Brazil Art, architecture and travel
Let Wallpaper* guide you through the worlds of art, design and architecture in Brazil - and discover where to go and what to see when you travel to Brazil.
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Reinach Mendonça designs CM Residence as a light timber pavilion
By Christopher Stocks Last updated
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Atelier Branco designs Casa Biblioteca in Brazil
After graduating from the Accademia Architettura Mendrisio in Switzerland, Italian Matteo Arnone and Spaniard Pep Pons moved to Brazil to set up their studio, Atelier Branco in São Paulo in 2012. Soon after, the firm started to attract international attention, winning the Gold Medal at the Triennale di Milano in 2018 and the Dedalo Minosse International Prize for Commissioning a Building – OCCAM Under 40 in 2019 for their Casa Biblioteca.
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Flavio Castro’s floating box house in São Paulo
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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We pay tribute to architect Ruy Ohtake (1938 – 2021)
Brazilian architect Ruy Ohtake, the master of Brazilian modernism, has passed away in São Paulo, at 83 years of age. To honour his memory, we revisit the Tomie Ohtake Residence, which he designed in 1968 for his parents and named after his mother, abstract painter Tomie Ohtake. Scroll down, to read this interview from the Wallpaper* archive, first published in 2001
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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São Paulo boutique apartment building draws on warm Brazilian modernism
The Ourânia building by Studio MK27 in São Paulo takes boutique urban housing to the next level
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Cinema architecture redefined in Teatro Vivo in São Paulo
Teatro Vivo is a cinema that brings a bit of magic to a central São Paulo mixed-use building
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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The striking water-like forms of Brazilian jeweller Fernando Jorge’s new Stream collection
By Jessica Diamond Published