Two Brazilian artists take up residence on the side of a building, using climbing gear to go from “room to room.” If rent keeps rising in NYC, I might just have to staple my bed across from a bagel shop.

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1. “The brothers are equipped with mountain climbing gear, and if nature calls, can scramble over to the verandah of a neighboring art gallery, where an indoor bathroom awaits.”
2. [Tiago Primo, Installation Artist]: “They (passers-by) ask how much is the rent, tell me I’m going to fall, ask me if I have a room for rent… Some take pictures, wave and ask us to wave back, some talk to us…. One of the most curious (reactions) came from a person who thought we were dolls, that we were not real.”

Andressa Soares, aka “Watermelon Woman,” is a Brazilian tabloid fixture solely because of her booty, which measures 46 inches all the way around. Thanks, Brazil, but you can keep her. We're already set with our very own famous, talentless giant ass .

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CULTURE BUZZ: The Brazilian city is being touted as the next great travel destination. When we at Buzzfeed take our company trip there, we'll be sure to let you know. (Don't hold your breath.)

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1. “A Mixture of St.-Tropez and Ibiza But Without the Attitude and Without the Prices”
2. Apparently, It’s Affordable!
3. via clusterflock
4. Everything Florianopolis
5. Florianopolis - The Official Site
6. Hub Calls It a “Lemonade Haven”
7. Video of Florianópolis
8. Florianópolis Has 42 Beaches. 42!
9. Flickr: The Florianópolis Pool

CULTURE BUZZ: Brazilian priest Adelir Antonio de Capri tried to break the record of 19 hours set for time spent flying by balloon. After he initially went missing, his remains were found at sea, about over 650 miles northeast. Sadly, de Capri had begun his journey as an attempt to raise money for charity. Even sadder, he had a GPS system with him, but didn’t attempt to figure out how it worked until he was airborne.

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1. Patron Saint of Procrastination?
2. From Ballooned to Marooned
3. I Don’t Know if I Should Say ‘Godspeed, Padre’ Or “This is Another Candidate for the Darwin Awards”

Members of one of the world’s last uncontacted tribes have been spotted and photographed from the air near the Brazil-Peru border. It’s hard to believe there’re still people on this planet who haven’t been introduced to the glorious ways of Coca-Cola, Nike sneakers, and Popeye’s Biscuits.

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1. HOAX ALERT! Tribe Was Actually Discovered in 1910
2. Those ‘Undiscovered’ Amazon Tribesmen: Bullshit Indeed
3. More Pictures
4. Uncontacted Brazilian Tribe Found Among the Amazon Rainforests. Did they Want to be Found?
5. “Images show indians painted bright red, brandishing bows and arrows”

SCIENCE BUZZ: The Brazilian government is producing condoms made from latex harvested from the tropical forest. The Condom King of Thailand has competition! Brazil, who claims to be the condom capital of the world, is producing new eco-friendly condoms that will preserve the rainforest while boosting the local rainforest economy with condom factory jobs.

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1. “Brazil says condoms to stem Amazon losses, AIDS”
2. Brazilian Rubbers Will Provide Jobs for Families Living in the Amazon
3. Make Love, Save the Rainforest!
4. Brazilian Government is the World’s Largest Single Buyer of Condoms