http://deepbrazil.com Culture, Music, Environment, Economy, Society Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:49:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://deepbrazil.com/2011/06/08/violin-made-of-trash/ http://deepbrazil.com/2011/06/08/violin-made-of-trash/#comments Wed, 08 Jun 2011 14:01:03 +0000 Regina http://deepbrazil.com/?p=8686

David Rocha, 20 years old, scavenges for old quality wood in the landfills of Sao Paulo. Then he transforms old wardrobes and tables into violins and other musical instruments. In this video interview for daily ...]]> http://deepbrazil.com/2011/06/08/violin-made-of-trash/feed/ 2 http://deepbrazil.com/2010/04/05/vik-muniz-in-waste-land/ http://deepbrazil.com/2010/04/05/vik-muniz-in-waste-land/#comments Mon, 05 Apr 2010 06:53:16 +0000 Regina http://deepbrazil.com/?p=2559

You may have heard of Vik Muniz, the highly successful New York-based Brazilian artist that experiments with all sorts of materials, from diamonds to chocolate, creating images both fun and inspiring. Now you can watch ...]]> http://deepbrazil.com/2010/04/05/vik-muniz-in-waste-land/feed/ 3 http://deepbrazil.com/2009/12/12/trash-nation/ http://deepbrazil.com/2009/12/12/trash-nation/#comments Sat, 12 Dec 2009 21:16:02 +0000 Deep Brazil http://deepbrazil.com/?p=459

Urban waste problem is huge in Brazil – yet, it  is visibly improving. Almost half of it is disposed inadequately – in river banks, wetlands or bare land. According to Abrelpe (the association of private waste management companies), only 55% ...]]> http://deepbrazil.com/2009/12/12/trash-nation/feed/ 0