a tragic discovery this afternoon…yes its a carnival graveyard here in Brazil. I tried to find out what happened to the amazing creations so lovingly prepared for their moment on the carnival catwalk… and was informed that they were being pulled apart and destroyed… no recycling… sad moment! For more photos click here

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This weeks Veja magazine has devoted a large segment to a report on today’s Brazilian youth. Whilst the report contains some interesting background and insight on young people – much of which relates to trends observable in young middle class people (not just limited to teenagers) across the globe the general tone of the piece [...]

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as promised…some thoughts and clips from Lima to come over the next few days. Here is a starter from the interviews with teenagers in Lima. We asked if the internet influenced their consumer behaviour and they discussed how their online and offline purchasing of books (offline) was particularly influenced by their online behaviour – in [...]

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We’ve been busy in Peru for the past few weeks looking at some of the social and cultural trends in Lima and beyond. We are in the process of creating a micro-site with more detail on the New Peruvian Consumer, interviews with young Limeñas and a host of visual images from around the city. The [...]

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