For our Pre-Spring 26 collection, we journey back to our Origens. Stepping back in time to Rio de Janeiro in the 1940s where the rise of modernism began to define the landscape of the ‘Cidade Maravilhosa’ as we know it today. Simultaneously with the inception of the game of frescobol, the career of Oscar Niemeyer, one of Brazil’s most impactful architects, had begun.

Born in 1907 in Laranjeiras, Rio de Janeiro, Oscar Ribeiro de Almeida Niemeyer Soares Filho was brought up...

While Bossa Nova flourished alongside Rio’s beachfronts, a fresh cinematic movement began to evolve further into the city. With nothing but “a camera in their hand and an idea in their head” (Glauber Rocha), the Cinema Novo subculture created some of the most innovative film masterpieces of the past century. Contemporary with our post-modern art-deco heritage, we embark on an archeological expedition of one of Brazil’s most important and influential movements.

Much of its poetic power is...

This Pride month, we relaunch the limited edition colourway of our iconic linen beach towels, with our long-term charitable partner Casa1.

Big enough for two, our linen towels are Brazilian beach essential re-imagined to encapsulate every colour of amor. Crafted using 100% linen that needs the know-how of generations of flax growers to assure the highest quality, these towels are lightweight and quick-dry to ensure packable (and giftable) ease. 

This initiative draws from our ever-inspiring Brazil’s unrelenting passion for self...

The first FRESCOBOL CARIOCA Outpost opens its doors at Twiggy Beach Club, Dubai.

 “Only after Carnaval!” - An expression that can be applied to a multitude of tasks on any to-do list; nothing is so important that it can’t wait until after the  most anticipated week of the Brazilian calendar.  

In honour of our partnership with exclusive Maldives island resort JOALI, we caught up with  Shifaz Hassan, General Manager of JOALI Maldives.

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.

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

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.

The soundtrack to Rio, we consider the history of Brazil’s famed musical export.