January 25, São Paulo's Birthday!
Happy 453 years!
Happy 453 years!
I was born and raised in the city of São Paulo. São Paulo (in English, Saint Paul) is the capital of the State of São Paulo in south eastern Brazil. This post is an homage to the Birthday of São Paulo! I chose these photos out of the hundreds my husband took from São Paulo because they are beautiful and also because they bring back some lovely memories for me. When I was young I studied for six years in this School called Instituto de Educação Caetano de Campos, at Praça da República, near those buildings you can see below. I hope you all enjoy these pictures.
Instituto de Educação Caetano de Campos (School)
Praça da República (Square)
Instituto de Educação Caetano de Campos (School) Praça da República (Square)
You see in this panoramic photo the Escola Caetano de Campos (School), Itália Building, Copan Building and Hilton Building, in the center of the city. Photo by www.fotosedm.hpg.ig.com.br 
The "S" shaped building is one of Niemeyer's buildings named Edifício Copan. About five thousand people living in this building. Oscar Niemeyer (1907-) is the most famous Brazilian architect wich among many other things designed the whole Brasilia town, capital of the country since 1960. These photos were taken by Carlos Mascaro from the top of the Itália Building.
Itália Building
Building at Avenida São Luís
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Avenida São Luís (Avenue)
Praça Dom José Gaspar (Square)
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Photos by Carlos Mascaro
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ALL Beautiful pictures of a GREAT GREAT city, Sonia...I cannot get over that 5000 people live in that one building...500 would be amazing...BUT 5000? This is awesome, indeed! And, a little city in and unto itself! AMAZING, Amazing, MY DEAR.
ReplyDeleteAnd, A HAPPY HAPPY BIRYHSAY to this Great Great City!
So wonderful to see more pictures of this fabulous city my dear. Thank you so very much.
These are very nice photos, Sonia. It is good to be able to see a city I will probably never get to visit. It is a very large city!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Sao Paulo. Beautiful pictures.
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Sonia,
ReplyDeleteUma das melhores homenagens que você podia prestar a São Paulo, fazendo-a, com todas suas belezas e complexidades, mais conhecida ainda em todo o mundo!!!
Fico muito feliz vendo minhas fotos ganharem vida participando do "Leaves of Grass"!!!
Congratulations!!!
Beijos!
Sonia, o Carlos tem razão, e voce merece esses cumprimentos.As fotos dele , aplausos!
ReplyDeleteAos paulistanos meus parabéns!!! Eu para dizer a verdade me sinto orgulhosa de ser paulista e morar perto da capital é sempre bom passear por aí. Lindo post, fotos lindas!!! Bjs!
ReplyDeleteThankyou dear S for taking me on such an interesting tour.
ReplyDeleteWow Sonia, this is truly amazing. It makes me want to visit there very much. The architecture is awesome and the city is so big with all those tall buildings! Lovely pictures that certainly give us a good look at your city. I do not think I could live in that big building with all the other 5000 folks! I would be claustrophobic!! It certainly would be interesting to visit though!!
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday Sao Paulo!!!
The more I see and hear about your city, and your country, the more intrigued I am. I love the old buildings, but obviously it is a modern metropolis as well. Tell Carlos he is one heck of a photographer! I got your e-mail at my Yahoo account about your friend's blog. I will check it out this weekend.
ReplyDeleteSonia,
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed each of these photos. There are no towns in California that are that old! Happy Birthday to Sao Paulo!
hugs!!
Hello Sonia
ReplyDeleteGreat photo's of your lovely city and beautifull buildings.
Happy birthday San Paulo. ..
Its our Australia day today 26th.
What wondeful pictures! I have a friend who is on Flickr and he is Brazilian also.
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting my blog. Come back anytime!
Hey Sonia!! Steffi here. I am so sorry for not coming on to comment lately, because of irritating school prjects, homework.. Anyways, nice pics of Brazil!! and 453 years?! Singapore is like only going to be 42 years only!!
ReplyDeleteSonja, wonderful photos and a lot of big houses!
ReplyDeleteI've changed my blog, Sonja, I had too much truble with the old.
Sigrun
Sonia!
ReplyDeleteMuito obrigada pela sua visita. Adorei seu blog e cheguei justamente num dia de homenagem a São Paulo, terra que eu gosto tanto. Embora more na cidade natal de Nava, descobri sua obra não faz muito tempo e logo me apaixonei. Estou lhe enviando outros links de belíssimas descrições de Pedro Nava sobre os doces de Minas e a famosa feijoada. É da dar água na boca e de encantar a alma. Espero que você goste.
Beijos.
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Happy birthday to this wonderful great town ! So beautiful, your pictures !
ReplyDeleteGreat photos!!!
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