Brazil is known for its supermodels, but what about its social innovation models? Besides the economic boom, the country is finding a new groove in the field of digital collaboration and activism.READ»
The winning bid for the design of the Olympic village in Rio is based on the shape of tropical flowers, and is designed to be replaced with more needed buildings once the games are over.READ»
Last week, we brought you the work of Rodrigo Almeida, furniture pieces that evoke Brazil's multicultural heritage. This week, we bring you his first foray into jewelry making, with one-of-a-kind necklaces and bracelets that display ...READ»
Brazilian footwear company Melissa has turned the side of a building in São Paulo into a mega-huge movie screen for an animation that uses Post-its like analog pixels.
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Twenty-five animators worked for a ...READ»
Brazil doesn't export much design to the international scene. But the brightest among the few rising stars is Rodrigo Almeida, who draws on Brazil’s diverse culture -- a blend of indigenous Brazilians, Afro-Brazilians, and Paulistas ...READ»
In the latest installment of the Butterfly Effect: The Chinese middle class is eating more and more meat, and Beijing wants to keep prices low. That means finding a way to feed all those pigs with grain imported from land cut from the Brazilian rainforest, leading to conflict within the BRICs.READ»
Brazil's president just signed a tax break designed to attract tablet manufacturers. It's all about Foxconn, Apple, and billions in potential revenues. READ»
Step off the plane in Sao Paolo, the commerce center of Brazil, and you can feel the innovation in the air. GeeksonaPlane, a group of founders, entrepreneurs and investors from the U.S., has arrived, and the Brazilian entrepreneurship community is rolling out the red carpet.READ»
Foxconn, most famous as Apple's China-based manufacturer, has set out a stringent list of demands for Brazil to meet before it builds a $12 billion plant there. READ»
For Vodafone, the partnership is likely to offer more than just a corporate social responsibility boost--untapped communities also represent potential new customers.READ»
I guess I should be worried, but I'm not sure why it's bad for the U.S. if brilliant entrepreneurs in India make life a little easier for their poorest countrymen, and eventually introduce their ideas to our economy. Isn't that called progress? READ»
Lucy Walker's moving documentary about the massive Jardim Gramacho dump in Brazil and the people who make their living picking through it, opens Friday in New York, Nov. 5 in L.A.READ»
In an exclusive interview with Fast Company, Razorfish researcher Joe Crump gives the lowdown on how to reach Latin America's vast, digitally savvy consumer segment.READ»
It sounds like a nightmarishly bad idea: Brazil is auctioning off big pieces of the Amazon to timber companies. But it's a move that could ultimately save the Amazon from destruction.READ»
Guayaki's goal is to create 1,000 jobs and restore 200,000 acres of rainforest by the year 2020. To do so, it will have to grow by at least 25% annually for the next decade.READ»
