Tuca Vieira
Reversal of fortune
The former Brazilian president was a phenomenon before his fall from grace. But with elections approaching, is there one more twist in the tale of Lula?
Eat, don’t sleep
A culinary tour of stalls, stop-ins and restaurants best enjoyed during the small hours.
Revel in the detail: Rogério Fasano
For restaurateur and hotelier Rogério Fasano, hospitality is in the blood. As he prepares to launch in the US, ‘Gero’ tells us how he gets the best from his team.
It’s a small world
Bigger isn’t always better. We explore petite but perfectly formed shared spaces, from a restaurant-shop in Tokyo to a cultural hub in São Paulo, sizing up the tiny trailblazers forging a new path.
Space invaders
Meet the entrepreneurs revitalising derelict spaces with community, food and nightlife. These are the people shaping our cityscapes with imagination, skill and creativity, from Madrid to Tokyo and beyond.
Creative kicks
World Cup fever is about to break in Brazil so Monocle visits the South American agencies matching the host team’s footballing flair with bold advertising campaigns.
Vila Madalena
There is more to Brazil than bustling Samba beats and this west-side neighbourhood has waves of young professionals falling for its intimate charms.
School of thought
Inspired touches of service separate good from great and make bricks-and-mortar retail sing. From suit presses to gift wrapping, Monocle attends to the best in retail hospitality and finds lessons in courtesy.
Food
Our tasty round-up includes tomatoes from the Isle of Wight and a café in Bangkok
Better together
You don’t have to do it all alone. Make sure you know who to call whether you are running for re-election, rebuilding your city or rethinking your retail business in 2013.
