Made In Brazil #7 : Rodrigo Calazans by Cristiano Madureira

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Previews here: http://models.com/feed/?p=47246

 

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The seventh issue of Made In Brazil Magazine is finally launching today, with Rodrigo Calazans photographed by Cristiano Madureira on the cover. The new issue is our biggest one yet, with 200 pages of pictures, and over forty models featured. For an exclusive first look at the issue, head over to Models.com.

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Made in Brazil #7 Cover: Rodrigo Calazans by Cristiano Madureira for Made in Brazil #7, November 2013
In the age of Tumblr, the veneration of models has reached its apotheosis. Countless sites dutifully catalogue every runway appearance, e-commerce job, and street style shot, all in celebration of the young and the beautiful. But from its start, Made in Brazil was something different. With its careful curation and clear editorial perspective, the website, devoted to Brazilian models, offered a specific point-of-view that added depth to the constant stream of images. So when founder Juliano Corbetta decided to launch a magazine in 2010, it was no surprise that it would be equally invigorating.
In the years since Made in Brazil’s first issue, the publication has featured a slew of the South American powerhouse’s best and brightest, from Evandro Soldati, Thiago Santos, Arthur Sales, Marlon Teixeira, and Francisco Lachowski to the Brazilian supermodel Alessandra Ambrosio. But what has set the magazine apart from others is its personal, intimate nature, coupled with a casual aesthetic that adds warmth to the often-stunning photography. For the new issue, out this week, Corbetta decided to take a moment to reflect. “When I started working on the seventh issue, the idea of generations and going back to the beginning came around,” Corbetta explains about the latest edition, which features a serene Rodrigo Calazans on the cover. “I wanted to go back to the main concept behind the magazine, which was to celebrate Brazilian male models above all, and put them front and center.”
That idea of the backward glance finds its clearest expression in a retrospective of sorts featuring a wealth of images of Soldati from photographer Cristiano Madureira‘s archive, going back over a decade to the model’s earliest Polaroids. We track Soldati’s maturation from fresh-faced teenager into strong-jawed adult, offering a uniquely expansive view of a time-tested career. Teixeira also contributed a series of personal images as he hits the waves, coolly surfing through a curve of luminescent blue. For Corbetta, finding new ways into the lives of the models he features is one of the key distinctions of Made in Brazil. “All of that is a throwback to how we started, with the boys very involved in the concept and the creation of the issue.”

One feature that is sure to find lots of love on Tumblr is Lachowski’s opening editorial, shot in gorgeous black-and-white by Greg Vaughan and styled by Matthew Marden. Corbetta notes that this is Lachowski’s first major story since the birth of his son, and the model brings a new grown-up sensibility to the arresting images. “He is a big part of how the magazine started, and was the cover of our second issue, and I hadn’t worked with him in over a year,” Corbetta says. “In that time he became a dad and was doing a lot of more commercial work, so I decided to cast him for one of the main fashion stories to make sure he would have a more fun day in the studio, and for us to do something we hadn’t done together yet.”

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Caio Cesar Photographer: Greg Vaughan Stylist: Matthew Marden

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Rodrigo Calazans Photographer: Cristiano Madureira

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[TREVOFASHIONISTO]

why must they torture me

 

[UpperEchelon]

OMG the previews are amazing, such well shot, hot and beautiful photos
This magazine never fails to make me feel proud of being brazilian when I see all the breath-taking hot guys hhahaha

 

[GlamorousBoy]

looks amazing!

 

[TeeVanity]

Gorgeous cover and immaculate preview, totally getting.

 

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The actual magazine:

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Brazil is sexy.

For fashion, there is a very thin line in between what is sexy and what is vulgar.

My good friend Juliano Corbetta walks that thin line with class every day with his independent magazine and blog, Made in Brazil. Launching the seventh edition of his collector’s item/book/magazine, Juliano aims to give male models a spotlight so well earned by Brazil’s female models (I don’t think I need to name names here…).

Below, a quick Q&A with Juliano and a preview of the (hot) new magazine that launched this week.

What is Made in Brazil magazine?
“Made in Brazil magazine is an independent publication first launched in Brazil in May 2010 with the intent of providing a more creative venue for Brazilian male models, photographers, and stylists to showcase their work without the boundaries or limitations of the national monthly fashion publications. The main idea at the time was to give the Brazilian boys the same chance to shine like the girls in magazines, and put them front and center for the world to see.

Oh, the Boys
“I believe it first struck a chord and got noticed on an international level because of the way we portrayed the boys on the pages of the magazine, very natural, healthy, and with a heavy dose of Brazilian sex appeal, like male versions of the famous Brazilian bombshells. In spite of its independent nature and limited quantities, the magazine quickly became one of the most notorious publications produced on an international level, and for the past three years it has inspired a whole new generation of independent publications and fashion titles in Brazil. We have featured and launched the career of several Brazilian boys, and also brought big Brazilian male celebrities into the world of the magazine, challenging them to do more risky and creative editorial work with our team.”

Collector’s Item
“From the first issue on, we always treated the publication more like a book or a collector’s item than a fashion magazine. The print is limited to a run of 1,000 copies, all of which are printed in Brazil, individually numbered, and there are no online editions. There are also no advertising pages inside, to make it feel more like a continuous collection of pictures, and up until now there still has been no text in order to keep it more universal and as timeless as possible. All credits are listed in index pages on the back of the issue to keep the focus on the photography, and we refrain from even using a logo on the cover.”

The New Issue
“The seventh issue of Made in Brazil, which launched the first week of November, is about generations, and it brings back older Brazilian models alongside a new crop of boys. It is the biggest issue yet, with 200 pages, and it features more than forty Brazilian male models, the most we have ever featured in the magazine. It is a celebration of iconic men’s fashion photography, and of male models in general, featuring a career retrospective of Evandro Soldati, Brazil’s biggest male model export to date, with never-before-seen archive pictures from some of his first shoots, along with a new story photographed in Rio by Cristiano Madureira. It is also perhaps the most personal issue we’ve done, with candid pictures provided by the models mixed in with fashion editorials featuring the Fall/Winter menswear collections for the Northern Hemisphere next to the Brazilian Spring/Summer collections.”

Made in Brazil is available in Brazil at Livraria Cultura, at Livraria Travessa in Rio, and at Casa Magazines in New York. It can also be purchased online with worldwide delivery at www.madeinbrazilmag.com.

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ugh this is too much, i mean look at that face *faints*

 

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Great cover and editorial shots!

 

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Ph: Michael Schwartz
Styling: Maher Jridi



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Ph: Greg Vaughan
Styling: Matthew Marden



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*deep sigh