Tuca Vieira
Sand castle
Brazil’s beachside resort Santos used to be the retreat that São Paulo residents escaped to. Its flamboyant apartment complex from mid-century master Artacho Jurado, is now a haven for elderly architectural fans.
It’s a mall world
In São Paulo, shopping malls are a cut above, with champagne bars and in-house tailors. With new wealth fueling the market, Monocle investigates Brazil's unique mall model and its lucrative retail careers.
Rivals for the crown
An oil boom is driving Santos’s remarkable transformation and, as the cash flows in, the port city’s coastal cache and ambitious regeneration means it’s giving drizzly São Paulo a run for its money.
Voice of the people
Every city has a local media star who is part of its fabric. Content with staying on home turf, they become an institution, explaining their metropolis to a loyal public.
Back to the grind
Around the world a new generation of coffee shops are becoming community players. We meet the baristas who make their ’hoods and get their urban picks.
Hard-task masters
Monocle’s homage to city workers with the world's toughest tasks. From slum clearance in Mumbai to Cairo’s rubbish problem and Taipei’s animal shelter, we hear their creative solutions to the challenges.
Lunch plans
Jaime Lerner, the forward-thinking former mayor of Curitiba, Brazil, turned heads with his urban schemes. Still living and working in the city, he reflects on his work as an architect and urban planner.
