A translucent fold-up doorway separates a studio from a living room in this apartment created for a São Paulo-based illustrator who works from home. More about Apartment in São Paulo transformed to create home and studio for an illustrator
Twelve years after designing the Galeria Millan exhibition space in São Paulo, architects Sérgio Kipnis and Fernando Millan have added an annex that reveals its contents to the street. More about São Paulo's Galeria Millan opens new exhibition gallery with huge sliding doors
Tall translucent doors open two sides of this theatrical rehearsal space created by Brazilian architect Alan Chu for an actor in São Paulo (+ slideshow). More about Alan Chu adds rehearsal studio with huge doors to the home of a Brazilian actor
Floor-to-ceiling grids of wooden shelves cover double-height walls inside this luxurious apartment in São Paulo by local office Studio MK27 (+ slideshow). More about Studio MK27 creates giant shelving units in São Paulo penthouse
Glass walls slides and fold open to completely reveal the living spaces of this house in Brazil by Studio Arthur Casas, allowing residents to look out on their swimming pool and over the golf course beyond (+ slideshow). More about Casa MS by Studio Arthur Casas features both opaque and transparent facades
Brazilian designers Fernando and Humberto Campana have built a house in São Paulo that is covered in palm fibre to give it a hairy exterior (+ slideshow). More about Campana brothers use palm fibre to give hairy texture to São Paulo house
French-Brazilian firm Triptyque Architecture has designed a residential skyscraper covered in vegetation for São Paulo. More about Triptyque proposes plant-covered Tropical Tower for São Paulo
An infinity pool on the roof of this concrete residence by Brazilian office Studio MK27 sits within the dense canopy of a coastal rainforest in São Paulo state (+ slideshow). More about Jungle House by Studio MK27 features a rooftop infinity pool with views over a Brazilian rainforest
Airbnb's offices in London, Sao Paulo and Singapore include features like an indoor village green, bleacher-style seating and a reception desk modelled on a front porch (+ slideshow). More about Airbnb reveals adaptable office spaces in London, Sao Paulo and Singapore
Courtyards, balconies and roof terraces all features in this São Paulo house by local studio Metro, which is made up of four separate but connected concrete towers (+ slideshow). More about Four concrete towers make up Metro's BN House in São Paulo
Slabs of folded concrete give this cultural centre by São Paulo Arquitetura a seemingly impenetrable appearance, but hidden behind its windowless walls are light-filled galleries and a plant-lined gully (+ slideshow). More about Faceted concrete and latticed timber frame Brazilian cultural centre by São Paulo Arquitetura
This concrete residence in the state of São Paulo is split into a "night floor" and "daytime floor", designed by architects office RMAA to provide different levels of connection with a forest-facing patio (+ slideshow). More about RMAA divides concrete residence in São Paulo into daytime and nighttime quarters
Brazilian office Terra e Tuma has demolished and rebuilt the narrow São Paulo home of an elderly woman to combat numerous problems with structure and sanitation (+ slideshow). More about Narrow São Paulo house rebuilt for an elderly resident by Terra e Tuma
Dezeen promotion: What Design Can Do, a conference that aims to promote the role of design as a tool for social change, is launching its first event in São Paulo with a nature-themed series of talks. More about What Design Can Do conference in São Paulo will focus on nature in design
Paulo Mendes da Rocha and Metro Associated Architects teamed up to design Aesop's first outpost in Latin America store, pairing exposed concrete with handmade tiles (+ slideshow). More about Paulo Mendes da Rocha and Metro add pastel tones and concrete to Aesop's São Paulo store
Brazilian firm Vitrô Arquitetura has renovated a 1960s apartment in São Paulo, revealing structural concrete pillars and brickwork walls (+ slideshow). More about Vitrô Arquitetura exposes structural concrete pillars within 1960s São Paulo apartment
Brazilian architect Alan Chu has completed the renovation of a São Paulo apartment, which uses ceramic ventilation bricks to form partitions and furniture (+ slideshow). More about Traditional ceramic blocks feature in Alan Chu's São Paulo apartment renovation
The first flagship store for customisable furniture brand TOG in São Paulo is designed by French designer Philippe Starck and local studio Triptyque as a social space for creatives, like a "21st-century Andy Warhol Factory" (+ slideshow). More about Triptyque and Philippe Starck design TOG's first showroom to be as customisable as its furniture
Perforated wooden shutters allow the residents of this São Paulo apartment building by Studio MK27 to control the levels of daylight in their living spaces (+ slideshow). More about Perforated screens cover the facade of São Paulo apartment block by Studio MK27
White marble panels on the exterior of this commercial building in São Paulo by French-Brazilian office Triptyque were intended to give it an icy aesthetic that contrasts with its subtropical environment (+ slideshow). More about Triptyque's marble and glass showroom was designed to "look like an ice cube"