“And so I found myself, with Flavia, inside a corner of Rede Globo’s production studio, which was a patch of India in all its colourful mirror-worked glory. On rack after rack hung traditional Indian couture. Flavia took me on a guided tour of the studio, and as she spoke, the story behind the costumes and the telenovela that had mesmerised Brazil and triggered a sari craze tumbled out.….” (Brazil learns to drape the sari. Link below)
Here is a bunch of reports filed from Rio de Janeiro.
http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_rio-diary-notes-from-a-cousin-country_1703712
http://www.asianage.com/columnists/brazil-learns-drape-sari-916
http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_collateral-benefits-of-rio20_1709228
http://www.ip-watch.org/2012/06/18/rio20-conference-opens-with-ip-tech-transfer-underlying-debate/