Freelance ethnographer, researcher & consultant


The Brazilian Dream in São Paulo, Brazil

“Smile” (Sorria). Paulo is experimenting with public manifestations.’The Brazilian Dream’ (O Sonho Brasileiro) is a qualitative study of the young generation Brazilians, with focus on their dreams and desires.


The Brazilian Dream: Thiago in São Paulo, Brazil for BOX1824

Thiago Vinicius is part of the group that created the Community Bank Sampaio Union, at Jardim Maria Sampaio neighborhood, São Paulo, which provides micro-credit and prints its own currency, the “sampaio”. Watch this video from TEDxAmazônia. ‘The Brazilian Dream’ (O Sonho Brasileiro) is a qualitative study of the young generation Brazilians, with focus on their…

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The Brazilian Dream: Thiago for Visual Ethnography

Thiago Vinicius is part of the group that created the Community Bank Sampaio Union, at Jardim Maria Sampaio neighborhood, São Paulo, which provides micro-credit and prints its own currency, the “sampaio”. Watch this video from TEDxAmazônia. ‘The Brazilian Dream‘ (O Sonho Brasileiro) is a qualitative study of the young generation Brazilians, with focus on their…

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Marco, São Paulo Fashion Week SS10

This is a photograph of Marco in São Paulo Fashion Week. The São Paulo Fashion Week (SPFW) is a fashion event, held at Ibirapuera Park in São Paulo, Brazil. Known as “Latin America’s pre-eminent fashion event and the most important fashion show in Latin America.



On Location: Passos, Minas Gerais, Brazil

This photograph was taken from Passos, Minas Gerais, Brazil by photographer Jacob Langvad Nilsson. Passos is a Brazilian municipality located in the southwest of the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil. Its name is derived from the patron saint Bom Jesus dos Passos.



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Human-centered Design Research in Emerging Markets


Jacob Langvad Nilsson continues to work persistently in the cross-section between editorial photojournalism and visual ethnography, pushing the boundaries of human-centered design research to tell stories about globalization, cultural shift, and the aspirations and desires of people living in a changing world.

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