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Brahma Beer is having an art/design competition with the opportunity to win £5000. The competition is open to artists and designers in the UK aged over 18.

To enter the competition you have to create a piece of art or design which communicates the brand of Brahma, its curves (the bottle shape) and its Brazilian heritage. Submissions an be made online or by post, the overall winner will receive £5000 with 9 runner up prizes of £500. Winning designs could also appear on the packaging throughout the UK.

You an see examples of work previously created for Brahma on their gallery page but a few design examples are shown below. More details of the competition can be found at www.vistobrahma.com

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