Aécio Neves, governor of the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil
March 17th, 2009Aécio Neves is considered a strong potential candidate for the 2010 Brazilian Presidential Elections. He has been the governor of the state of Minas Gerais since 2003.
Minas Gerais in Progress
March 14th, 2009Brazil is undergoing an enormous transformation these days. For the last 10 years it has had an annual growth in GDP of 4 pct. Traveling through the country you see with your own eyes how the country is rising from poverty and transforming into a very modern country. Forget the times with government corruption and destitution. This rich country is getting stronger and wealthier every day.
Webcitizen, a new Brazilian company, aims to create citizen awareness and involvement in government projects, using Web 2.0 technologies.
Web 2.0 refers to what is perceived as a second generation of web development and web design. It is characterized as facilitating communication, information sharing, user-centered design and collaboration on the Web. Examples include social-networking sites, wikis, blogs etc.
We were commissioned to travel for 30 days through the state of Minas Gerais to document all the new developments within schools, hospitals, infrastructure, constructions. We drove 6000 km and visited 22 cities.
We met and photographed the citizens of Minas Gerais whose lives is undergoing a huge transformation.
We saw with our own eyes that the Government had indeed kept its promise, exceeded it in some facets, and we visually captured this panorama for a larger audience successfully.
Nina and Gabriel
May 28th, 2008This is a preview of a story I did for a new swimwear magazine called Mirage Magazine. My contribution is a 16 pages story in black and white. It was shot on location in Rio de Janeiro featuring Nina Mendes and Gabriel Barreto from 40 Graus Models. The magazine will be out during the S/S 2008 fashion weeks.
Ernesto Neto for Art+Auction
March 24th, 2008I photographed Ernesto Neto in his workshop in Rio de Janeiro for the magazine Art+Auction. Ernesto Neto is considered one of the absolute leaders of Brazil’s contemporary art scene. Here is an article about his work from New York Times and another one from Designboom. More pictures after the jump.
Nike Football Culture in Latin America
March 19th, 2008We’ve completed the work for Nike and the result is a 400-page book on football culture in Latin America.
