Brazilian studios Rua 141 and Zalc Architecture turned an outdoor terrace into a glazed dining room while renovating this São Paulo apartment. More about Rua 141 and Rafael Zalc make efficient use of space within renovated São Paulo apartment
Brazilian architect Paulo Mendes da Rocha is captured at work in this photoset by photographer Marc Goodwin, which offers a behind-the-scenes glimpse of 20 architecture offices in São Paulo. More about São Paulo studios of Brazilian architects including Paulo Mendes da Rocha captured in photos
Brazilian studio FGMF Arquitetos has designed this white house in the suburbs of São Paulo to feature stilted volumes atop a glazed living room with views of an infinity pool. More about FGMF Arquitetos stacks white Casa Neblina on sloping São Paulo plot
Brazilian architect Marilia Pellegrini has unveiled Casa Container in São Paulo, a micro home inside two shipping containers filled with Nendo furniture. More about Two shipping containers contain a micro home furnished with Nendo
A stark white latticework volume conceals kitchen cabinets and a bathroom in this São Paulo apartment, designed by local architecture studio NJ+. More about Folding white latticework enlivens moody São Paulo apartment by NJ+
A covered street cuts through this new university campus building in northern Brazil designed by Rede Arquitetos, Croquis Projetos and Neudson Braga, providing a shaded and breezy area for students to socialise between classes. More about White concrete shutters front Brazilian university building
This week on our Pinterest account we're showcasing the architecture of Latin America, including projects in Chile, Brazil and Mexico. More about Take a tour of Latin America via our Pinterest boards
Brazilian firm Laurent Troost Architects has built a concrete house in the Amazon, featuring outdoor living areas and a swimming pool that are elevated above the dense tropical forest surrounds. More about Laurent Troost Architects folds weathered steel roof over concrete house in Brazilian Amazon
Brazilian firm Solo Arquitetos sourced red-hued stones from a local quarry and repurposed bricks from a defunct factory to build this vacation home near Brazil's Paranapanema river. More about Solo Arquitetos builds Brazilian holiday home Casa do Lago using reclaimed bricks and local stones
Brazilian firm Saito Arquitetos has reorganised an apartment set in São Paulo's historic Conjunto Nacional building around a large wooden box. More about Saito Arquitetos updates apartment in modernist São Paulo building
Architecture studio YTA has used traditional Brazilian cobogó bricks to create screens that help keep this home in São Paulo naturally lit and well ventilated. More about "Lace-like" terracotta screens keep Cobogó House in São Paulo airy and light
Architecture studio MAPA and its prefabricated building company Minimod have completed this residence in Brazil, using black walls and a green roof to help blend in with its remote woodland surrounds. More about MAPA hides prefab Minimod Curucaca in Brazilian forest
Retractable glass walls, wooden screens and a verdant green roof are among the features that global firm Perkins+Will has included in this family dwelling to offer a strong connection to nature. More about Perkins+Will incorporates biophilic design principles into Ribeirão Preto Residence in Brazil
Screens made from eucalyptus run along the front of this long and thin prefab residence, which São Paulo firm Studio MK27 has completed on a farm tucked into the rolling hills of Catuçaba, Brazil. More about Studio MK27 completes slender off-grid Catuçaba house on Brazil farm
Architecture firm Estúdio 41 has designed this small, white house in Brazil to be highly sustainable, including photovoltaic panels, a green roof and a rainwater collection system. More about Estúdio 41 tops small white Brazilian house with roof garden
This concrete coastal house in Brazil was designed by locally based Martins Lucena Architects to capture prevailing breezes and minimise solar heat gain. More about Martins Lucena uses slatted wood and tile screens to let the breeze into IF House in Brazil
Furniture pieces by the Campana Brothers featuring cast bronze and aluminium animal forms are soon to be unveiled at Carpenters Workshop Gallery in London. More about Cast bronze furniture by Campana Brothers channels the story of Noah's Ark
Brazilian architecture studio Arquitetura Nacional has transformed a duplex apartment in Porto Alegre using a black spiral staircase, brise-soleil and locally sourced furniture. More about Sculptural staircase forms centrepiece of Loft Diego in Porto Alegre
Brazilian firm Terra e Tuma Arquitetos has designed a U-shaped residence with an outdoor swimming pool in the middle, while also integrating the home into a hillside. More about Courtyard patio doubles as "a small beach" at Brazil's Casa João de Barro
Triangular balconies and a three-sided rooftop pool overlook Rio de Janeiro's Ipanema beach from this hotel, renovated by Brazilian firm Bernardes Arquitetura. More about Bernardes Arquitetura renovates Rio's beachside Hotel Arpoador