Get to know the artist behind our latest collaboration as we catch up with multidisciplinary creative, John Booth, at the collection launch event: Art Afternoon Tea at Rosewood London. What is your favourite piece from the collection? I really love all of the pieces, but in particular the floral print shirt in Ecru. I love the scale of the print and how the green colour pops within the flowers.   Do you have a jeito Carioca* about your life? *Literally translates to Cario...

We celebrated our Artist In Residence, John Booth with an Art Afternoon Tea at Rosewood London. surrounded by friends of Frescobol Carioca.   Discover the CollectionBack to Editorial  

As any seasoned Carioca will tell you, the vida boa of Rio consists of several ingredients;  among them is the city’s underrated culinary scene. Iconic quiosques, stationed strategically just as you step onto the sands of Copacabana and Ipanema, will bring you any multitude of tapas-style porções to beliscar in between games of frescobol. Their late-night counterparts, the butecos, keep the delicious and laid-back momentum going with Brazilian staples like coxinhas and pão...

The soundtrack to Rio, we consider the history of Brazil’s famed musical export.  From the late 1950s, modernist skyscrapers rose around the curves of Rio de Janeiro’s beaches, and the musicians of the city gathered on beaches to compose melodic tributes to the zeitgeist of their generation. Yet Bossa Nova’s story is as romantic and tinged with melancholy as some of its most famous recordings.

Our guide to embracing the Rio way of life, from days spent at the beach to classic Carioca charm. 

Join our conversation with Brazilian interior designer, Andre Mellone, to learn how to do The Hamptons in true, sophisticated style.

Meet the man behind the infamous, California-cool eyewear brand and our latest collaborator.

We talk to the CEO of ETEL about paradox, politics and the legacy of Niemeyer in Brazilian design. 

Take a trip with us to Ipanema Beach as we talk to hotelier Daniel Gorin about our favourite Rio hotspot, the Hotel Arpoador.

From tile design to tropical modernism, learn more about the artist who shaped our new season. Each season our designers look to a wide range of sources to inspire the new collection- from architectural movements and musical genres to the diverse districts of Rio. For SS21, however, we bring you Azulejo (or Tile, in Portuguese), inspired by the works of Carioca artist Athos Bulcão.