Fake news has become a major issue worldwide. It’s capable of driving nations’ political paths and influencing elections. And to help fight this phenomenon, Brazilian agency Artplan and Metro Newspaper turned to technology. We all know captcha, that tool designed to check if you are a robot. But, at Metro’s website, it was redesigned. Instead […]
The average American reads about four books a year, which is quite a small number – and one that’s even smaller in Brazil. But, as the literary market gets back on its feet (according to Nielsen Bookscan, sales in 2018 grew about 5% over the previous year), the new bookshelf stars are not the great […]
Seeking to increase the awareness of disability causes, aid association AACD and advertising agency Z+ present the “Empathy Objects” campaign, which made participants experience firsthand the difficulties faced by people with physical disabilities or reduced mobility. The action intends to emphasise the importance of AACD’s work and motivate more people to donate to the institution, which has five orthopedic workshops in […]
Citroën turns 100 years old in 2019. One hundred years at the forefront of technological advances and style trends when it comes to automobile design. The fact is that Citroën has always been a trendsetter when it comes to its vehicles. And to celebrate these 100 years, BETC/Havas has developed a special action that will take its fashion sense […]
The new institutional film for the Dorina Foundation pays homage to the dot, highlighting its key role in enabling both sighted and visually impaired people to read. The first part of the film – minimalist and fully digital – portrays the dot as a punctuation mark. The second part – more tactile and fully analog […]
Plano de Menina (Girl’s Plan), a social initiative whose goal is to give a voice and opportunities to underprivileged girls throughout Brazil, offering courses and workshops on financial education, entrepreneurship, career building, self-esteem, law, citizenship, and other subjects, created the #EqualPay movement in partnership with BETC/Havas, in order to call on public institutions, employers and society at large to reflect […]
The life expectancy of transgender people in Brazil is age 35 due to violence and discrimination. This fact is highlighted in the new film Thirty-Five developed by Y&R Brazil (part of VMLY&R Group) for Athosgls, an LGBTQI+ news portal. The short film, produced by FAUNA studio, features real trans couple Guto and Onika. This statistic is underscored […]
It’s no secret that everyone loves an animal print, whether it’s fashion, accessories, jewellery, interiors, bedding, or cosmetics. You could say the animal print is a universal language, and the fashion industry specifically has been getting inspiration from animal beauty for centuries. The jaguar print is one of the most used patterns in fashion. While […]
According to the latest census, published by IBGE in 2010, more than 45 million people stated that they had at least one type of disability. The report also showed that, in São Paulo, the largest city in Brazil, only 9% of sidewalks are wheelchair-accessible. Since then, improvements have been made but people with physical disabilities do not […]
A recent UN report states that the most dangerous place for women is their own home. This is the insight used for a chilling awareness campaign titled ‘You Are Not Alone’ from Brazil, which aims to highlight domestic violence by telling stories of distress from the perspective of the only eyewitness: an object inside that house. The objects chosen […]