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A model in a flowing blush organza look from Villa Dharma's PATUÁ – Símbolos de Fé collection, presented in Milan

Business · Runway · International · Sustainability · 23 September 2026

BRAZIL SENDS TEN BRANDS TO MILAN FASHION WEEK

Ten women-led labels walked the runway at Milan Fashion Week this week, selected for their sustainability credentials, in Brazil's first fully self-organized fashion action at the event.

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Two young people sit side by side on a rooftop railing, looking out over a city skyline

Culture · Cinema · London · International · 23 September 2026

FIVE BRAZILIAN FILMS ARE PART OF LONDON'S FIRST LATINO FILM FESTIVAL

The London Latino Film Festival opens its first edition on October 2, with 60 films from more than 25 countries — five of them Brazilian, spanning a feature about memory and Alzheimer's to shorts on migration and the environment.

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Upcycled denim looks from Estúdio Traça's Zanzalá collection

Upcycling · Denim · Runway · 16 September 2026

Estúdio Traça imagines fashion’s future from denim that already exists

Gui Amorim’s ‘Zanzalá’ transforms Levi’s archive and deadstock pieces into 25 looks shaped by Cubatão and Brazilian science fiction.

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Models presenting PatBO's Spring 2027 Brasil Esplêndido collection in New York

Runway · NYFW · Craft · Business · 15 September 2026

BRASIL ESPLÊNDIDO: INSIDE PATBO'S SPRING 2027 SHOW AT NEW YORK FASHION WEEK

On September 15, 2026, Patrícia Bonaldi closed New York Fashion Week's Spring/Summer 2027 calendar at Domino Square, Brooklyn, with a collection built around the gardens of Roberto Burle Marx — and the brand's first-ever eyewear line. Here's what showed, what it means for PatBO's next category, and how it landed with critics.

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A model wearing Penha Maia's Brutalismo collection on the Viaduto Santa Ifigênia

Runway · São Paulo · Architecture · 26 July 2026

Penha Maia brings ‘Brutalismo: Corpo urbano’ into central São Paulo

The Paraíba-born designer staged her architectural collection on the Viaduto Santa Ifigênia, arguing for fashion as public culture.

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A masked look from P. Andrade's Spring 2027 Sagrado collection in Paris

International · Menswear · Culture · 29 June 2026

P. Andrade carries Brazilian popular festivities to Paris

For its second Paris menswear presentation, the label draws on bate-bolas, papangus and La Ursa to explore improvisation and anonymity.

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