Glass, steel and concrete: the monster is growing: 20 MILLION CITY-SAO PAULO.NEW PICS

[Mary]

Sao Paulo , Brazil.


Some shots taken by brazilian forumer Gutoo at SSC-Brazil.

All the credits go to him.

Berrini Financial District


Market Place
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A brand new mall, plus an office tower U/C above it.
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A cell phone company building
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Bank Boston and Sao Paulo Hyatt
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Hilton Sao Paulo, HP, Microsoft etc
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Nice place
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Some green along the river
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Cranes
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More
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The giant new mall: Morumbi Shopping
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I luv this blue glass building
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From the parking on the roof of the mall
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Some towers seen from above
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Grand Hyatt Hotel and Bank Boston
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Some large department stores and supermarkets
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New freeway
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WTC Sao Paulo and the new convention center of the Melia Hotel being built
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More
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Bridge U/C
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New freeways on the way
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[dfane]

beautiful buildings

looks like it is booming down there

[excel]

Amazing city, definitely on my list!

[Urban Enthusiast]

I have a friend who lives in this area - about five or ten minutes south of Morumbi Shopping mall. I visited him back in 2000 and I cannot believe how much has changed since then. Truly amazing. Thanks for sharing!

[Mary]

This entire area of Sao Paulo is changing a lot.

I´ll add more pics soon.

[peacefu603]

nice

[Urban Enthusiast]

In this picture alone I am seeing lots of new stuff. For example, those on-ramps are new. Are they part of an expanded expressway system? From what I remember, Sao Paulo really did not have much in the way of expressways. Also, the building that has HP on it used to say Compaq. What about that building on the far left - off in the distance, it is kind of a pale yellow color, did that building ever get completed. I seem to remember my friend telling me that they halted construction because the building was too tall for its location, as it was in the flight path for the airport (the inner-city airport).

[TexasStar]

Stunning architecture!
Sao Paulo looks great!

[Mary]

Originally Posted by Urban Enthusiast

In this picture alone I am seeing lots of new stuff. For example, those on-ramps are new. Are they part of an expanded expressway system? From what I remember, Sao Paulo really did not have much in the way of expressways. Also, the building that has HP on it used to say Compaq. What about that building on the far left - off in the distance, it is kind of a pale yellow color, did that building ever get completed. I seem to remember my friend telling me that they halted construction because the building was too tall for its location, as it was in the flight path for the airport (the inner-city airport).

That building you are mentioning it's the Mandarin, a luxury condo completed last year ( if we're talking about the same building, lol).

Yes, the tall building that has HP on it used to say Compaq some years ago.


About the new ramps, I really don't know.

[ikcyzrteip]

Originally Posted by excel

Amazing city, definitely on my list!

Mine too!
I didn't know there was so many american compainies there. Arent there a lot of Germans in Sao Paulo?

[mello]

Thanks for these shots. Do the construction people get paid well there is it virtual slave labor like in Dubai?

[Trantor]

Originally Posted by ikcyzrteip

Mine too!
I didn't know there was so many american compainies there. Arent there a lot of Germans in Sao Paulo?

well, no.

there are not many germans nor italians in Brasil.

what there is a LOT is GERMAN and ITALIAN descendants

Germans and italian descendants are more predominant in southern Brazil. São Paulo has many, many more italian descendants... the richest family in São Paulo in the beginning of the century was the Matarazzo family... the first skyscraper in São Paulo (33 floors, 1928) was the Martinelli building...


Of course, since they are all DESCENDANTS, that wouldnt really change the panorama of foreign companies in the country, although Volkswagen and FIAT are two of the most popular car brands in the country.

[Trantor]

great thread btw, Gutoo is an awesome photographer (but his camera also helps a lot! )

[Trantor]

Originally Posted by mello

Thanks for these shots. Do the construction people get paid well there is it virtual slave labor like in Dubai?

what do you consider good pay for a 3rd world country???? Salaries may not be high, but brazilians, BY LAW, have public free healthcare, public free schools and universities, social welfare, 1 month of vacations per year, one extra month of payment in the end of the year, etc, etc, etc. The legislation is very pro-worker.

On the other hand, due to excess of unskilled labor and low economic growth, salaries are low.


and no, there is no virtual slave labor.

[Trantor]

That island is actually 15 km away from the building where this picture was shot!!!

[James Bond Agent 007]

Best SP thread I've seen in a while. Great job!

[Ex-Ithacan]

An amazing city. Those overhead shots were great. I'd love to take a helicopter tour of the city for a few hours. Thanks for the thread Mary.

[LEZERA]

The best pics of this great and amazing city that i've ever seen...

I love Sao Paulo and everything about it...

Thanks for posting

[Grumpy]

there are some very nice new buidings built recently at SP but why not a 200+ building ?

[Trantor]

Originally Posted by Grumpy

there are some very nice new buidings built recently at SP but why not a 200+ building ?

height restrictions. All over Brazil. Stupid brazilian urbanists. Tallest in the city was built in the 70s. Then tall buildings were forbidden.