Sampa

Im in San Paolo. Brazil definitely ´has got some funk. The city looks lived in in a way that Buenos Aires doesn´t.Some amazing architecture. Brazilian colonial, standing next to skinny towerlike 40 story functionalist buildings next to 70~s style futuristic minimal block concrete mall structures. The first night we stayed in a funky hotel in the centro. So many people have warned us about the dangers of being a foreigner in this area at night but as far as I can see it ain´t as harsh as parts of downtown L.A. The sure don~t have the money that the Avenida Paulista has it reminds me of Broadway where the working class shops, hangs out in the day and the streets become a sort of ghosttown at night. Right next to the hotel we stayed in the first night I stumbled upon one of these dank malls filled with hip hop, reggae, skate, graffiti shops pumping out some dope music. Here´s some pics of some of the store signs. I love the black nationalist brazilian flavor.