{"title":"Chico Bicalho","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChico Bicalho was born in Rio de Janeiro and studied at an elementary school (where the football field had trees throughout, because the school was against cutting them down) later, he moved to Petropolis, RJ, an area surrounded by the South Atlantic tropical rainforest.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe believes in having a spiritual life, in freedom, and in peace; supporting the theory that the earth is one living thing. He feels that humans should understand nature, live with nature, and be equal to nature. He received a BFA in sculpture from RISD and MFA in photography at NYU. Since 1995 he has been working with a group of friends on reforestation projects replanting native South Atlantic tropical rain forest trees.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChico lives in Rio with his wife, a graphic designer\/industrial designer Isabella Torquato. He wants to keep traveling, making art, and planting trees.\u003c\/span\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"pea-wind-up","title":"Pea","description":"PEA is a tiny new member of our Critter family. Although PEA is rather compact, it behaves in a superlative manner, performing acts and maneuvers never previously observed in our winding universe. PEA not only overcomes small obstacles, but also, when it finds tough barriers, it often rolls over and lands on its feet to cruise away in a new direction. Another interesting feature is that PEA can be gently rolled like dice on a table, and it frequently tumbles back onto its feet to begin a new adventure. 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