Fab 40: Brazil
Bar Volt, Sao Paolo
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Bar Volt
Gracie, Renata and Isabel, just three members of Brazil’s international catwalk core. Renata wears dress, R$3076, by Gloria Coelho. Gracie wear dress, R$840, by Priscila Darolt. Isabel wears dress, R$1279, by Reinaldo Lourenco
Read more about Brazil's burgeoning fashion and model outcrop
Gracie wears costume, R$600; bangles, R$320 each, all by Neon. Shoes, R$2500, by Gloria Coelho. Isabel wears costume, R$1220. Shoes, R$2500, by Gloria Coelho
Renata wears dress, R$2228, by Sta. Ephigenia, and necklace, R$540, by Diego for Surface2air. Isabel wears dress, price on request, by Amapo
Verena wears Blouse, R$948; Dress, R$1324, both by Cris Barros. Necklace by Elisa Stecca. Photographer: Andre Passos
Street art has easily become one of Brazil's biggest cultural exports with Eduardo Recife as one of the forms greatest exponents - with this handmade typeface a perfect example of his innovative work
Read more about Brazil's street art scene
The Map of the Interior World, by Eduardo Recife, 2008
Life/Death, by Eduardo Recife, 2007
Love, by Eduardo Recife, 2007
Kyoto, by Eduardo Recife, 2008
Change Yourself, by Eduardo Recife, 2007
Whatever It's Meant To Be, by Eduardo Recife, 2008
New Heights, by Eduardo Recife, 2008
King of Hearts, by Eduardo Recife, 2007
Queen of Hearts, by Eduardo Recife, 2006
Judge Not, by Eduardo Recife, 2008
Misprinted Type Poster, by Eduardo Recife, 2007
Paintings 2, by Eduardo Recife, 2009
Handmade Typeface, by Eduardo Recife, 2009
The São Paulo Dance Theatre-New Artistic and Cultural Complex by Herzog & DeMeuron
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The Brazilian aerospace conglomerate, Embraer - famed for it's high-performance jets - celebrates its 40th birthday this year
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The cabin of the Embraer high-performance jet
Embraer's cockpit
Embraer's high-performance jet
The luxury interior of the Embraer cabin
The Embraer celebrates its 40th birthday this year
The Emiliano Hotel by Arthur Casas, Sao Paolo
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The Emiliano Hotel by Arthur Casas, Sao Paolo
The Emiliano Hotel by Arthur Casas, Sao Paolo
The Emiliano Hotel by Arthur Casas, Sao Paolo
The Emiliano Hotel by Arthur Casas, Sao Paolo
Apartamento rua Joao Moura by Sao Paolo's Idea!Zarvos practice
Read more about Idea! Zarvos's groundbreaking work
Apartamento rua Joao Moura by Sao Paolo's Idea!Zarvos practice
Apartamento Ourania by Sao Paolo's Idea!Zarvos practice
Apartamento Ourania by Idea!Zarvos practice
Apartamento Imagens by Idea!Zarvos practice
Entrance to the Apartamento Imagens by Idea!Zarvos practice
Apartamento Itacolomi by Idea!Zarvos practice
Beam Drop by Chris Burden at Inhotim in the tropical surrounds of Brumandinho
Photography: Carol Reis
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Helio Oiticica's Magic Square no 5 - De Luxe at Inhotim, Brumandinho
Photography: Carol Reis
The Insolito boutique hotel, Buzios
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The Insolito boutique hotel, Buzios
The Insolito boutique hotel, Buzios
The Insolito boutique hotel, Buzios
The Insolito boutique hotel, Buzios
The Insolito boutique hotel, Buzios
'Lift Lamp' by Fernando Prado of Lumini lighting, Sao Paolo
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How Prado's 'Lift Lamp' works
The shade can be moved up or down to whichever height you may need
Rolim de Camargo House in Sao Paolo, by MMBB Architects
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Rolim de Camargo House in Sao Paolo, by MMBB Architects
Rolim de Camargo House in Sao Paolo, by MMBB Architects
Rolim de Camargo House by MMBB Architects
Copacabana's Museum of Image and Sound by Diller, Scafidio and Renfro
Read more about Copacabana's latest cultural addition
Copacabana's Museum of Image and Sound by Diller, Scafidio and Renfro
Copacabana's Museum of Image and Sound by Diller, Scafidio and Renfro
The three seater urban micro-sportscar by Brazilian start-up Obvio!
Read more about Obvio's inner-city 'micro-sportscar'
The three seater urban micro-sportscar by Brazilian start-up Obvio!
2.88 table by Sao Paolo-based design team Ovo
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Home sweet home shelving by Ovo
Tiras two-seater sofa by Ovo
Campo modular seating by Ovo
Bis shelving by Ovo
Rodrigo Almeida's Sao Paolo-inspired designs take the city's streets as their cue
Read more about Rodrigo Almeida's found object-based designs
Rodrigo Almeida's Factory chair
Rodrigo Almeida's Sao Paolo-inspired designs take the city's streets as their cue
Rodrigo Almeida's Sao Paolo-inspired designs take the city's streets as their cue
Recyclable collection by Rodrigo Almeida
Recyclable collection by Rodrigo Almeida
Belt shelving by Rodrigo Almeida
The Pier House, by Gabriel Grinspum and Mariana Simas. Set in Saco Do Mamangu, Paraty
Read more about Grinspum and Simas's Pier House
The Pier House, by Gabriel Grinspum and Mariana Simas. Set in Saco Do Mamangu, Paraty
The Pier House, by Gabriel Grinspum and Mariana Simas. Set in Saco Do Mamangu, Paraty
The Pier House, by Gabriel Grinspum and Mariana Simas. Set in Saco Do Mamangu, Paraty
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