Edifício Cofan, an Oscar Niemeyer creation

Flashes of colour in a concrete jungle

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October 25th 2012
After the aquatic delights of Bonito, my next destination promises to be something of a shock to the system. São Paulo, a city of rather frightening superlatives. The largest city in Brazil, a country of monster metropolises. The largest city in the Americas. The largest city in the Southern Hemisphere. One of the largest in the world. São Paulo, famously one of the most densely-built concrete ... read more

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Following three centuries under the rule of Portugal, Brazil became an independent nation in 1822. By far the largest and most populous country in South America, Brazil overcame more than half a century of military intervention in the governance of t... ... read more