Jim and I arrived in Sao Paulo at the beginning of our Brazilian trip in 2007, went to our very noisy hotel room, and then spent days wandering the city. Sao Paulo suffers from an almost total absence of a natural setting (what little they had has been buried) and also suffers from being so very large - 17,000,000 people crammed into one city, all of them apparently trying to travel to some other part of the metropolis. Yet, there is much to enjoy: its graceful parks, intriguing architecture, and sense of purpose. It certainly seemed quite safe to us, had a great transit system, and was a convenient and easy place to be.
Photo List (Total 388 Photos)
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Centro Sao Paulo (85 photos) - Includes buildings old and new, a few parks, fountains, and spectacular views of the city.
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Jardim da Luz and Hiegienopolis (72 photos) - Contains photos of the park and art that is strewn throughout it, two art galleries nearby, a Museum of religious objects, a whore, and our walk to the neighbourhood of Hiegienopolis.
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Mercado and area (29 photos) - Photos of the busy commercial streets near the Mercado (Market), of the market itself, and of the rough neighbourhood surrounding it.
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Avenida Paulista (35 photos) - Avenida Paulista is one of Sao Paulo's major streets. This contains photos of the street, a park on the street, and shots of our fairly horrible hotel nearby.
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Jardim and Ibirapuera Park (64 photos) - The Jardim Area is just south of Avenida Paulista, and is one of the richer areas of Sao Paulo. Ibirapuera Park is at the south of Jardim, and is large and beautiful, and contains quite a few crazy modern buildings. Many photos of interesting thin residential buildings.
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South End Building Hunt (66 photos) - I left Jim alone one day and travelled the south end of the city looking for particular buildings, with some success. These photos are almost exclusively building oriented, and mostly newer models.
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Latin American Memorial (19 photos) - In the north end of the city, architect Oscar Neimeyer designed a square surrounded by buildings, with a ramp traversing a busy street. A bit bleak, especially on a hot day, but worth looking at.
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Transit shots (18 photos) - Subways, people in subways, subway stations. Includes a really neat shot of an amazing artwork that has to be seen to be believed!
