The week before the Oscars is finally here and this year the award may be extra sweet to Brazilians. All on account of the documentary "Extraordinary Trash" (“Lixo Extraordiário”), which is competing in the Best Documentary category. Vik Muniz sets off for L.A on Thursday and said he isn’t nervous. "There’s so much going on that you can’t stop and wonder. There’s a lot of expectation, but we didn’t expect the movie to go so far. The nomination therefore is already a victory. "
* What if there was ever any doubt that Tiao, the garbage man on which the documentary focuses, would be able to attend the ceremony, we can all rest assured: he is going and is in fact traveling before Vik, on Wednesday. Who will take the stage if the film is winning? “Officially it’s only the producer and the director, but I doubt anybody will be able to hold Tiao back when the time comes." And Tiao is going to dress to impress, wearing a look by carioca brand Balasarae. Glamurama managed to get a hold of the sketch.
* And after the party at the Kodak Theatre, Vik will carry on with his busy schedule. On March first, he’s coming to Sao Paulo especially for the opening of the exhibition "Shrines" (“Relicários”), at Tomie Ohtake Institute. On March 15, Muniz is attending the movie premiere at the United Nations in New York, and then , he travels to Paris for the European launch.