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For the 50th edition of the Monocle Weekly the team touch down in Rio de Janeiro and take a close look at Brazil's media landscape with Globo television presenter Zeca Camargo. We get an update on development of Rio's new think tank for BRIC nations from Felipe Góes, municipal secretary of development for the government of Rio de Janeiro. Also around the table is Maria Teresa Leal, founder of Coopa-Roca, a fashion initiative set up in a favela that collaborates with leading fashion brands. Finally, the outstanding five-piece Samba band Casuarina are in the studio to provide some energetic live music.

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28 February 2010
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The Monocle Weekly is a mix of smart discussion, previews, field reports and feature interviews. From our studio in London and our bureaux in Tokyo and New York, Monocle's editors focus on the horizon and explore the looming stories within the five areas that define our editorial agenda: global affairs, business, culture, design and consumer culture.

Hosted by editor in chief Tyler Brûlé, The Monocle Weekly also offers fresh angles on stories in the current issue and delivers in-depth follow-ups from past assignments. Culture editor Robert Bound is a regular with his weekly playlist of artists established and obscure.

Editor Andrew Tuck pulls in contributions from our correspondents in far flung corners and moderates debates. And from Tokyo and New York editors Fiona Wilson and Ann Marie Gardner deliver features and perspectives from Asia and the Americas.