Edited by Lope Navo, Photographer on
(BR) A very successful Brazilian novelist once said “Be brave. Take risks. Nothing can substitute experience.” I absolutely agree. I love the Brazilians, the way they live, the way they celebrate, the passion, the enthusiasm, the smiles, the sensuality, the pride, the diversity, the culture, the history, the food, the view from your hotel room, the optimism against all odds, and most of all- the beauty. Have I mention the enthusiasm and passion? When the star of the latest blockbuster The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009) Robert Pattinson was asked in Jimmy Kimmel Live! in LA “Where in the world are the craziest (passionate) fans you’ve ever met while promoting New Moon?” the 23 yr old actor replied without hesitation “Brazil!”, and I wouldn’t be surprised. Have I mentioned the enthusiasm and passion?
The largest country in South America, the 55 yr old Peruvian fashion/celebrity photographer Mario Testino’s favorite destination to shoot his photo books, the world’s fifth largest country by geographical area, the world’s eighth largest economy, the world’s fifth most populous country, and the world’s largest population of fashion models and supermodels working today. The sultry brazilian supermodel Adriana Lima said in an interview “If you look around Brazil you see pregnant women everywhere. Here you don’t see that as much. There the only thing they do is babies, babies, babies! Especially the poor families.” Yes, Brazil is the home to a diversity of culture and wildlife, the home of the supermodels, and the home of the most photogenic landscapes and getaways in the world, my friend Antonio Bezerra (the blogosphere have known as Didio), my favorite São Paulo-based photographer is sharing NAIVEBOY.COM readers a slice of how he view this exotic wonderland through his lens. The Top Ten Most Beautiful Brazilian Men and Ten Most Beautiful Brazilian Locations where he photographed them.
3. Dunas of Cabo Frio, Rio de Janeiro
4. Floripa Beach
5. Joao Pessoa, Paraíba
6. Torres, Rio Grande do Sul
7. Beaches of the North of São Paulo
8. Chapada dos Veadeiros, Goias
9. Vitoria
10. Rio de Janeiro
2. Jonas Sulzbach?
3. Isaac Fioravante
4. Fabio Beck
5. Felipe Dellanegra
6. Jayme Siciliano
7. Bernardo Dornbusch
8. Guilherme Cruz
9. Lansing
10. Leandro Cagliari
Navo is a globetrotting fashion and documentary photographer whose rich cultural heritage is evident in the unique aesthetic he acquired through his travels. At the age of 27 he has lived and worked as a painter, graphic designer and a photographer in the cities of Riyadh, Dhahran, Dubai, Hong Kong, Sydney, Bangkok, New York and Berlin.
His signature style uses erotic overtones, surrealism, and cinema to inject texture and story to his photographs.