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Business
Extreme shopping in Japan's Don Quijote stores, and an innovative waste management system from Tel Aviv.
Cream of the crop
With a growing Latino population in the US and Europe and the success of Häagen-Daz’s dulce de leche flavour, there is rising demand outside of Latin America for the treasured dessert.
Americas
Ahead of the Copenhagen summit, diplomats unite to rally American support for tougher environmental policy. Plus, Brazil's ambitious rail plans and population changes in North Dakota and Florida.
Secret treasures
These outposts may not score highly on the Monocle city metrics – they’re not very well connected for starters. But they all offer a quality of life we would recommend.
Lords of the skies
Brazil's government launched a crack down on Rio’s drug gangs in 2007. Now the city’s police have a new weapon: the Huey II helicopter. Monocle examines the use of military hardware in civilian battles.
Americas
Monocle's view from Washington column discovers White House technology is far from trailblazing. Plus, a crack-down on cattle rustling in Brazil, eco wrangles in El Salvador, and urban chicken farming.
Wealth and safety
In 1974, residents began moving to AlphaVille, São Paulo’s first gated community. While many escaped the city's crime statistics, they found themselves facing a new, more sterile set of problems.
Americas
The Brazilian president's choice of transport, crimefighting in El Salvador and why brows are furrowed over a new three-wheeler in the US.
