Technology Style & Design 2009: The Best Tech from Developing Countries

Face it, fam: Japan can’t make everything. As globalization continues to level the playing field, nations that have historically depended on foreign imports for luxury items are creating their own lines of affordable homegrown goods. As featured in our 2009 Style & Design package, we’re taking a closer look at the pros and cons of three notable new products made in developing countries. Read on to see how the whole world is getting involved…

Winding Down Winding Down: Kim Kardashian Enjoys A Lollipop

Good news, Monday is over, and Kim Kardashian still likes to suck…lollipops. [Bastardly]

Kid Cudi’s trailer is getting major burn during the previews of Transformers 2. [Dat New Cudi]

Sheesh, Misa Campo is the truth. [Flisted]

Here’s more looks of Kanye’s LV sneakers. [Nice Kicks]

Sure they lost to Brazil, but you can still follow your favorite U.S soccer players on twitter. [CoedMag]

Check out this video of Iron Solomon beating Jin in a freestyle battle at Fight Klub. [Nah Right]

Hotties in the wild. Nuff said. [Double Viking]

Milf Monday: Rachel Weisz [HolyTaco]

Girls Modelizer Monday: Emanuela de Paula

Splash!

Welcome to our second edition of Modelizer Monday. Last week, we introduced you to Candice from South Africa and today, we’re going back down below the equator (yep, we like it down there)…

You already know that Brazil has something in the water to make all its women look gorgeous, but model Emanuela de Paula has one (or two) things that separate her from the pack. Thanks to her Victoria’s Secret campaign, this stunner broke into Forbes’ Top-Earning Models List this year (at #11), and some are even calling her the next Gisele. Straight fogo, my dudes. We’ve compiled the hottest pics of Emanuela so you can see what all the hype’s about…

Girls Worldwide Wednesday: The 9 Hottest Brazilian Women

Besides the epic landscapes, amazing food and picture perfect beaches, when we head to Brazil we go mainly to see the talent. And we ain’t talking about the national futbol team. No where else on the planet can you find such a wide variety of women who are breathtakingly beautiful. Doesn’t matter what you’re into, Brazil has it. Remember Snoop Dogg’s “Beautiful” video? Yeah, it’s just like that.

We’re not sure why it took us so long to do our salute to Brazil’s hottest women (but did you see those Czech women?! Oww!), but here it is in all its glory, the 9 hottest females that the largest country in South America has produced. De nada!

Girls Super Two’s Day: Adriana Lima

Adriana Lima’s twos just got wifed up.

On Valentine’s Day 2009, Brazilian supermodel and Victoria’s Secret Angel Adriana Lima eloped with her boyfriend, Serbian basketball player Marco Jaric. The couple married in a small ceremony in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, after which they no doubt visited Lima Hole for the first time (though we highly doubt that anyone who dated model-slaying rocker Lenny Kravitz could still be a “virgin,” let alone a 27-year-old one, as she claims to have been).

Now that Lima’s two’s are officially off the market, please join Complex in a moment of silence. [...] Now join Complex in looking back at 5 of Adriana Lima’s most memorable mammary moments…

Art Invasion Of The ’70s Brazilian Porn Posters

These days, there isn’t much “art” in porno advertisements'throw an 18 year old girl spread eagle on the cover and you’re good to go. But back in the '70s, Brazil’s cinema produced a string of “pornochanchada” movies that had shockingly playful, vibrant poster art. “Pornochanchada” flicks were a unique mix of soft-core porn and light comedy that became less popular in the '80s as the hardcore porn became available on VHS. The genre might be gone, but the posters were recently collected by Little-Pumpkins for a retrospective. Check out some more relatively safe for work selections after the jump.

Movies Brazilian Documentary Delivers A Head Shot

Before you hit the streets of Brazil to chase down your choice of hookers or black market organs, Complex recommends you watch the newly released DVD Manda Bala (Send A Bullet). We first screened the thought-provoking Brazilian documentary at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival (where it was named the Grand Jury Prize Winner) and we loved it.

The film weaves together several people’s stories to show how government corruption has lead to an explosion of kidnappings for ransom and, in turn, caused a boom in the protection, prevention and plastic surgery industries. Why plastic surgery, you ask? Let's just say that few things help loved ones hear demands for ransom like a severed ear. Check out the trailer after the jump.

Design Show Your Nationalism With Beer Flags

It hurts the heart to give props to anything New England, but we have to tip our fitteds to Massachusetts-based waterhole Sunset Grill and Tap for displaying these creative beer flag ads. The flags were actually the brainchild of Boston agency Arnold World, and while we applaud the collective's knack for pumping out something different, we were baffled that Ireland was left out of the mix.

[Neatorama]

Sneakers Free Kicks

The World Cup starts next week, but that don’t stop the Brazilians from getting excited about their chances. To get psyched up, Converse’s Southern Hemisphere soccer nuts produced an extremely limited run of the Brazil All Star. We got our grubby paws on a pair, and yes, they’re as sick as they look.