(I took the photos from our friends' apartment)
A shower with a view
I started taking photos after enjoying this view during my really long shower (because of the view!):Another shower view:
I was really surprised at how close the (artificial) lake is. I went to a house adjacent to this lake to tutor two middle-schoolers in English as my very first paying job. The photo below was taken from the balcony, not the bathroom window, though:
In the background one can see the Southern (most prosperous) region of São Paulo city and the buildings of "Paulista Avenue" in the very back. The "favela" (slum) is in-between the buildings on the left-hand side of the photo, see more below.
Zooming closer to Paraisópolis:
The more "prosperous" side of the favela (mostly brick buildings) below, center:
The more miserable looking part (from what we can see with my zoon lens, obviously!):
The last two photos, more of Morumbi's high rises:
I took more, but I think they make more sense for people who know Sampa well. How do you like these? You and I were like, since the weather was amazing in Sampa on Sunday and it was awful on Monday -- I was so glad I'd taken the photos when I did!
P.S. I hope my MIL doesn't pay for her hotspot connection on the basis of data sent!! :(
(I know nothing about this stuff, but she probably pays a standard monthly fee... ;)
Interesting location and cool shots!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing these photos, what a view for a shower! Very interesting to learn how the city is set up.
ReplyDeleteI love Sao Paulo, and your photos are great. I spent there almost a month. While I have great friends who showed me the city in unusual ways (like a former editor of Folha do Sao Paolo who gave me the best walking tour ever), I never got a sense of its scale from above.
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