They’re fresh, they’re cool and they’re like an empty canvas you can decorate any way you want! White dresses are a Carioca staple and no, they are not just for brides...

It should come as no surprise that when you wear bright colors, you immediately start to feel happier! And, lucky us, this season, colorful dresses happen to be a major fashion trend – all over the world! Especially in Brasil...

I’m so sorry to have to break the news to you, but here goes: REAL Brasilian women do not wear those itsy bitsy, teeny tiny bikinis that you always see on postcards from Rio de Janeiro...

One day, Ipanema. The next? Who knows! To jet-setting Brasilian supermodel Caroline Ribeiro, the world is a playground of photo shoots, catwalks and magazine covers. Here, she gives mBLOG a glimpse into her oh-so-glamorous life!

She’s the Fashion Editor for Rio’s biggest newspaper. She has Spanish Vogue, and Ralph Lauren on speed dial. Fashion Maven? We’d say so. Here, mBLOG catches up with Brasil’s stylist to the stars (and former model!) Alice Garcia to find out what makes a true Carioca. Take notes, ladies: