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Brazilians' obsession with beauty drives industry - Calgary Herald
In her apartment in a tough Rio de Janeiro suburb ... from body waxes to perfumes to looking good in bikinis, helped lift beauty and hygiene sales last year by 27.5 percent in dollar terms from 2007 to $29 billion,

Video: Bobby Valentino Releases Miami-Filmed "Phone #," Featuring Plies - Miami New Times Blogs
... be shot here (if not in Rio, for the huge-budget deals, or some island). It's got all the requisite Miami video elements: South Beach location-establishing shots, a rainbow spectrum of ladies in bikinis, blue ...