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Isay Weinfeld
For his ‘last meal’, architect Isay Weinfeld would go all out on his favourite unhealthy treats. He’d start at a characterful family restaurant, moving on to the Fasano hotel for his main.
Glued to the screen
With evolving news, new lifestyle shows and popular soaps, Portuguese-language television from Brazil is taking the world by storm. It’s impossible to take your eyes off the screen. Do not adjust your set.
The secret garden
In São Paulo’s inner-city bustle, a new home offers quiet solitude while retaining openness. The V4 house from MK27 architects invites nature, the neighbourhood and Monocle to share its space.
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.
Monocle travel guide
This month, Monocle’s travel round-up covers everything from accommodation options in the historic village of Commeire to the latest fashionable restaurant opening in São Paulo.
Hot club
São Paulo's Hebraica club proves that preserving community and identity can mean tennis courts and water parks as much as synagogues — sport, style and heritage poolside.
Americas
Mexico City's taxi fleet plans to go green, all change at Chattanooga, and how Twitter is helping track the spread of illness through cities.
Wealth and safety
In 1974, residents began moving to AlphaVille, São Paulo’s first gated community. While many escaped the city's crime statistics, they found themselves facing a new, more sterile set of problems.
Fashion
Monocle enjoys São Paulo fashion week Tomorrowland collaborates with Belgian designer Jean-Paul Knott, plus Prada platforms, Incotex trunks and Banana Republic comes to London.
Shore thing
An hour and a half north of São Paulo is a beachfront retreat designed by architect Isay Weinfeld. His clients wanted a modernist haven that reflected their Middle Eastern heritage.
