantic Forrest over the next 7 years, basically they are going to re-forest 2.5 billion acres of land. I write about charities every day and I can't think of one I've heard of that is more important than this amazing project! The facts are staggering, and so impressive, after the project is done 10 million tons of carbon dioxide will have been removed from our air, planting these trees will do the same thing as removing 2 million cars from the road!! I urge you to get involved with this powerful movement. One dollar equals one tree, so tell everyone you know! Plant a Billion Trees website.

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The Great Brazil Express, Brazil's New Luxury Train

by Rigel Celeste (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels

If you can get past the cheesy promotional video and the fact that the whole thing is blatantly geared towards wealthy English-speaking tourists, The Great Brazil Express luxury train tour sounds like it might actually be a travel experience worth taking. 7 day tours are available starting next week on the 23rd and take place on board a fairly intimate (fits only 22 guests) train that travels through the gorgeous Brazilian countryside. The tour starts at Curitiba and goes as far as the famous Iguazu Falls, and the train accommodations seem nice enough (albeit small) with leather couches, decor inspired by the Brazilian landscape and wildlife, music, and food/drink. Prices start at $3500.

Via Gadling

Gallery: Around the World on Luxury Trains