A concrete opportunity: Is it time to switch from the construction staple?
With self-healing concrete expected to become a more integral part of urban construction schemes, this much-maligned material could have a…
By
Brazil
Latest in
Brazil
Will anyone want to host the next Olympics?
Over and over again, the conflicts between the short-term needs of mega-events and the long-term needs of the cities that…
By
A Brazilian favela is combating Covid through community
Distrustful of the government's pandemic response, residents took matters into their own hands.
By
Slums are becoming a focal point of the Covid-19 outbreak
The coronavirus poses a special threat to these poor, dense, underserved communities.
By“The only colony in modern history to swallow its own empire”: how the Portuguese royal family remade Rio
In 1808, on the run from Napoleon, and after a short stay in Salvador, the Portuguese Royal Crown finally met…
BySix months on, what did Rio de Janeiro gain from hosting the Olympics?
It’s been over six months since the Olympic games came to a close in Rio. With the benefit of hindsight,…
Is the new mayor of São Paulo Latin America’s answer to Donald Trump?
If you’re late to a meeting with him, you’re fined £50 for every 15 minutes you hold him up. In…
ByIgnore the nay-sayers: the Olympics has changed Rio for the better
Beatriz Garcia is conducting academic research in Rio de Janeiro partly funded by an International Olympic Committee Advanced Research Grant.…
By
