The Azulejo refers to a typical form of Portugese or Spanish painted, tin glazed, ceramic tilework, They have become a classic feature of Portugese culture, manifesting without interruption during five centuries consecutive trend in art. They are also a tradition in former Portuguese and Spanish colonies in Latin America. Whenever visiting Portugal, azulejos are to be found at churches, palaces, train stations etc. For more info on the history head over to Wikipedia images via discoveroporto, travel-in-portugal,

Nice illustration depicting Japan via FFFFOUND! and debutart

As you may have guessed Oronoco Rum is from Brazil and is made from Brazilian mountain cane. The bottle it self is very stylish with its embossed Brazilian leather map and its slim look. The Rum is created by Vicente and Roberto Bastos Ribeiro. I wonder who designed it. via TheDieline

This is crazy. The people on the island of Pentecost Island, Vanuatu have a 1500 year old tradition called Naghol which is basically the ancient bungee jumping.
The tower from which they jump from is a giant 25 meter (75 feet) wooden construction joined together by vines. The ritual is a annual tradition and is celebrated around the same time as the yam harvest. The goal of the Naghol divers is to bless the soil for the coming year by skimming the earth with the top of his head. It is said that the ritual guarantees fertile soil for the farmers. These days the festival is also a way for the young boys to demonstrate their courage by jumping of the tower. photography by Michael Craig

Traditional Bulgarian decoration created by Stefan Kanchev

Women in Indian sorting grains of rice, photo by April Maciborka via nationalgeographic

Michelangelo at the plastic Surgeon. Dr. Kim set up a Michelangelo poster in the building where he works as a plastic surgeon. The tagline at the bottom of the ad says “Be born again. The original Michelangelo piece is The Creation of Adam. Michelangelo. 1508-1512. via eternallycool

Some striking images of the Alaskan indigenous people from the Alaska State Library. Photographed by Case & Draper via the major arcana

Awesome paintings by Drew Beam. “As a producer and art director for Fahrenheit 212 I was asked on the side from my duties creating videos to create some art for the company’s new office space, so I created paintings that tied in with some of the company’s latest projects and topics. Mostly I was asked to paint witty and silly paintings to help drive interest in the company and add some fun to the new space.” Check out more paintings here. via TrendLand

Myanmar Brewery Limited was established on March 29, 1995 and is located in Yangon. The Karaweik, featured prominently on Myanmar Beer’s logo, is a bird of legend. It is depicted as an ancient Karaweik Barge fit only for the kings and royal families. Label via beerme