It doesn't look like a run-of-the-mill COTTonLINE headline, does it? This Bloomberg article makes the point that the depilatory process is important in Brazil. The article quotes an industry spokesperson:
We have one of the highest demands for waxing in the world because of our climate. We have summer all year, we’re always wearing bikinis and miniskirts.
The article caught my eye because of memories of Rio. It's is a city of eye-candy. I have never seen so many young women in bikinis in my life, anywhere. When they leave the beach they pull on tight jeans or a little skirt over the bikini bottoms and kick into stiletto heels - that and the bikini top constitutes street wear.
The other DrC and I visited Rio de Janeiro just as Carnival (aka Mardi Gras) was winding down. We saw the finalist samba "schools" parade, or as much of it as we had energy for since it began about 9 p.m. and ran to almost dawn. What a party! Hat tip to Lucianne.com for the link.
