Art, architecture and travel in Brazil

Espasso celebrates long-lost furniture designs by Brazilian greats Oscar Niemeyer and Jorge Zalszupin

By Pei-Ru Keh Last updated 26 October 22

Etel celebrates its contemporary female forces

Brazilian brand Etel puts its female contemporary designers at the forefront for its newest venture, Women and Design, kicking off with a debut collection by Spanish designer Patricia Urquiola

By Sujata Burman Last updated 25 October 22

Country living: Fazenda Boa Vista by Fernanda Marques Arquitetos

By Elana Wong Last updated 25 October 22

Casa Ubatuba by SPBR has a spectacular aspect and a design to match

By Ellie Stathaki Last updated 25 October 22

Sparkling service: the front-desk name badge gets a precious makeover

By Caragh McKay Last updated 21 October 22

Kyoto stories: a long-lost box of Japanese fabrics has inspired a magical jewellery collection

A box of antique kimono fabric compelled Brazilian jeweller Silvia Furmanovich to create a collection of one-of-a-kind jewels

By Caragh McKay Last updated 21 October 22

Fernanda Marques slots a swimming pool into a Brazilian apartment

By Clare Dowdy Last updated 21 October 22

Twisted logic: architect Eduardo Brito brings a golden spiral to this brave bolthole in Brasilia

By Richard Cook Last updated 21 October 22

Highlights from Brazil’s jewellery design scene

By Jessica Diamond Last updated 21 October 22

Architects FGMF create a modular home for flexible living in Brazil

By Ellie Stathaki Last updated 20 October 22

Open interiors and sandstone walls define this Brazil home by Arthur Casas

By David Lisbon Last updated 20 October 22

Brazilian architect Fernanda Marques blends inside and outside

By Daven Wu Last updated 20 October 22

Studio Arthur Casas’ enthralling biophilic retail space for +55design

Studio Arthur Casas creates a São Paulo store inspired by Brazilian modernism for brand +55design

By Nuray Bulbul Last updated 20 October 22

Brazil-based Vilela Florez selected for Wallpaper* Architects’ Directory 2019

WALLPAPER* ARCHITECTS’ DIRECTORY 2019: After working together on projects at Herzog & de Meuron, Mariana Vilela and Daniel Fernández Flórez set up their own studio in Brazil, in the small seaside town of Tibau do Sul, in 2014. Their projects, such as Casa Bambu (pictured), are mostly inspired by nature, relationships with local artisans, and indigenous materials.

By Daven Wu Last updated 20 October 22

Rizoma Aquitetura

By Ellie Stathaki Last updated 20 October 22

Sand castle: a raised Brazilian beach house by Studio Arthur Casas

By Harriet Thorpe Last updated 20 October 22

A Rio family home by Andade Morettin is the ultimate urban retreat

By Ellie Stathaki Last updated 20 October 22

Fab 40: Bar Volt

By Melina Keays Last updated 19 October 22

Tuju — São Paulo, Brazil

By Scott Mitchem Last updated 19 October 22

Brazilian architect Arthur Casas has outdone himself with Kosushi’s latest revamp

By Scott Mitchem Last updated 19 October 22

Attimo — São Paulo, Brazil

By Scott Mitchem Last updated 19 October 22

The Catuçaba Hideaway by Studio MK27 revels in its splendid isolation

By Daven Wu Last updated 19 October 22

After being shuttered for a decade, Salvador da Bahia’s Palace Hotel has reopened

By Daven Wu Last updated 19 October 22

A delicious feel-good social project opens in Rio de Janeiro

By Daven Wu Last updated 19 October 22