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The Brazilian Issue

A Brazilian In... Paris & Melbourne

In São Paulo in 1978. My dad, who’s a British native, used to work in a slaughterhouse. He’s part of the dynasty that imported zebus into Brazil.

Philip Griffiths

Vice: Where were you born?

Philip:

What did you think about France before you moved here?

When did you settle in Paris?

How do you like the city?

What about French girls?

Such as?

Ana Vaz

Vice: Holá, Ana. Which part of Brazil are you from?

Ana:

What was it like there?

Yeah, we have an interview in this issue with Oscar Niemeyer, the architect who designed it, so we know all about that.

And how did Rio feel about being stripped of its capital status?

So it was presented as some sort of modern utopia?

So what inspired you to leave Brasília for Australia?

What do you miss most about Brazil?

Are there any drugs over there that we don’t get here?