São Paulo - The Megacity and the Favelas | Arts 21

[llarose]

Relatively speaking, 80% of Sao Paulo is of very low standards. Not all that poor, but very crowded, noisy dense neighborhoods.

[vitormangraviti]

@llarose And who the hell are you to say so? Keep your stupid comments to your country. Brazilians don't like people like you and we don't need a gringo telling us what is what. In fact, we lend money to the US, UK, EEA and many other countries. And that is thanks to Sao Paulo. Our GDP, in the State of SP, is 1 trillion dollars. So shut up and go to hell.

[richie5471]

Excuse me but 10% of the the people live in favelas or shanty towns. 30% of the people live in poor areas, 2/3 of the poor areas aren't favelas, but regular poor areas. European media always exagerate figures when it comes to Sao Paulo and to Brazil. I am not dreaming here, 10% of 20 illion people in the Metropolitan area is a lot of people 1.1 million.

[fanagot]

Aren't there architectural jobs in Switzerland?

[tortelli]

Unlike Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo's favelas are far from downtown and well developed areas. Somehow I feel more confortable walking around in São Paulo than in Rio de Janeiro, although both cities are wonderful, each on its particular way.

[dantask8]

@tortelli It's wrong. Take a look at South of SP.

[MerchantofTarshish]

I'm sure I wouldn't see this on american tv

[guerra302v8]

I love my São Paulo.