Arts, Culture and Society
Fair and Peely
This is an obvious cultural similarity across India (with ubiquitous Fair and Lovely ads for women and men)and Latin America – use of skin whitening creams. You think in their competitive quest for more face whitening, marketers will soon talk people of color into splashing diluted Clorox on their faces. via NYTimes.com
For years, Allison Ross [...]
Where India meets Mexico
DNA – Entertainment –
Tradition and modernity makes a beautiful blend in the 16 paintings by Delhi-based artist, Nitai Das who is currently exhibiting his collection at Jehangir Art Gallery.
In his artworks, done with oils and acrylics, Nitai has combined Indian traditional and Mexican folk art with a few contemporary touches. So, while the subjects [...]
At La Mar on the pier, it’s all about ceviche
SF Chronicle
Chef Gastón Acurio has a vision, and it permeates everything you see on the plate and in the decor at La Mar Cebicheria Peruana, the Peruvian restaurant that opened in September on Pier 1 1/2. The building frames calming views of San Francisco Bay on one side and skyscrapers on the other.
Acurio has become [...]
Estee Lauder ride for cosmetics in India
Brand Equity -Features-The Economic Times
While India may not yet be ready for Origins, Aveda is the brand Lauder thinks India is ready for. “A lot of the principles on which the brand is founded, a lot of the inspirations for Aveda come from principles of Ayurveda and if properly positioned could be successful in India,” [...]
That Roar in the Jungle Is 15,000 Motorbikes
NYTimes.com
With more than 15,000 motorbikes and only 47,000 people, Tabatinga – Brazil resembles a small version of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, another chaotic place where cars take a distant back seat as the preferred mode of transportation.
“I have never seen a place with so many motorbikes,” said Sabrina D’Assumpção, a resident of Rio de [...]
Chakalaka or Churrasco?
Culture – livemint.com
What are the main kinds of Brazilian cuisine?We have different cuisines in the north, south and the east, influenced by Portugal, Africa and Holland.
One favourite item that cuts across regions and cultures?Feijoada. Earlier, the slaves would get the bad parts of pork which would be left over — ears, nose, tail. These would [...]
Agenda set for Afro-Andeans
Latinamerican Press
Afro-descendants of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru — member countries of the Andean Community, or CAN, bloc — met in late September to agree on steps to increase their political representation and participation in their home countries.
Andean organizations that compose the Andean Region Afro Civil Society umbrella group met in Cartagena, Colombia Sept. [...]
Hollywood studios to use Indian patented technology
Business Standard
Hollywood is all set to use Indian technology for the first time. An erstwhile incubatee at the Centre for Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship (CIIE), at Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A), has been approached by prominent Hollywood production houses for his patented technology, which finds its application in the current film technology and also [...]
Brazilian film fest in city from Oct 13 in Mumbai
Nice to know that City of God and Central Station are being screened – 2 outstanding films.Cities-The Times of India
Film lovers can see the best of Brazilian films in the city from October 13 to October 17.The film festival, to be held at theGodrej Theatre, National Centre for Performing Arts, is being held to mark [...]
Mexico’s Cinepolis targets Bollywood
Hollywood Reporter
Cinepolis, Latin America’s largest theater chain, appears bound for Bollywood.
The Mexican exhibitor is expected to launch its first theater in India by June 2010. About a year ago, the company set up a small office in New Delhi to analyze the market conditions.
Cinepolis chief Alejandro Ramirez said his company has yet to decide whether [...]
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