“Sao Paulo”

Blue umbrella

Sao Paulo -  Couple parting, protected by his little blue umbrella. All in Sao Paulo is done with speed, but with intensity, even a quick farewell can be unforgettable, speed is not synonymous with haste. 
Felipe Denuzzo – Sao Paulo Lab

Blackout

Sao Paulo -  Recently we had here in Sao Paulo a black out, what we call a “Apagão” when the hydro-electric main parents had a problem and we were without power, making the…
Felipe Denuzzo – Sao Paulo Lab

Beye, beye Sao Paulo

Sao Paulo -  About to leave for the airport. Beye beye! We keep the website open for the PAPA correspondents here for one more week. Then PAPA will move to another continent again…
Lino Hellings – Sao Paulo Lab

Between runways

Sao Paulo -  São Paulo’s motorcyclists travel between the cars. Although it’s not legal, this practice is already known as a Brazilian way of motorcycles to travel in the city without being stuck…
Flavio Sampaio – Sao Paulo Lab

Beans from far away

Sao Paulo -  When someone goes to a place, he carries with him things he likes. When he arrives, there are things there that he learns. This paper is written in Japanese or…
Ines Correa – Migrationpapa

As it doesna€™t stop raining...

Sao Paulo -  Two men protect themselves from the rain under the awning of a closed shop. Besides, men play snooker in a bar and a child plays alone. Possible ways of having…
Sylvia Sanchez – Sao Paulo Lab

Anarchist Socialist Democracy

Sao Paulo -  Man wearing an SSA (Socialist Union Alternative) group t-shirt next to the symbol of anarchism. Nothing is more democratic than the two ideologies sharing the same spot.…
Marcelo Ferrelli – Sao Paulo Lab

After dinner nap

Sao Paulo -  Lina Bo Bardi’s SESC Pompéia, a community centre for sports and culture in Sao Paulo facilitates a good sleep through robust and at the same time soft couches. A after…
Lino Hellings – Sao Paulo Lab

A small detail

Sao Paulo -  Motel in Brasil is a place where couples go exclusively to have sex, differently from Hotel. Some small hotels, specially next to prostitution areas usually have the lettering a ‘H’…
Ze Carlos Barretta – Sao Paulo Lab

Benetton people

Sao Paulo -  Knowing Sao Paulo forbid all advertisement in public space you would expect an ‘empty city’. On the contrary not one piece of wall unpainted. Murals all over. The people do…
Lino Hellings – Sao Paulo Lab

Back

Sao Paulo -  “Rua Mauá" used to be a street in “Cracolândia". It is close to “Estação da Luz” (train station and subway), and “Sala São Paulo” (one of the finest theaters -…
Ines Correa – Migrationpapa

Anta€™s point of view - II

Sao Paulo -  Everything leads to sky. At the bottom, Altino Arantes building, also known as Edifício do Banespa (third tallest building in town). São Paulo, Rua São Bento, 26th November, by Giovana…
Giovana Pasquini – Sao Paulo Lab

An alive streetsign

Sao Paulo -  Follow arrow to park your car in a covered space. Entering what once was the richest part in town, you find a lot of breathing adds. The beautifull apartment…
Lino Hellings – Sao Paulo Lab

Adapted bicycle

Sao Paulo -  Most people cook on bottled gas. Specially made carts and bicycles transport the gas to your doorstep. Mobile energy. Sao Paulo, the 9th of November 2009…
Lino Hellings – Sao Paulo Lab

Behind the light

Sao Paulo -  Backlight lens Sylvia Sanchez, photographer collaborative P.A.P.A. Brazil for photographic output in the neighborhood of Vila Madalena in Sao Paulo. Vila Madalena, Sao Paulo, Brazil - by…
Marcelo Ferrelli – Sao Paulo Lab

a€œCatadoresa€

Sao Paulo -  Change always happens, the hard or soft way. Learn of that that’s what you need to think about.…
Ines Correa – Migrationpapa

Anta€™s point of view - I

Sao Paulo -  The narrow downtown streets make us feel smaller. Even the sun has difficult to reach the floor. São Paulo, Rua São Bento, 26th November, by Giovana Pasquini…
Giovana Pasquini – Sao Paulo Lab

Alternative places for a€œpixo"

Sao Paulo -  Tired of “pixar” walls and “orelhões” (big ear phones)? Start to “pixar” pedestrian lights. Av. Francisco Matarazzo - SP - pic. by Sylvia Sanchez…
Sylvia Sanchez – Sao Paulo Lab

Across

Sao Paulo -  Inside the bar, I eat a tasty dinner with my children while I wait the traffic jam decrease. It’s hot out there. Inside here has air conditioning and the service…
Ines Correa – Sao Paulo Lab

Beggining of the day shift

Sao Paulo -  Tunnel between Dr. Arnaldo and Paulista Ave., under Consolação street. The biggest flow goes to work in the 19th of November morning.…
Flavio Sampaio – Sao Paulo Lab

At the top

Sao Paulo -  The higher the better. Why? A manifest, a way to take our attention? I do not know. But the tallest buildings are the more challenging target. Sao Paulo, Rua Amaral…
Ines Correa – Sao Paulo Lab

Another canvas

Sao Paulo -  Then I saw the new buildings, with mirror. There are many buildings like that. Then walking over it found many new buildings and crowded the windows, mirrors and just drawing…
Ines Correa – Sao Paulo Lab

Alegria

Sao Paulo -  The Brazilian way of showing pleasure is called alegria. You encounter a lot of vivid talking and laughter here in São Paulo. Here it is the pleasure after a winning…
Lino Hellings – Sao Paulo Lab

A weird form of art?

Sao Paulo -  Toilets filled with sand thrown on sidewalk. Apparently, they should have been used as pots for plants in a way of recycling or even art, but are abandoned now.…
Ze Carlos Barretta – Sao Paulo Lab