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Sand castle

17 October 2012

Brazil’s beachside resort Santos used to be the retreat that São Paulo residents escaped to. Its flamboyant apartment complex from mid-century master Artacho Jurado, is now a haven for elderly architectural fans.

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The Big Interview - Juan Manuel Santos

5 November 2021

Former president of Colombia and Nobel Peace prize winner, Juan Manuel Santos, speaks to Monocle’s Andrew Mueller about his efforts to end more than 50 years of civil war in his country.

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Rivals for the crown

19 January 2012

An oil boom is driving Santos’s remarkable transformation and, as the cash flows in, the port city’s coastal cache and ambitious regeneration means it’s giving drizzly São Paulo a run for its money.

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Europe

15 September 2011

The view from London after the recent riots, plus why Portugal wants more pensioners, and Switzerland's impending election.

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Americas

17 April 2014

The view from the Colombian campaign trial and a dispatch from Canada.

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Talking heads

17 November 2011

From the presidents of Turkey and Colombia to the leader of the Israeli Labor party, Monocle interviews five political leaders from some of the world’s most volatile regions.

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Lines of defence

30 November 2023

In an age of ideological division and looming environmental catastrophe, a nation’s ability to ensure its citizens’ safety is more important than ever. Here, we meet some of the people around the world who are working to…

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The Late Edition, episode 26

21 November 2011

We speak to Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, Jonathan McClory from the Institute for Government talks soft power, and Jason Larkin is in the studio.

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The Curator - Highlights from Monocle 24

28 November 2021

This week we speak with director of CNN Portugal Nuno Santos, visit Scotland’s capital of cashmere and hear from Kosovo’s prime minister Albin Kurti.

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The Late Edition, episode 295

14 December 2012

We ask Colombia’s president Juan Manuel Santos how his country’s economy is growing in a recession, find out why Damien Hirst has just left the Gagosian Gallery, and talk European politics with Gianni Riotta.

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Monocle on Sunday - Live from London

15 September 2024

Emma Nelson, Nina dos Santos and Isabel Hilton on the weekend’s biggest talking points. We also speak to Monocle’s editorial director Tyler Brûlé in Stockholm and Monocle’s correspondent in Istanbul, Hannah Lucinda Smith…

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The Globalist - Portugal’s historic banking trial opens and a pit stop at the Paris Motor Show

16 October 2024

As one of the biggest court cases in Portugal’s history kicks off, we discuss the effects of the collapse of Banco Espírito Santo and the Espírito Santo Group ten years on. Plus: Donald Tusk’s new plans to curb asylum in…

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The Foreign Desk - Spotlight on Angola

27 August 2016

When José Eduardo Dos Santos first came to power in Angola, Jimmy Carter was president of the US and Leonid Brezhnev was leader of the Soviet Union. Some 37 years later Dos Santos’s grip on power remains as strong as ever…

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The Monocle Arts Review - TV: Fernando Augusto Pacheco

3 February 2016

Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco reviews Brazilian TV shows, including the new season of ‘Amor & Sexo’, a show about sex and relationships, and the perennial ‘Silvio Santos’. Plus: a healthy cooking show with Bela Gil.

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The Monocle Daily, episode 564

26 December 2013

Winter Series: Robert Bound and Steve Bloomfield discuss the highs and lows of 2013 in film with critic Jason Solomons and curator Ana Cristina Santos. Live music comes from singer/songwriter Ed Harcourt.

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The Curator - Highlights from Monocle 24

7 November 2021

Highlights including the former president of Colombia and Nobel peace prize winner, Juan Manuel Santos; Chilean director Pablo Larrain on his latest film, ‘Spencer’; and best-selling author Elif Shafak.