The lingerie town

Once a struggling agricultural town, Juruaia now bills itself as the intimate apparel capital of Brazil. And that title isn't far-fetched. There are now 141 lingerie manufacturers in Juruaia, according to Joao Batista da Silva, the town's secretary of commerce, industry and tourism (and the owner of two of the companies, Perlui and Sensual Lingerie).

That means that there's one lingerie store for every 58 inhabitants. They probably have more mannequins displaying the products than people living there, which is bizarrely interesting. The lingerie business seems to be a good one in Brazil, although the global economic crisis has hit it as well, and production has decreased.

If you want to know more, The Huffington Post has a nice article about this subject.

Bonus: Pants that actually give you a bigger bum