Brazil is known around the world for its beaches, samba music and football, but not its films. Yet Que Horas Ela Volta? – released in English as The Second Mother– is now making waves as Brazil’s Oscars entry. And it’s also stirring painful debate over inequality in the country.

RuPaul's Drag Race, a TV show about drag queens has become a hit in Brazil, shining a light on the country's LGBT community. With millions of gay consumers thirsty for a market that caters for them, why do Brazilian brands still ignore the opportunities offered by this demographic?

You may not have heard of Camila Coehlo, Mariah Bernardes or Denise Gebrim. But they’re big in Brazil, as part of a 26-strong fashion blogger collective named F*Hits. Cumulatively they draw more than five million unique visitors a month. These women are putting Brazilian luxury on the map, but what is the appeal?

In Brazil's diverse society, there’s no single definition of beauty that applies to everyone. Its different social classes have created a variety of ideals and beauty icons. But how do Brazilian women decide what ideals to aim for, and how are they trying to achieve them?