Jesus Luz made an appearance at São Paulo Fashion Week.

Jesus Luz made an appearance at São Paulo Fashion Week.

Jesus Luz, the handsome Brazilian model, has been getting a lot of attention lately. But it’s the kind of attention that can put undo pressure on a young man, especially one as good-looking as Luz, as the prying eyes of the world attempt to dissect and deconstruct every aspect of his life: his work, his love life, his taste in pop music, blah, blah, blah.

The 23-year-old Luz grew up in Rio de Janeiro, raised by a mother who worked as a hairdresser. He has a love for the Brazilian beach life—surfing, soccer, and cavorting amongst the waves. His life over the last couple of years has been a veritable whirlwind. He moved to New York City part-time, has appeared in campaigns for clients such as Dolce & Gabbana and Pepe Jeans, and has started booking top tier DJ gigs, too—among them, the party for the DVD release of Matt Tyrnauer’s documentary Valentino: The Last Emperor at The Standard Hotel in the Meatpacking District last fall.

When we caught up with Luz on the phone for a few mintues recently, he was typically frenetic: meeting with his modeling agency in New York City and then rushing back to his apartment to get ready for a jaunt to Rio, where he was planning to visit family, take a few fashion appointments,and spin fist-pumping house music for the hometown crowd. Of course, there was one subjectLuz is not allowed to talk about—and we were asked not to mention . . .

JONATHAN DURBIN: Hey, Jesus, how are you?

JESUS LUZ: I’m good. I just got back from Ford Models and I need to pack. I’m leaving tomorrow at 5 A.M. for Brazil. It’s crazy. I just got back [toNew York City] from L.A. and I’m leaving again. I have jet lag.

DURBIN: You grew up in Rio, right?

LUZ: I came to New York to visit my aunt in 2006, but I spent most of my childhood in Rio. Rio is very rich in nature. I like to spend timeat the beach, in the countryside. It’s always been very important to me. When I’m in nature, I feel like I’m recharging my soul.

DURBIN: Were you an active kid? Did you surf?

LUZ: Yeah, I used to be a body-boarder. But most of the time I just swam at the club and at the beach. I learned how to body-board and a little bit about surfing, but [I wasn’t a] professional.

DURBIN: Did you swim competitively?

LUZ: Yeah, I did. When I was very young, like seven or eight, I did some competitions. I was pretty good. Now, it’s more like a hobby, something to do to be in touch with the ocean. When I spend time in Brazil, one day of my week I need to go to the ocean, even if I’m not going to spend time there—just to look at it, or dive for a second.

DURBIN: There’s the ocean in New York, too, but it’s not quite the same.

LUZ: Yeah, but you have the beach like two hours from here. In the Hamptons there’s a lot of good surf. The Hamptons are very nice.

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Jesus Luz, the handsome Brazilian model, has been getting a lot of attention lately. But it’s the kind of attention that can put undo pressure on a young man, especially one as good-looking as Luz, as the prying eyes of the world attempt to dissect and deconstruct every aspect of his life: his work, his [...]

MY Love - Jesus Luz

ASIDE from the all-glittering, all-sparkling eveningwear on the catwalk of Dolce & Gabbanas spring/summer 2010 show today and a bare-chested Jesus Luz it was all about the mens’ clutch. The design duo sent dinky hand-held bags down the catwalk with the majority of looks which ranged from laidback and casual shorts and unbuttoned shirts, to bejewelled and embroidered tuxedo jackets punctuated with beads, and ripped, distressed and torn denim jeans.

ASIDE from the all-glittering, all-sparkling eveningwear on the catwalk of Dolce & Gabbanas spring/summer 2010 show today and a bare-chested Jesus Luz it was all about the mens’ clutch. The design duo sent dinky hand-held bags down the catwalk with the majority of looks which ranged from laidback and casual shorts and unbuttoned shirts, to [...]

Michael Roberts Shoots Jesus

Jesus Luz exercising at the beach in Rio shot by Michael Robert.

Jesus plays horizontal bar

Jesus sucks coconuts LOL ! He is so cute

Jesus Luz exercising at the beach in Rio shot by Michael Robert.

Jesus Luz is now posing for the new ad campaign for Brazilian underwear label Mash.  Source: CuecasMash@twitpic

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Jesus Luz is now posing for the new ad campaign for Brazilian underwear label Mash.  Source: CuecasMash@twitpic

Madonna’s name helps Jesus Luz get jobs as a D.J.
By ALLEN SALKIN

D.J. Jesus Luz

THROUGH the penthouse windows, New York City, foggy and soft-looking, was spread out in every direction. Jesus Luz, best known as the 22-year-old Brazilian model who is dating Madonna, was about to step up to the D.J. station in a club atop a Lower East Side hotel.

Young models in sheer cocktail dresses shimmied near chrome buckets holding bottles of the vodka brand sponsoring the party.

A freelance reporter for Life & Style magazine prepared to sidle up for a quick interview. “I’m here because I’m supposed to ask him questions about dating Madonna,” she said.

Asked if she knew how to say Mr. Luz’s first name, she ventured, “Hay-soos? Or maybe Gee-zus?”

Life has changed so fast for Mr. Luz, it is not surprising that not everyone in his orbit knows how to pronounce Jesus in the proper Portuguese way. Matt Levine, a club owner who had organized the party and refers to Mr. Luz as a friend, was going with “Hay-soos.” Josh Holland, who has been his personal trainer for several months, after the two met through a Madonna connection, was snapping photos and calling him “J.”

A year ago, Mr. Luz was earning about $500 a day as a model in Rio de Janeiro, said Sérgio Mattos, his agent at the time. Then in December 2008 he landed a shoot with Madonna for W magazine in which the two played lovers in a Rio hotel.

“At the moment he met Madonna, I never see him after that,” said Mr. Mattos in a telephone interview. “I sent him to the job and after that he changed phone numbers and I never see him again.”

The months since have been a study in ascension. Mr. Luz signed with Ford Models in New York, escorted Madonna to the Metropolitan Museum Costume Institute Ball in the spring and appeared on the runway for Dolce & Gabbana in Milan.

He enrolled at a D.J. school in Manhattan and in no time has landed high-profile gigs. For the 90-minute set he was spinning Nov. 12, only his second professional D.J. outing in the city, he was being paid around $15,000, said Matthew Isaacs, a promoter who had booked him, at a lower cost, to spin two nights later at Hiro in the meatpacking district.

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Madonna’s name helps Jesus Luz get jobs as a D.J.
By ALLEN SALKIN

THROUGH the penthouse windows, New York City, foggy and soft-looking, was spread out in every direction. Jesus Luz, best known as the 22-year-old Brazilian model who is dating Madonna, was about to step up to the D.J. station in a club atop a Lower [...]

Wait!!! Steven Klein is in Rio too? How come? The rumor about him being the true lover of Jesus just got an extra boost.

Wait!!! Steven Klein is in Rio too? How come? The rumor about him being the true lover of Jesus just got an extra boost.

Jesus is on a roll: he played in Recife on Friday night, and was joined by singer Claudia Leitte on the DJ booth in Salvador on Saturday. His next stop is Boox Lounge in Rio this Wednesday.

Jesus is on a roll: he played in Recife on Friday night, and was joined by singer Claudia Leitte on the DJ booth in Salvador on Saturday. His next stop is Boox Lounge in Rio this Wednesday.