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São Paulo: The World’s Largest Progressive City Government
On June 6, the São Paulo Mayor’s Office announced that it hired a group of homeless people for one year to conduct qualitative research …
Mirante 9: A Window To São Paulo’s Rebirth
My own introduction to São Paulo was in September 2004 – a brisk early-morning taxi ride into a city that I didn’t yet know would become my home. …
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SESC Pompeia – Concrete Oasis
SESC Pompeia is a cultural centre in the east zone of São Paulo, designed by the architect Lina Bo Bardi, and opened in 1982. The …
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Brasil is not Rio
The Olympics are arriving in a year and it is only a matter of time before thousands of journalists parachute into Rio as they …
Jaraguá is Guarani
A community of indigenous Guarani are celebrating a significant legal victory to demarcate their ancestral land in the Jaraguá neighbourhood of northern São Paulo. …
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Fighting Speculation and Gentrification, one Building at a Time
The centre of São Paulo is mainly comprised of commercial, office and abandoned buildings. Most of those who work there cannot afford the rent …
Arco do Futuro: A conversation with Fernando de Mello Franco, Secretary of Urban Development for São Paulo
São Paulo is the most populous city in the Americas, and with almost 12m inhabitants & over 20m in the Metropolitan area, it is also the …
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Niemeyer – Brasília
Oscar Ribeiro de Almeida Niemeyer Soares Filho, known simply as Oscar Niemeyer was born December 15 1907. Niemeyer’s work dominated Brasil’s 20th Century architecture …
Reclaiming the Jungle
A new film ‘O que e Nosso – Reclaiming the Jungle” (Jezmo Clode, Murilo Yamanaka, Allyson Alapont), takes on documenting a unique amorphous movement, still …
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Cantareira: a new word for when politics is put ahead of public interest
Editor’s Note: With the situation ongoing, new information will be added here regularly. Up to 9m inhabitants of São Paulo, Brasil have their water …
