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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Stairway to Salvador: Metro Arquitetos create a route and destination
By Nicola Fox Hill Last updated
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Marcio Kogan’s first resort celebrates tropical modernism in the Maldives
Marcio Kogan’s Patina Maldives, Fari Islands is the perfect luxury retreat that combines tropical modernist influences, a modest approach and sustainability; and it's the Brazilian architect’s first ever hotel
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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São Paulo welcomes its latest cultural addition in the shape of SESC Avenida Paulista
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Concrete mass: welcome to São Paulo’s newest cultural centre
By Sara Sturges Last updated
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Architecture in the words of Paulo Mendes da Rocha
Great modernist Paulo Mendes da Rocha passed away on 23 May 2021 aged 92. Here, we revisit the interview he gave Wallpaper* in 2010 for our Brazil-focussed June issue, talking about architecture, awards and his home country
By Isabel Martinez Abascal Last updated
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Reinach Mendonça designs a low volume retreat in Sao Paulo’s commuter-zone
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Brazilian school by young local practice scoops RIBA International Prize
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Origami House folds into a narrow 3.6m plot in São Paulo
By Luke Halls Last updated
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Architect Marcos Acayaba’s seductive 1975 modernist house in São Paulo
By Elias Redstone Last updated
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Ring around the world: Mariko Mori creates a cascading installation for the Rio 2016 Olympics
By Tom Howells Last updated
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Fab 40: Lumini lighting
By Rosa Bertoli Last updated
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Brazilian furniture brand Ornare launches the High Line collection
By Rosa Bertoli Last updated
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Points of view: two Marcio Kogan projects show the best of Brazilian modernism
By Jonathan Bell Last updated
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The bold vision of FGMF's Brazilian countryside retreat
The Wallpaper* Architects Directory has turned 20. Conceived in 2000 as our index of emerging architectural talent, this annual listing of promising practices, has, over the years, spanned styles and continents; yet always championing the best and most exciting young studios and showcasing inspiring work with an emphasis on the residential realm. To mark the occasion, in the next months, we will be looking back at some of our over-500 alumni, to catch up about life and work since their participation and exclusively launch some of their latest completions. Defined by a striking cantilever, Casa Cigarra is a composition of architectural volumes, green spaces and water in the Brazilian countryside, created by 2009 Wallpaper* Architects Directory alumnus FGMF Arquitetos.
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Reinach Mendonça designs CM Residence as a light timber pavilion
By Christopher Stocks Last updated
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Atelier Branco designs Casa Biblioteca in Brazil
After graduating from the Accademia Architettura Mendrisio in Switzerland, Italian Matteo Arnone and Spaniard Pep Pons moved to Brazil to set up their studio, Atelier Branco in São Paulo in 2012. Soon after, the firm started to attract international attention, winning the Gold Medal at the Triennale di Milano in 2018 and the Dedalo Minosse International Prize for Commissioning a Building – OCCAM Under 40 in 2019 for their Casa Biblioteca.
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Flavio Castro’s floating box house in São Paulo
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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We pay tribute to architect Ruy Ohtake (1938 – 2021)
Brazilian architect Ruy Ohtake, the master of Brazilian modernism, has passed away in São Paulo, at 83 years of age. To honour his memory, we revisit the Tomie Ohtake Residence, which he designed in 1968 for his parents and named after his mother, abstract painter Tomie Ohtake. Scroll down, to read this interview from the Wallpaper* archive, first published in 2001
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Cinema architecture redefined in Teatro Vivo in São Paulo
Teatro Vivo is a cinema that brings a bit of magic to a central São Paulo mixed-use building
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Modernist masterwork Brasilia turns 60
The capital of Brazil was inaugurated on 21 April 1960, following a four-year construction period and containing landmark works by a roaster of Brazilian modernists; this year, Brasilia celebrates its 60th anniversary.
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Local midcentury masters mingle in the São Paulo apartment of a modern mall mogul
By Cinthia Rodrigues Published
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Hardwood hero: a father of Brazilian modernist design is remembered in NY
By Carly Ayres Published
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Coastal call: Brazilian designer Jader Almeida brings his furniture to Miami
By Ann Binlot Published
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The striking water-like forms of Brazilian jeweller Fernando Jorge’s new Stream collection
By Jessica Diamond Published