São Paulo As We Know It

Desvio Internacional

Veja como alguns brasilieros no exterior vivem e trabalham.

Obs. - Foi gravado durante a Copa do Mundo...

Reforma Linda - Antes e Depois

Norah Sapatos e Acessórios Femininos, Aclimação

Chegada Simpatizante

What one sees of gay pride parades on television newscasts often ends up on air as stereotyped caricature. But the diversity of revelers is far greater, captured here as people arrived on Av. Paulista.

Luz Dourada

For those accustomed to a northern hemisphere weather cycle, afternoon light like this usually enriches the shortening days of October. But in São Paulo one can savor these these pleasures in May and June.

Retro Living

Many well maintained, older buildings grace the neighborhoods of São Paulo. Residential apartments are generally much larger than newer offerings, however these buildings frequently lack modern amenities such as swimming pools, saunas, play areas, miniature golf courses and an "espaço zen." But how many buyers actually take advantage of these enticements once they're in and settled?

Architecture

Innovative, characteristic Brazilian design richly populates the neighborhoods and business centers of São Paulo. This site will regularly feature photos of architecture worth a second glance, such as Banco Itaú in Praça Panamericana.

Passeio

This past week SPTV has been doing stories on the deplorable state of many sidewalks in São Paulo. Many bairros however, possess clean, well designed, even artistic sidewalks. The reason for the huge variation of course, is that it's the building owner who is responsible for the adjoining sidewalks. Readers, please contribute photos of the best sidewalks in the city.

Copa do Mundo Fever on Rua 25 de Março

Every imaginable manner of equipment and souvenier for your basic rabid fan is available on the always packed Rua 25 de Março. Or in this case, the adjacent Ladeira Porto Geral. For the team's sake, let's hope they bring home the trophy. Brazilian World Cup fans are wildly, even insanely supportive, but fair weather friends they remain. After Brazil's early elimination in the 2006 Copa, the nation turned on the players like a snarling dog going after a bothersome gnat.

The Best of São Paulo: Parque da Aclimação

You'll need to understand at least some Portuguese to undertake watching this short video. It's part of an expat's ongoing series covering his favorite places in SP. Take special note of the tortured accent in the Portuguese voiceover.

Fighting Traffic

This week two shiny, clean stations with all the latest options opened on the new Linha 4 Yellow Metro. The new metro line is expected to alleviate traffic on the heavily jammed Rebouças corridor.

The Paulista station platform, accessible from Rua Consolação near Av. Paulista. Glass doors keep passengers at a safe distance from the tracks until the train is at a complete stop.

The interior of the new, fully automated trains is contiguous, no doors separate the cars. Future stations include Oscar Freire and Morumbi. No word yet on whether the gleaming new metro will lure residents of these areas from their bullet-proof automobiles.