All-white home by Bloco Arquitetos sits on compact plot in Brasília
A sloped roof tops this white house in Brazil's capital, which architecture studio Bloco Arquitetos built within the initial masterplan for the city. More
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Fifties eateries in São Paulo influence deli at Institute of Architects of Brazil
Architects Guilherme Pianca and Gabriel Kogan toured São Paulo's quaint restaurants dating back to the 1950s to find references for a sandwich shop in the city's institute for architects. More
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Five emerging Brazilian design studios to watch from SP-Arte
SP-Arte may be best known as Brazil's leading art fair, but it also provides a platform for young designers. Contributor Benoit Loiseau selects his highlights of the ones to watch at this year's event. More
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Pininfarina brings "dynamism" of car design to first residential tower
Italian design studio Pininfarina has completed its first residential project – a luxury tower in São Paulo that aims to bring the "sportiness and elegance" of its car design to architecture. More
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Dark wood contrasts pale marble at renovated Brazilian apartment
Architecture studio Belotto Scopel Tanaka has used sliding wooden doors, white marble and grey furnishings to transform this apartment in Curitiba, Brazil, into a family getaway. More
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Perkins+Will places shuttered bedrooms atop pilotis at São Paulo house
Wooden shutters fold open along the length of this Brazilian home's upper storey, which global architecture firm Perkins+Will raised on thin columns to create a shaded outdoor living space underneath. More
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Studio Guilherme Torres brings "rock 'n' roll" atmosphere to São Paulo house
Studio Guilherme Torres has transformed a family home in Brazil into a contemporary pad for a DJ and music producer. More
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Estúdio BRA creates slender urban home for young couple in São Paulo
Brazilian firm Estúdio BRA Arquitetura has designed a compact house for a long and narrow parcel of land, incorporating front and rear courtyards, and a rooftop deck. More
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Studio Arthur Casas uses books to brighten "austere" law office in Brazil
Bookcases and partitions appear not to meet the ground at this chocolate-coloured workplace in São Paulo, by Studio Arthur Casas. More
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Concrete balcony extends from Brazilian house by Felipe Rodrigues
Brazilian architect Felipe Rodrigues has created a split-level house, with a glazed living area between thin concrete planes that project from a hillside. More
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Brazil's World Cup 2018 kit brings back colours worn by 1970 champions
Nike has colour-matched Brazil's new World Cup football strip with the kits worn by the team that won the tournament back in 1970. More
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Swimming pool serves as centrepiece of São Paulo apartment by Fernanda Marques
Swimmers in a pool at this renovated residence in São Paulo can be watched from the living room through thick glass panels, like fish in an aquarium tank. More
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Grooved white panels divide São Paulo apartment by David Ito
A striped wall concealing private spaces folds back to reveal the kitchen inside this apartment in São Paulo, designed by local studio David Ito Arquitetura. More
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Metro adds science building to Niemeyer-designed tech campus in Brazil
A university campus designed by Oscar Niemeyer in Brazil's São José dos Campos has gained a huge new science building, which is intended to echo a nearby education wing built by the modernist architect. More
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Terra e Tuma creates narrow concrete house for dense area of São Paulo
Brazilian studio Terra e Tuma has designed a slender urban home with concrete block walls and rooms organised around two interior courtyards. More
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David Guerra wraps Brazilian house around courtyard filled with tropical plants
A cluster of cement- and stone-covered volumes conceal a garden of bushy grass, palm trees and colourful plants that architect David Guerra has created at the centre of this house in southeast Brazil. More
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Glazed pool and perforated shutters offer Copacabana views from Rio de Janeiro hotel
Oppenheim Architecture and Studio Arthur Casas have designed this hotel in Rio de Janeiro so that guests can overlook the city's famous Copacabana Beach while bathing in a rooftop swimming pool. More
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Compact architects' office in São Paulo features wooden meeting cube
Brazilian architecture firm Estúdio BG has designed its own offices, where a meeting room is housed in a timber-clad volume and white surfaces create a bright working environment. More
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TRIA Arquitetura creates flexible living spaces within compact São Paulo apartment
Brazilian architecture studio TRIA Arquitetura has overhauled a 27-square-metre apartment in São Paulo, with the aim of making the space more adaptable to its tenants. More
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Concrete beams form curves through Brasília art gallery in abandoned hospital
Brazilian studio Debaixo do Bloco has stripped back the curved corner of a former hospital to create this art gallery in Brasília. More