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Five floor-fillers from Brazilian Carnival that will bring the ‘bloco’ to you
Listen to Monocle’s Carnival playlist with tunes by Léo Santana, Gretchen, Marina Sena and more.
Carnival is serious business as Brazilian cities battle to be the biggest and the best
Brazil’s biggest party is just days away. Right now, revellers across the country are stocking up on glitter, body paint and fishnet tights. They’re putting the final touches on new costumes or shaking out…
Brazil 2026 forecast: Real progress in store as Lula gets set to run again
As 2025 draws to a close, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is riding high. Indeed, the Brazilian president is probably looking ahead to next year – an election year – with relish. In 2025,…
Lula turns Bolsonaro’s downfall into a win for Brazil’s democracy
The fall of Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s mercurial hard-right former president, came gradually and then suddenly. After a steady, years-long drip of revelations about his time in office and months of judicial procedures and hearings,…
Flight problems
Problems at a Rio de Janeiro airport, Scoot CEO Leslie Thng and the family-owned department stores thriving in the US.
Cable network
Ferrying thousands to the summit of Sugarloaf might seem like a tall order in itself. But Rio’s cable-car team will move mountains for their visitors.
All falling into place
Fifty architects and planners from around the world reveal the secret ingredients behind spaces that truly work, from Copenhagen cathedrals to bustling restaurants.
The Opener
Deceptive dinosaurs and desperate Australian estate agents. Plus: why some of Jair Bolsonaro’s fans are appealing to a higher authority.
Full of beans
A clever brand recipe has created a rapidly expanding coffee chain. The question now is: how far can it go?
