Paraisópolis, São Paulo
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Paraisópolis ("Paradise city", from paraiso paradise (Hisp.) and -polis city (Greek) is a neighborhood of São Paulo city, which is part of the Vila Andrade district, in the south zone.[citation needed] It is located adjacent to the affluent district of Morumbi.[1] Paraisópolis is a favela and is the largest squatted informal settlement in the city.[2] Paraisópolis has an estimated population between 80,000 and 100,000 people. It contains about 20,000 households.[citation needed]
Paraisópolis is known for a 2004 picture by photographer Tuca Vieira. It is considered on the most well-known pictures of Brazil and was taken for the Folha de S.Paulo newspaper. It highlights social inequality, both in Brazil and Latin America in general.[3]
References
- ^ "O lado Morumbi de Paraisópolis". VEJA SÃO PAULO (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-07-01.
- ^ Scruggs, Gregory (18 July 2019). "Ministry of cities RIP: the sad story of Brazil's great urban experiment". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ "Inequality ... in a photograph". The Guardian. 2017-11-29. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
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