Madonna, who has been in Brazil for the past week or so engaged in activities that ranged from touring the more underprivileged slums of the country to partying with one of Brazil’s billionaires, was spotted back on the streets of NYC last night … curiously without her much younger toyboy Jesus Luz:

It was widely speculated that another of Maddy’s planned activities in Brazil was to meet Jesus’s family, including his mother Cristiane Regina Da Silva who is 14 years younger than Madonna. There was a report that Mama Luz was spotted making her way into Madonna & Child’s Brazilian hotel but there hasn’t been much more info about that meeting. One hopes that a meeting of the moms went well … it’d be a shame for Madonna to lose her young lover because she failed to impress his mother.

[Photo credit: Splash News]

Madonna and her much younger toyboy Jesus Luz continue to enjoy their time together in his homeland Brazil this weekend as the pair were spotted hopping a private helicopter as they made their way to the lavish home of billionaire Eike Baptist in Angra Dos Reis, Brazil … behold:

I cannot, for the life of me, imagine what it must be like to hop helicopters and private planes in order to jet set around the world. As luxurious as it sounds, I’m not sure I’d be comfortable with all that wealth. Considering Madonna has enjoyed this level of riches for many, many years I’m guessing she has no problem living this life. Jesus, on the other hand, is a small time model/wannbe DJ who hit the proverbial jackpot by catching Madonna’s eye. I dunno what Luz has to talk about with a billionaire like Baptist but I’m gonna guess that Madonna takes good care of him to ensure that he doesn’t embarrass her. What must the interaction between Madonna & Child be like? What in the world could they have in common to talk about? Hmmm … they prolly don’t do much talking, to be honest … so I guess that’s what it is that they have in common ;)

[Photo credit: Splash News]

As we all know by now, Madonna is currently in Brazil with her much younger toyboy Jesus Luz and it has been reported that she is in the country to meet his parents. BUT, it turns out that Maddy is doing more in Brazil than just meeting her young lovers young mother (who is 14 years younger than Madonna is) … it turns out that she is also lookin’ to give aid to the poorest parts of the country. Here are a couple photos of Madonna touring the slums of Brazil with the governor of Rio in order to get a sense of help the country may need from her:

Pop veteran Madonna has paid a visit to a Rio de Janeiro slum as part of an ongoing crusade to establish social projects in the impoverished region. Joined by Rio’s Governor, Madonna toured the favela and also visited social projects run by local NGOs. During her week- long visit, Madonna met with local business people and officials in Brazil to collect donations for her. Local residents admitted visits from celebrities like Madonna helped their cause. ‘Her visit is very special to us, because like Michael Jackson and other artists who have visited the slum, for us it is always a great feeling to see artists here in the favela because many people outside discriminate us, while an artist, a governor, or a mayor don’t discriminate us.’ Michel Luz da Silva, a Dona Marta Favella resident said. Madonna has reportedly agreed to ring in 2010 at Copacabana beach and is considering a possible concert during the opening ceremony of the 2016 Olympic Games.

HMMM … it would seem that the special children in her life inspire Madonna to extend her philanthropic endeavors to the countries that they come from. First, Madonna adopts a couple of children from Malawi and then she founds an organization that seeks to bring aid to Malawi. Then she starts up a romantic relationship with a young man a few decades her junior and now begins to show interest in his homeland as well. Man, Madonna would do anything for her kids. I hear that the much ballyhooed meeting of Madonna and Mama Luz has already taken place … Cristiane Regina Da Silva (Jesus’s mother) was spotted making her arrival at Madonna & Child’s hotel earlier this week. It really sounds like things are getting serious. Could they really be in it for the long haul?

[Photo credit: Splash News; Source]

Yesterday we saw photos of a very shy Madonna and Jesus Luz shunning the attention from photogs but today we get to see a few photos of Madonna & Child happily lapping up the spotlight. Maddy and Chuy stepped out for a lovely dinner together yesterday and were more than happy to face the cameras this time around:

This was the scene Rio this afternoon as Madonna and BF Jesus Luz enjoyed a romantic meal at one of the city’s most famous restaurants.Madonna is believed to be in town to meet the parents as the couple appear to be getting more and more serious.And our photographers told us the couple didn’t mind the attention one bit – check out the smile on Jesus’ face in these pictures.

As you may’ve heard, it is rumored that Madge is in Brazil to meet Jesus’s family, including his mother who is 14 years her junior, which means that things may be getting quite serious for Madonna & Child. Wouldn’t it be fabulous if we got to see a photo of Maddy with the Luz family at some point?

[Source]

Yesterday we saw photos of Madonna’s (not so) grand arrival in São Paulo, Brazil as she deplaned from a *cough* commercial airplane *cough* and today we get to see a few photos of Madge in the close company of her much younger toyboy Jesus Luz out on the town last night:

HMMM … I wonder what’s up with all the shyness all of the sudden. We know that Madonna & Child are doing the deed (and have been for the better part of this year) and we know that they are spending a lot of personal time together in Brazil (as I mentioned yesterday, rumor has it that Jesus is ready to introduce her Madgesty to his family … including his mother … who is 14 years YOUNGER than Madonna is) so what’s with all the secrecy? Mebbe they just like playing coy with the photogs from time to time … mebbe it adds spice to their relationship. Whatever the heck is going on, they look foolish. Madonna is prolly THE most attention hungry person on the planet. When she feigns the spotlight like this she only makes herself look silly.

[Photo credit: INFdaily]

Made In Brazil is reporting that Madonna and her much younger toyboy Jesus Luz have made their way down to the young man’s homeland and were spotted deplaning in São Paulo. You may recall that Maddy recently took her kiddies (er, her actual children not her young toyboy) to Malawi in order to attend a ground-breaking ceremony there where Madge is funding the construction of a new all-girls school. As recent as this weekend, Madonna’s youngest child, Chifundo Mercy James, was spotted in NYC but it’s not clear if Mercy or Maddy’s other children joined Madonna & Child on this new visit to Brazil:

Who knew Madonna did non-stop flights? She landed in São Paulo on a commercial flight this morning, and hopped on a private jet to Rio right after. She is already at the Fasano in Ipanema, and you bet the Brazilian press is going to be following her every move this week.

Wow … Madonna is flying commercial flights to be with her young lover in his homeland? Damn, mebbe it really is true love. Madonna & Child are coming up on the one year anniversary … the couple met in Brazil last December on the set of her photoshoot for W magazine. Could these two be in for the long haul? It’s not entirely clear if Jesus has introduced Madonna to his family yet … tho, it’s entirely possible that something of that nature might take place on this very trip. Did you know that Mama Luz is 14 years YOUNGER than Madonna is? HMMMM.

[Source via Source]

Yesterday we saw photos of Madonna and co. planting a tree and officially breaking ground on the construction of an all girls school in the African country of Malawi (the place where she adopted two of her children). Today, we learn that Madonna has written a blog for The Huffington Post directed at YOU in the hopes that you will join her attempt to enrich Malawi thru her charitable organization Raising Malawi. Here is the full text of Maddy’s blogpost and some screencaps from an accompanying video plea:

This week, my family and I are in Malawi to attend the ground breaking ceremony for Raising Malawi Academy for Girls. I am making a straightforward request. I’m writing to urge you to join me in saving the lives of some of the world’s most vulnerable children. And I’m asking you to do it right away. Raising Malawi, the organization I co-founded in 2006, is dedicated to ending the poverty and hardship endured by Malawi’s one million orphans. By donating to Raising Malawi, you can literally transform the future for an entire generation. To encourage your involvement, I’ve pledged $100,000 to match your contributions dollar-for-dollar. Why Malawi? Seven years ago I might have asked myself this very same question. Why not Afghanistan, or India? There are impoverished children, desperate for health care and education, everywhere in the world. Something about Malawi’s children connected with me and their hardships were too much for me to ignore. So I started learning more about Malawi, and, little by little, I began working with Malawians to improve their communities. Visiting Malawi can be a very humbling experience. In the face of such overwhelming challenges, it’s easy to feel helpless. At the same time, it is impossible not to recognize how much we can do to improve the lives of vulnerable children. Right now, I am particularly concerned about Malawian girls whose lives are made even more difficult simply because of their gender. In 2008 Raising Malawi announced the creation of an all-girls boarding school, the Raising Malawi Academy for Girls. Architects have drawn up plans. We’ve identified a plot of land. And some of Malawi’s poorest girls are eager for the opportunities that a comprehensive secondary education will bring them. But we’re still in need of additional funds to complete this project, and there’s no time to lose. My own daughters will each have a solid secondary education. They have a family that assures them that they can be anything they want to be, that they are not limited in any way. I believe that the same should be true for girls in every part of the world, regardless of the circumstances of their birth. The girls of Malawi are bright and resourceful. They are eager to learn and grow. When I look at my girls and see them thriving, it is my greatest wish that the girls in Malawi will have the same chance for happiness. This is where you come in. Please join me in supporting the work of Raising Malawi. Every dollar we collect will make a huge difference in a child’s life. By matching your donation, dollar for dollar, I will personally ensure that your contribution has an even greater impact. That’s a promise. This is my call to you: Give an opportunity to a child who would otherwise have none. Support the work of Raising Malawi. Will you join me? Please visit www.raisingmalawi.org/madonnamatch to contribute and learn more.

As I mentioned above, this blogpost comes complete with a video message from Madonna about her Raising Malawi charity. After the jump, check out that video in full …

READ THE REST OF THIS POST »