Freelance ethnographer, researcher & consultant

Nike Football Culture in Latin America

We’ve completed the ethnographic research work for Nike and the result is a beautiful, 400-page book on football culture in Latin America. The research is in large part based upon visual ethnography by Jacob Langvad Nilsson. The book is a study of football culture among teens in Brazil, Argentina, and Mexico. The research sought to…

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Book Preview: The Brazilian Dream

Over the last six months I’ve been traveling throughout Brazil to photograph Brazilian youth for a new, upcoming book. ‘The Brazilian Dream’ is a portrayal of the rising new generation Brazilians, with focus on their dreams and desires. We’ve made a huge, qualitative research in four Brazilian cities; São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Recife and…

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On Location: Youth in Ibirapuera Park, São Paulo, Brazil

This is a photograph of a youth taken from Ibirapuera Park, São Paulo, Brazil by photographer Jacob Langvad Nilsson. Ibirapuera Park is a major urban park in São Paulo, Brazil that has a large area for leisure, jogging and walking, as well as a convention center.


On Location: Boy in Ibirapuera Park, São Paulo, Brazil

This is a photograph of a boy taken from Ibirapuera Park, São Paulo, Brazil by photographer Jacob Langvad Nilsson. Ibirapuera Park is a major urban park in São Paulo, Brazil that has a large area for leisure, jogging and walking, as well as a convention center.


Minas Gerais Women in Progress

This is a photograph of a citizen in Minas Gerais in Progress by photographer Jacob Langvad Nilsson. Their lives are undergoing a huge transformation because of their country’s progressive transformation.


Minas Gerais, Brazil in Progress

This is a photograph of a citizen in Minas Gerais, Brazil in Progress by photographer Jacob Langvad Nilsson. Their lives are undergoing a huge transformation because of their country’s progressive transformation.


Minas Gerais: Youth in Progress

This is a photograph of a citizen in Minas Gerais in Progress by photographer Jacob Langvad Nilsson. Their lives are undergoing a huge transformation because of their country’s progressive transformation.


Class Photo: Minas Gerais Youth in Progress

This is a photograph of Minas Gerais Youth in Progress by photographer Jacob Langvad Nilsson. The young generation in Minas Gerais are all smiling for their bright future and enjoying their country’s progressive transformation.




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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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