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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.

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.

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.

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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.