Art, architecture and travel in Brazil
Let Wallpaper* guide you through the worlds of art, design and architecture in Brazil - and discover where to go and what to see when you travel to Brazil.
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At home with Brazilian artist Adriana Varejão
we talk to artists about what they’re making, what’s making them tick, and the moments that made them. Tracked down at the foot of a volcano in Costa Rica, Adriana Varejão discusses her Oscar Niemeyer-designed house, the eroticism of pulsating meat, and her solo show ‘Talavera’, on now at Gagosian, New York
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Last updated
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Modernism and nature meet in this contextual Brazilian home
Gabriel Garbin’s architecture studio utilises site-specific design and gentle exposure to nature for this modernist-inspired but very Brazilian home in Porto Feliz, São Paulo
By Martha Elliott Last updated
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São Paulo villa by Arthur Casas is the perfect urban retreat
A contemporary house in São Paulo is a modernist retreat set in the leafy suburbs, courtesy of architect Arthur Casas
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Casa Floresta is a radical transformation of a traditional Brazilian house
Estúdio Zargos upends convention with this modernist extension to an existing house in Belo Horizonte
By Jonathan Bell Last updated
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Fernanda Marques designs Brazilian house centred on its relationship with nature
Brazilian architect Fernanda Marques reveals the expansive Casa Jabuticaba in her home country's city of São José dos Campos
By Josh Fenton Last updated
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Sergio Rodrigues creates a shop-in-shop at New York's Espasso
By Scott Mitchem Last updated
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Tropical Shed in Manaus brings together work, fun and nature
Brazilian architect Laurent Troost has created Tropical Shed, an industrial-inspired, flexible commercial space in Manaus, a city in the Amazonas region
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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The Nomaa Hotel is one more reason to book a ticket to Curitiba, Brazil
By Daven Wu Last updated
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Interviews with Brazil’s leading architects
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Marcio Kogan’s modernist rooftop gym in São Paulo
By Scott Mitchem Last updated
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Happy hour: a vibrant clock tower installation tops off Galeria Leme
By Elly Parsons Last updated
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Concrete, stone and wood bring rich tactility to an apartment renovation in Brazil
Brazil-based Memola Estudio and architect Vitor Penha utilise natural materials for São Paulo’s Garrido Apartment
By Hannah Silver Last updated
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Simply the breast: flick through the Brazilian sex comics of Carlos Zéfiro
By Felipe Taborda Last updated
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High and dry: a Brazilian beach house maximises indoor/outdoor living
By Jonathan Bell Last updated
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A Portuguese show recounts 90 years of Brazilian architecture
By Yoko Choy Last updated
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Retracing the modernist steps of Lina Bo Bardi and Studio d’Arte Palma
By Laura May Todd Last updated
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Remembering Paulo Mendes da Rocha (1928-2021)
Paulo Mendes da Rocha – one of Brazil's most important architects and one of the world's last great modernists – has passed away in Sao Paulo at the age of 92
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Haunting photos capture the secrets of Oscar Niemeyer's Brasilia ghost house
Photographer Jason Oddy takes us through his series on Casa Niemeyer, the house in Brasilia that legendary modernist Oscar Niemeyer designed for himself and lived in while the Brazilian capital was under construction
By Jason Oddy Last updated
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Fab 40: Brazil
By Melina Keays Last updated
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Heavy metal: a raw shell envelopes an art and car collection in this São Paulo gallery
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Casa Colina is a Brazilian home that connects with its landscape
Casa Colina by FGMF is a low, minimalist, contemporary home in the city of Porto Feliz, Brazil
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Type cast: the story behind our custom Copan font by London studio Julia
By Jonathan Bell Last updated
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Step into Jorge Zalszupin’s design legacy
Led by Brazilian design brand Etel, Casa Museo Zalszupin preserves the Brazilian designer’s legacy and celebrates his impact on the design world
By Rosa Bertoli Last updated
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Photo shop: Brazil’s SP-Arte/Foto fair provides an arcade of amazing art
By Elly Parsons Last updated
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Flavio Castro creates a flexible Brazilian apartment interior
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Perfect poise: a Brazilian house designed around a ramp and an art collection
By Daven Wu Last updated
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Carla Juaçaba on architecture as ‘action over a territory’
Brazilian architect Carla Juaçaba – tipped by Frida Escobedo as one of 25 creative leaders of the future in Wallpaper’s 25th Anniversary Issue ‘5x5’ project – on her work past and present, and building landscapes where ‘nature, design and infrastructure coexist’
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated