CRA unveils designs for Biotic, a high-tech district in Brazil
After two years of development, international design firm Carlo Ratti Associati and consultancy firm Ernst &...
Cariuma welcomes a new Pantone collection of natural, vegan shoes
Brazilian sustainable sneaker company Cariuma has released its newest collection of completely vegan and natural...
Indigenous Amazon communities use tech to protect the forest
Indigenous communities in Brazil leverage technology to protect the Amazon and its resources. For a long time,...
Half-buried home in Brazil is crafted from rammed earth
On a windswept hill a three-hour drive from São Paulo, Brazilian architecture firm Arquipélago Arquitetos has...
Shipping container retreat in Brazil is inspired by tiny homes
Airbnb now has another incredible tiny home retreat to add to its unique lodgings on offer. Located on a stunning...
Brazilian home uses solar energy for 100% self-sufficiency
Brazilian firm 24 7 Arquitetura has set a stunning modern home into a challenging mountainous landscape in Brazil’s...
Passive solar community in Brazil combines social justice and sustainability
To empower a marginalized community in Brazil’s Maranhão state, São Paulo-based architecture firm Estudio...
A hotel suite inside a shipping container hovers over the landscape in Brazil
Brazilian architecture firm Bruno Zaitter arquiteto has once again given new life to a shipping container with...
A shipping container is recycled into a chic nature retreat in Brazil
When a client approached Bruno Zaitter with a request for a minimalist and sustainable getaway in Brazil’s Balsa...
Brazil turns down international aid for Amazon wildfires
Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro is busy tweeting and arguing with French president Emmanuel Macron while enormous...
Wildfires are decimating the Amazon rainforest at unprecedented rates
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has clashed with environmentalists since taking office in January. But criticisms...
Save the environment by pooping less, says Bolsonaro
Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro recently suggested that people could save the environment if their bowels moved...
A modernist home in Brazil brings a tropical garden indoors
Designed by São Paulo-based architecture firm BZP Arquitetura, the Casa Flamenco is a modernist home that makes...
Satellites show hope for Brazil’s disappearing Atlantic forest
While international media focuses on the important and devastating losses in the Amazon rainforest, an extensive...
Sculptural Slab House creates “ecological corridors” in the Brazilian mountains
Belo Horizonte-based Tetro Arquitetura e Engenharia has completed the Inclined Slab House, a contemporary residence...
A modern farmstay suite minimizes site impact in Brazil
In the state of Paraná in the south of Brazil, architect Bruno Zaitter has created a contemporary and low-impact...
This beekeepers workshop uses sustainable design to minimize its footprint
In a bid to save northern Brazil’s rainforests from deforestation and land exploitation, São Paulo-based architecture...
Vegan shoes from Insecta are a stylish option for eco-friendly footwear
Brazilian company Insecta is defying the stereotype that eco-friendly fashion can’t be stylish with its line...
Hidden in the Vinhedo rainforests of Brazil, this glass house was built for a scholar
The architects at Atelier Branco Arquitetura were asked to build a glass house that could accommodate the owner’s...
Brazilian Biodiversity Information System is bringing Brazil’s biological diversity to the internet
As one of the most biologically diverse countries on Earth, Brazil is taking steps to consolidate all of the nation’s...
This Brazilian beach house is made from locally-sourced natural materials
The architects at MNMA Studio have created a natural beachy oasis made of eco-friendly elements in the region of...
Cargill announces plan to reduce deforestation from cocoa
One of the worlds top three food corporations, Cargill, announced a plan to reduce deforestation caused by their...
Award-winning innovation center harnesses recycled rainwater and solar energy
Rio de Janeiro-based architecture firm Atelier77 recently completed CASA FIRJAN, an innovation center that’s...
Eco-friendly guesthouse in Brazil sports a green roof and rammed earth walls
In continuation of its work on the eco-conscious Camburi community center, Sao Paulo-based architecture firm CRU!...
Nature-inspired art gallery is built from bamboo and reused bricks
Belgium- and Brazil-based design practice CRU! architects channeled its passion for bamboo architecture and natural...
Bamboo community center empowers the local Brazilian community
The beautiful beach town of Camburi, Brazil, has gained a new community center that not only serves as a communal...
Energy-producing pavilion proposal for Expo 2020 mimics Brazil’s biomes
Architect Gabriel Kozlowski has proposed a stunning, energy-producing structure for the Brazilian pavilion...
RIBA crowns Children Village in Brazil as the world’s best new building
On the edge of a rainforest in northern Brazil, a recently built school complex by Brazilian architecture firms...
Sculptural Sunset Houses mimic waves with rainwater-collecting roofs
Named after their spectacular sunset views, the Sunset Houses are two seaside homes set into a slope in the idyllic...
Flood frequency of the Amazon River has increased fivefold
New data suggest that flooding in the Amazon River has dramatically increased by as much as five times in both...