PIECES OF BERLIN IN SAO PAULO

Last week I went to a tasteful friends house in Sao Paulo and got to know the art of brazilian Sandro Akel. I identified myself instantly with his work, that mixes collage, reuse of garbage, painting and other materials, such as candle wax.

Sandro makes art putting together posters that he collects around in ♥Berlin, and transforms them into amazing pieces. Approaching the canvas, you start going into the before-hidden details. Just like Germany's capital. Beside the collages, Sandro is also part of the audiovisual collective Bijari.

For those who’d like to see with their own eyes, the artist will be exposing in Mendes Wood Gallery, in the center of São Paulo, starting on the 17 of october.

Are you curious? Go to www.sandroakel.com.br

GIVE ME A RIDE, PLEASE

In my trips, I always collect ideas of business Id like to start up in Brasil. One I've always admired is Mitfahrzentrale  [www.mitfahrzentrale.de], a german website for "rides" and "lifts". It looks like a social network and works like this: you register, create your profile, and then you can start offering or asking for rides all over Europe. So, besides of finding people to share the gas everytime you travel, you can also find people going exactly where you wanted, when you wanted!

I used it a couple times in the past months. Last time I got a ride from Rostock to Berlin for 10 euros, and the driver even picked me up at home. If I was using train or bus, I would have to go to the station and spend around 40 euros!

Of course, we are always a bit afraid - what if the driver is a psycho? Well, then it comes the point of taking the chance or not - I, as usual, did it and survived it!

Today I found out that Mitfahrzentrale has a brazilian brother - Carona Brasil [www.caronabrasil.com.br]. So my dear brazilians, or gringos in Brazil, raise your virtual thumbs up and start sparing the planet of extra CO2 disposals! :D

ps.: From now on, Ill always d-_-b recommend a track d-_-b related to the subject in the end of my articles. ;)

Links: 

http://www.mitfahrzentrale.de/

http://www.caronabrasil.com.br/

d-_-b Prodigy - Hotride: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvmGbkYDWz4