In the megalopolis of São Paulo, the preferred method of transport is the car – there are more than 5.6 million on the city’s roads. Calls for more cycle lanes have provoked bitter rows both in the streets and in the courts, but start-up Ciclomidia is defying this resistance, carving out a bigger space for cyclists.

To showcase the diversity of Rio de Janeiro during the Olympics, Instagram has created Instawalk Rio – a walkable tour of the city’s unique street art scene. It features prominent works created for the Games, alongside murals and collages specifically commissioned by the social network.

Why are Brazilians splashing on beauty services when they’re skint? What’s got them bringing the bar into the home? And why are family dynamics changing so drastically? This Cultural Snapshot uses local statistics and case studies to explore behavioural norms shared by Brazilians in 2016.

In the past five years, 210,000 people in São Paulo swapped their houses for flats. The idea of buying into an estate is increasingly appealing to people across backgrounds, ages and classes, but why are they choosing to make their homes in condos rather than traditional houses?