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344 results for Sao Paulo

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True colours

18 April 2019

A residents-funded revamp of a magnificent modernist tower block has given it the kiss of life – and attracted an array of creatives.

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Culture

19 January 2023

Arabic news in Sweden, a bold Swiss art atelier and San Diego’s groundbreaking acoustic design.

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Hidden in a leafy, historic corner of São Paulo, Casa CSF has stood as a quiet expression of Brazilian modernism since the 1940s. Now it is experiencing a new lease of life as young architect Felipe Hess combines original…

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King of the mall

20 March 2014

The 42-year-old motorbike-riding CEO of one of Brazil’s biggest shopping empires tells Monocle how he runs such a huge company while staying true to his family ethos.

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Prime number

16 September 2010

When nightclub mogul Marcos Campos wanted to create a more refined and relaxed venue, he asked architect Isay Weinfeld to help craft the perfect setting. With Numero, the pair have made an elegant lounge that is revoluti…

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Remaking a masterpiece

24 February 2022

A modernist home in subtropical São Paulo has been carefully restored by one of the city’s best architects. We take an exclusive tour of this Brazilian beauty.

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The Voyager - Episode 4: São Paulo

9 September 2015

Seena Rossiter reveals the secrets of Brazil’s largest city. Each week Monocle 24’s new travel programme takes you beyond a great city’s tourist traps and well-known spots to give you an insider’s view of the very best in…

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Wealth and safety

17 January 2009

In 1974 residents started moving to AlphaVille, São Paulo’s first gated community. Today there are 300 around the city. While residents may have escaped from becoming entries in the city’s kidnap and murder statistics, they…

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Vila Madalena

24 January 2014

There is more to Brazil than bustling Samba beats and this west-side neighbourhood has waves of young professionals falling for its intimate charms.

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House for the people

19 April 2018

A monument to Brazilian modernism, this former department store has been transformed into a flexible community building that is revitalising São Paulo.

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The high life

22 June 2016

The 1958-built Bretagne Building, once the tallest in São Paulo’s upmarket Higienópolis neighbourhood, has aged gracefully. It is loved for its design but, arguably, its biggest success is the sense of community enjoyed by…

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Marcio Kogan

19 August 2014

Brazilian architect Marcio Kogan has built some of the nation’s most impressive modernist homes and buildings. For a perfect meal he picks food from a classic São Paulo venue to share with friends in the familiar surroun…

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Making a scene

22 February 2024

Paulistano artists, galleries and art fairs have emerged from the ruinous Bolsonaro years with a new urgency to make their mark.

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São Paulo: building better cities

18 September 2018

Brazil’s business capital has reinvented its city centre through clever urbanism. We meet the architects, gallery owners and transport visionaries powering this change.

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Expo 47: Press forward

15 September 2011

Operating out of Brazil’s business and finance capital, ‘Folha de S.Paulo’, which dates back to the 1920s, is a newspaper success story. With a nose for an exclusive and a band of dedicated journalists, it continues to set…

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Top of the flops

17 May 2007

Havaianas flip-flops are the unofficial national shoe of Brazil. Since 1962, textile manufacturer São Paulo Alpargatas has made Havaianas that are worn by almost every Brazilian – from school children to celebrities. Last…