Archive for 'São Paulo'
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A composition of photos I took in NY, DC and São Paulo
Posted: November 1st, 2008 under São Paulo, New York City, Washington D.C., photography.
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back after a long hiatus
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Posted: October 29th, 2008 under São Paulo, behaviour, art, weird, photography.
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FUCK doors
No, seriously, they’re called FUCK. I’m shopping for things to refurbish my apartment. They’re brand name is FUCK. Was this a marketing ploy, or idiocy, or ignorance?
www.fucksa.com.br
Posted: December 4th, 2007 under São Paulo, Brasil, humor, shopping, weird.
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Neo Favela (Neo Slum)
Subtopia’s very excellent article on Squatter Imageries just came to my attention. Dionisio Gonzalez, a spanish photographer, imposed photographs of favelas here in my native São Paulo. The photographs have a something of Gaudí’s work. Check it out.
Posted: December 4th, 2007 under São Paulo, Brasil, behaviour, art, cool.
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Osesp, Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo
The Osesp, Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo, the Symphony Orchestra of the State of São Paulo, was in Paris, and hailed by the french daily “Le Monde“. And on the front page no less, amidst election articles.
“On Thursday May 29, Parisians will discover Osesp, the most prestigious brazilian orchestra.” The subtitle continues its […]
Posted: April 1st, 2007 under São Paulo, music, Brasil.
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São Paulo Says creates reverse grafitti engineering
Alexandre Órion, among other things, scrapes soot of our dirty tunnels to make art!
Authorities didn’t quite know what to do with this, since really, he’s cleaning the city!
Posted: January 15th, 2007 under São Paulo, Brasil, behaviour.
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interesting factoid about the Goodyear blimp on my blog’s heading
On the heading of my blog, you see a picture of the Goodyear blimp. It was taken in my home town (!) of São Paulo. As of January 1, 2007, a controversial ruling passed that will allow no more comercial ads in São Paulo. And that includes ads (even company names) on blimps. So the […]
Posted: December 16th, 2006 under São Paulo.
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São Paulo Says NO to Outdoor Marketing
São Paulo, Brazil, overwhelmed by what the authorities call visual pollution, plans to press the delete all button on outdoor advertising.
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Posted: December 16th, 2006 under São Paulo.
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Over a period of about four weeks, I watched my mother die. I don’t wish this upon anyone, but I understand a lot of us have gone through this. I was lucky (if such a word can be used) that her suffering ‘only’ lasted a few weeks. The hardest was knowing that she was aware […]
Posted: November 11th, 2006 under São Paulo, health, stroke, feelings, death.
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google maps in São Paulo
Finally, for those of us living in Sampa, Google maps is here to help us out.
Finalmente para nos paulistanos que vivemos perdidos por estas ruas atalhosas e tortuosas, chegou o Google maps para nos ajudar. Confira.
Google maps in São Paulo
(Hat tip to sampaist - obrigada)
Posted: September 30th, 2006 under São Paulo, web, Brasil.
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