Tag: #urbanism

Brazil's 'big ear' public phones go from design icons to white elephants

Brazil’s ‘big ear’ public phones go from design icons to white elephants

Once ubiquitous and indispensable, Brazil's iconic public phones have been left to decay or repurposed as urban canvases

7 months ago • Amanda Audi

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Brasília, Brazil’s planned capital, was supposed to be very different

The planned capital, a monument to modernist architecture, was supposed to be surrounded by a green belt of small farms that never were

2 years ago • Amanda Audi

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Are the halcyon days of Brazilian real estate coming to an end?

Property sales and construction went through the roof during the pandemic, but the macroeconomic scenario is casting doubt over the sector's immediate future

2 years ago • Ana Ferraz

The ruins of Velho Airão, in the Brazilian Amazon. Photo: Luciana Christante/Flickr

Not just Henry Ford: a history of failed projects in the Amazon

American industrialist Henry Ford famously tried to build his own rubber-producing utopia in the Brazilian Amazon, but the project ended up in farce. However, he wasn't the only one

3 years ago • Renato Alves

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Tech Roundup: Electric cars gain steam in Brazil

A digest of the most important news on technology and innovation in Brazil

3 years ago • Ana Ferraz

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Four-story building collapses in Rio de Janeiro

3 years ago • TBR Newsroom

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Are Brazilian cities prepared for climate change?

Brazil is set to experience dramatic and disastrous changes in the future, whether it likes it or not

3 years ago • Gustavo Ribeiro

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Guide to Brazil

Paulo Mendes da Rocha leaves behind incomparable legacy in Brazilian architecture

Among the most influential modernists in Brazilian history, Paulo Mendes da Rocha designed many of São Paulo's most famous tourist attractions and left a legacy of devoted followers

3 years ago • Renato Alves