Innholdsfortegnelse for March - April 2018 i Maxim

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If Bree Condon looks familiar, there are a few possible reasons: She was a Guess campaign girl for almost a decade; she famously sported a whipped cream bikini on the updated version of the classic album Whipped Cream & Other Delights; and she has appeared on shows like The Vampire Diaries, The Young and the Restless, and, most recently, the Tyler Perry drama The Haves and the Have Nots. On that last one, Condon plays Sarah, the new district attorney in town. “She’s determined to make a name for herself at all costs,” says Condon of her character. “She is ruthless and conniving, which is so much fun to play. It’s always more exciting to be bad.” Condon has never shied away from the spotlight. When she was little, her…

Rio de Janeiro is a world-renowned party town. It’s a reputation well earned. But Rio is also a diverse metropolis with a spirited culture, a rich history, and vibrant neighborhoods. You can relax on Copacabana Beach, get wild at Carnavale, and dive into the city’s unique character and energy. The recent Summer Olympics host is also capable of matching any global city in terms of luxury and opulence, with world-class hotels, Michelinstarred restaurants, and unrivaled nightlife venues. Here’s where to begin. Where to Stay The jewel of the Rio hotel scene since it opened in 1923, the Belmond Copacabana Palace is where the city’s elite sip caipirinhas on a stretch of Copacabana Beach. The recently remodeled hotel offers stylish accommodations with incredible views of the entire beachfront. The hotel also…

An unending sprawl of concrete and traffic, São Paulo is the fifth most populous city in the world, and its economy is projected to be the 15th biggest in the world by 2025, the largest in both Latin America and the Southern Hemisphere. Yet despite its prominence as a financial hub, the metropolis has failed to capture the world’s attention the way its seaside rival Rio de Janeiro has. French real estate tycoon Alexandre Allard, known for his restoration of the Royal Monceau hotel in Paris and the revitalization of couture house Balmain, plans to change that. In 2019, his Groupe Allard will complete its estimated $388 million urban renovation project, Cidade Matarazzo (Matarazzo City). The project is a restoration of the derelict Matarazzo hospital complex, more than seven acres…

The names read like a who’s who of global fashion modeling: Gisele Bündchen, Adriana Lima, Alessandra Ambrosio, Ana Beatriz Barros, and Isabeli Fontana. They are world-class models who have turned their beauty into businesses, but are just a few of the famous modeling names to have come from Brazil. It’s nearly impossible to follow the high-end modeling world without being struck by the disproportionate number of Brazilians at the top of the industry. So many of the world’s top models hail from Brazil that the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show might as well be set to samba.…

The nice thing about filming The Handmaid’s Tale in Toronto is that, should the United States actually manage to slip the Constitution’s surly bonds and morph into an authoritarian theocracy like Gilead, the show’s fictional setting, at least you’re already north of the border. When Joseph Fiennes initially signed on for the show’s first season, such a possible future timeline seemed at least a little less believable than it does now. But if Hulu’s Emmy-winning mounting of Margaret Atwood’s distaff dystopia was relevant when it debuted early last year, then at this point the only thing on TV that’s more timely is the news. Fiennes returns on April 25 as Commander Waterford (a.k.a. the somewhat less ominous-sounding “Fred”)—the sadistic, self-pitying master of the house who enjoys torturous power plays and…

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The track record for a production car at the Nürburgring in Germany is the Holy Grail for automakers, and the list of record holders comprises the very best performance vehicle designers: Porsche, Lamborghini, even track-car manufacturer Radical. But the current record holder is decidedly lesser-known. NIO, formerly called NextEV, is a Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer that also operates out of Europe and the United States. In recent years the company has toiled on a project that evolved from its successful stint in the Formula E series, the pinnacle of electric vehicle performance. The result, the $1.5 million EP9, is an all-out assault on the internal-combustion supercar. Last May, the EP9 recorded the all-time fastest lap at Nürburgring at 6:45—an astonishing feat, especially considering that the elusive seven-minute barrier had only…

In global sport, it’s not always the winningest athlete who serves as a sport’s spiritual and cultural ambassador. For all of Bill Russell’s titles, or Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s scoring records, it is Michael Jordan who is basketball’s most revered icon. Similarly, it’s not Michael Schumacher and his seven world championships, or Lewis Hamilton and his global social media celebrity, who serve as Formula 1’s biggest hero. It is the late Brazilian driver Ayrton Senna, still the sport’s guiding light 23 years after the accident at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix that took his life. In his native Brazil, Senna was a driving god on the track and a national sensation off of it. He was beloved by his countrymen, even though soccer here is not just the most popular sport…

It’s almost a guarantee that any trip to Brazil will be laden with the intrinsic pleasures of beachside caipirinhas. The cocktail is made with cachaça, showcasing Brazil’s 500-year-old spirit of choice. Cachaça is distilled from fermented sugarcane juice, making it a cousin of rum and, more specifically, of rhum agricole, or cane juice rum, though with an even longer history. The good news is that even when you’re back home there’s no need to stop your newfound Brazilian love affair—we’re still talking about the cachaça! It’s now readily available in the U.S., and some of the best bottles are barrelaged using indigenous Brazilian woods that deliver entirely unique flavors. “Cachaça as a category is aged in 30 different woods,” says Peter Nevenglosky, cofounder of Avuá Cachaça. “We find the unique…

Brazil is home to one of the planet’s greatest natural wonders, the Amazon. Flowing across most of South America, it houses some of the rarest and most exotic wildlife and flora on earth. Countless outfits run adventures and educational outings throughout the region, but for those who want to experience the beauty of raw nature from the comfort of a refined hotel, the only choice is the city of Manaus. Carved out of the jungle and home to more than two million people, Manaus is by far the largest metropolis in the Amazon river basin. While there are sights and activities there to occupy your time, many use the newly formed city as a kicking-off point for trips ranging from jungle survival courses and tracking alligators at night to searching…

Trees don’t grow to the sky,” goes an old Wall Street saying. It’s a phrase you hear when stocks seem to be getting pricey and investors a little too euphoric about the future. But Ken Fisher has a different perspective. “In a forest, it appears that trees grow to the sky, particularly if they’re tall trees, because of the parallel effect,” he says. “Stand at the bottom of a 300-foot tree and look up, and you can’t see the top of it. They do appear to grow to the sky.” Alone among America’s investment gurus, Fisher knows his trees as well as he does his equities. Not only is he an outspoken investor, whose eponymous firm, Fisher Investments, runs more than $100 billion in assets, he’s had a lifelong dedication…

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Canada loves its hockey and produces some of the world’s best players. The same goes for New Zealand and rugby, or the Dominican Republic and baseball. But there is perhaps no stronger connection between a nation and a sport than that between Brazil and soccer. Ever since the country won its first World Cup in 1958, the Seleção (Brazilian national team) has won the tournament a record five times. Teams from Europe and beyond bolster their squads with Brazilian players. The country even has a national philosophy to describe its style of play: Joga Bonito, which means “play beautiful.” Names like Zico, Socrates, Roberto Carlos, Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, and Romário are recognized around the world, while Pelé remains the greatest player of all time. Today’s best Brazilian is Neymar, the world’s…