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TED Global 2014: RIO

_tango! — Tue, 30 Sep 2014 05:22:14 +0000

I’m lucky enough to travel toBrazil for TEDGlobal, and will be taking a bit of extra time to visit Floripa where I hear is full of beaches and life, Rio where TED will be held, and then a quick visit to San Paulo which I hear is the NYC of Brazil and I can finally look into a post I had about A City Without Ads.

My exact plans are a bit unplanned even though heading over in a week, but after the jump I’ll provide a useful list of links my friend from Brazil provided…

If your in the know for something to do in Brazil, let me know.

First a simple map a chef friend in Boston sent me of food spots: Google Map here.

Then the larger list from another friend

IN RIO:

– Bar da cachaça (Location: LAPA)

it’s a popular and humble bar in downtown rio. Try some traditional and flavorful cachaça (my personal recommendation cachaça de banana).

– Rio Scenarium (Location: LAPA)

The Guardian name one of the 10 best bars in world. The owner collects a bunch of antiques that he uses to decorate the place. Good brazilian music.

– Bar Urca (Location: Urca)

Bar/Restaurant. People often go after the beach or late afternoon to get a beer and eat some bolinho de bacalho / pastel de camarão.

– Feira de São Cristovão (Location: São Cristovão)

This is an awesome fair that showcase the culture from the northeast, with typical food dishes as well as beer and cachaça, which flows in great abundance here. The best time to go is on weekends, when you can catch live bands and dance some typical forro.

– Santa Tereza (Location: Downtown Rio)

This is a typical neighborhood that has some great view of Rio. There is a lot of galeries and art studios around. I am not sure of specific ones, but some popular bars are: bar do mineiro and bar do gomes. One possible idea is to go to a hotel there and grab some breakfast.

– Parque Lage (Location: Jardim botanico)

Go have breakfast at one of the most beautiful parks in rio. There is a state Visual Art School inside this park, which is nice to take a look. There is also a historical building and is located in the heart of rio, 20min of any where (not counting traffic).

– F ábrica da bhering (Location: Downtown Rio | Bairro da Saude)

http://mapadecultura.rj.gov.br/headline/fabrica-bhering

I dont know much about this, but my friends told me is really worth a visit. It used to be a chocolate factory and now its being rented by photographers and artists.

– Paquetá ( Location: Guanabara Bay)

It’s a small island 50min from Downtown Rio you need to take a fare boat to get there, which makes it a great trip outside the city stress. Rent a bike and spend an afternoon there, it’s great.

OUTSIDERIO:

– Paraty (Location: ~ 2h30min drive from Rio)

This is a historical small town close Rio. It’s a peninsula so you will find nice beaches and waterfalls. Also, sometimes there are really good festival depending on the year (I have heard a lot of good things about the book festival and the cachaça festival). Really good place to rest and to get to know more about Brazil’s history.

– Ilha Grande(Location: ~ 2h50min drive + boat from Rio)

Its the biggest island on Rio‘s coast. Long long time ago it used to be a pirate’s lair, later it became a prison. You will definitely be able to fish your food here. It’s also a place to relax on the beach and to do some hiking.

– Inhotim, Minas Gerais (Location: ~6h drive from Rio)

It’s the city/Museum for Contemporary art in Brazil. You will find huge outdoor sculptures, galleries and awesome gardens. I havent been there yet, but is definitely one of the next things I am doing when I go back to visit Brazil. More about it, here.

– Ibitipoca National park, Minas Gerais (Location: ~)

It’s a small village that holds one of the most beautiful national parks in Brazil. I came here once and it was amazing. Great place to relax, do some hiking, natural pools and to enjoy some waterfalls. It’s like a natural water park. It’s not so popular among tourists; I barely could find a tourist article about this.

– Salvador, Bahia (Location: Northeast of Brazil / ~2h flight from Rio / ~23h drive from Rio)

As I mentioned at the bar, this is an awesome city to get some really typical cultural dishes, music, dance, capoeira, history, beach, …There is everything here. Salvador is the main city of this state. A lot of people go there for carnival, is one of the main places to visit during this time. From there you can travel by car to places that interests you the most, they are all pretty amazing. My point of view Bahia is much more exciting than any state on south of Brazil.

Hugh Herr: The new bionics that let us run, climb and dance

_tango! — Mon, 31 Mar 2014 07:10:26 +0000

This inspirational talk has a special place for me since I live in Boston and also captured the alarming global news during the marathon…. watch this talk to get awed in tech and surprised by a guest appearance.

via TED

Ed Yong: Suicidal crickets, zombie roaches and other parasite tales

_tango! — Mon, 31 Mar 2014 07:08:30 +0000

This was one of the more alarming thought provoking talks this year…. imagine if this were true…parasites partiallycontrol the human brain!

via TED

Chris Hadfield: What I learned from going blind in space

_tango! — Sat, 29 Mar 2014 03:36:13 +0000

Awesome talk by astronaut Chris Hadfield about doing something that scares you…

Erik Åberg: GhostCube

_tango! — Tue, 25 Feb 2014 01:47:39 +0000

Some nifty crafty boxes to make for some magical box tumbling…. I wonder if it would be an interesting shelf =)

Youtube

Hipster Logo Template

_tango! — Tue, 25 Feb 2014 01:19:40 +0000

Pretty simple template to make your own Hipster Logo.
Reminds me of the “hipster branding” tumblr feed.

via hipsterlogo.com

Danielle Evans: Food Typography

_tango! — Tue, 25 Feb 2014 01:08:53 +0000

Some beautiful work by Danielle Evans, playing with food, and typography!!! Amazing results!

via foodtypography

DHL: Trojan Mailing

_tango! — Sat, 22 Feb 2014 01:47:52 +0000

I might have to give this the best and efficient means of marketing budget for an amazing outcome. Many copy cats to follow.
I do recall way back in college, I had to cover up the FREE FEDEX box logo when I shipped via UPS.

via youtube

Shanghai Towers

_tango! — Fri, 14 Feb 2014 01:52:00 +0000

Scared of heights? I dare you to click on this video and watch full screen!!!!
Amazing footage of some fellas breaking into the Shanghai towers and filming their stunning climb atop a very very all building and then a crane which is insane!

youtube (thanks hongyi)

Klemens Torggler: Evolution Door

_tango! — Tue, 11 Feb 2014 01:58:12 +0000

Neat. Pivoting door. I somewhat want one, but also am not sure if I want one.
Designer Klemens Torggler has several more design on his site … check them out.

Alex John Beck: Both Sides Of

_tango! — Mon, 10 Feb 2014 02:04:08 +0000

Photographer Alex John Beck takes photos of your face, then mirrors them to see how different they are… It’s pretty radical to see how different your 2 halves are, and how the two make you unique. Stunning project.

via mymodernmet

A few images mirrored after the jump.

Twinsters

_tango! — Mon, 10 Feb 2014 01:25:01 +0000

Imagine one day watching a video online, and seeing yourself, but it’s not yourself…. not too odd yet. Then you see yourself again and realize, this person looks a lot like me. Then fast forward a few months and realize you and that other person have a lot in common….only to find out later on, you two are actual twins separated at adoption.
Intriguing documentary about this rather odd, happy,

via facebookstories

Self Siphoning Beads

_tango! — Fri, 31 Jan 2014 02:11:05 +0000

This is one bizarre, fascinating science phenomenon. Get yourself a long set of beads, put it in some container, drop it off, and watch the top form some floating magical science oddity…. no magic, just science. Anyhow, I bought myself a set and it works just like the video…. some might think its the beads themselves, but plain rope apparently works as well. If you do try this, a bit of a secret is the higher up you are, the higher up the arch goes.

youtube

Street Pianos: Play Me, I’m Yours

_tango! — Sat, 28 Sep 2013 18:51:33 +0000

I was charmed yesterday over dinner outside when a piano painted over from local artist had a sign that said “Play me, I’m Yours”, and within minutes a variety of pianist, singers, and groups formed around making music to everyones ears. The Street Piano Project is pretty simple. Touring pianos placed in public spaces inviting anyone to play as long, or short, and whatever they would like. Several videos are recorded and put on their site. Pretty amazing. Boston has the 1,000th placed piano though pianos have been placed globally over the past few years. Check it out, and see if a piano is visiting your city soon.

Street Piano Project
Videos from around the world. FInd your city and look at the videos.

Drawing On those Baby Shots

_tango! — Fri, 27 Sep 2013 02:30:09 +0000

This is what all people should do with those baby shots of theirs….draw on top of them!!!

See the full set on imjur
I’ll have a few after the jump

I Forgot My Phone

_tango! — Mon, 12 Aug 2013 01:20:53 +0000

A must see video reminder to….well, stay in your world even though you have a connected world.

youtube

Jane ni Dhulchaointigh: The Magic Is in The Process

_tango! — Fri, 09 Aug 2013 22:02:23 +0000

Jane ni Dhulchaointigh: The Magic Is in The Process from 99U on Vimeo.

One of my fav talks at the 99U (formerly 99% conference)

Shane Koyczan: “To This Day”… for the bullied and beautiful

_tango! — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 23:09:03 +0000

By far one of my favorite talks this year at TED. Very truthful, deep, and well spoken…and illustrated! A must watch!!

“By turn hilarious and haunting, poet Shane Koyczan puts his finger on the pulse of what it’s like to be young and … different. “To This Day,” his spoken-word poem about bullying, captivated millions as a viral video (created, crowd-source style, by 80 animators). Here, he gives a glorious, live reprise with backstory and violin accompaniment by Hannah Epperson.

Shane Koyczan makes spoken-word poetry and music. His poem “To This Day” is a powerful story of bullying and survival, illustrated by animators from around the world.”

Amanda Palmer: The art of asking

_tango! — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 23:54:54 +0000

A very inspirational outgoing talk by Amanda Palmer at TED this year! Simply Awesome lady.

“Don’t make people pay for music, says Amanda Palmer: Let them. In a passionate talk that begins in her days as a street performer (drop a dollar in the hat for the Eight-Foot Bride!), she examines the new relationship between artist and fan.

Alt-rock icon Amanda Fucking Palmer believes we shouldn’t fight the fact that digital content is freely shareable — and suggests that artists can and should be directly supported by fans”

via TED

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TED Global 2014: RIO

Hugh Herr: The new bionics that let us run, climb and dance

Ed Yong: Suicidal crickets, zombie roaches and other parasite tales

Chris Hadfield: What I learned from going blind in space

Erik Åberg: GhostCube

Hipster Logo Template

Danielle Evans: Food Typography

DHL: Trojan Mailing

Shanghai Towers

Klemens Torggler: Evolution Door

Alex John Beck: Both Sides Of

Twinsters

Self Siphoning Beads

Street Pianos: Play Me, I’m Yours

Drawing On those Baby Shots

I Forgot My Phone

Jane ni Dhulchaointigh: The Magic Is in The Process

Shane Koyczan: “To This Day”… for the bullied and beautiful

Amanda Palmer: The art of asking

I have not been blogging much here, as I am hacked quite often causing lotsa headaches, but in the past few years I’ve been posting the facebook page which will become the norm fyi.

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