Inages from Sala Sâo Paulo, the concert hall of the State of São Paulo

http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sala_S%C3%A3o_Paulo

this is the view from my new flat, I have not been yet but at $2/$3 pounds on special days it will be a treat.

built between, 1926 e 1938, it was a train station and in 1999 became the concert hall

A NIGHT AT THE NEW THEATRO SÃO PEDRO, with the new ópera synphonic orquestra

http://www.teatrosaopedro.com.br/

Teatro São Pedro[1] é um teatro na cidade de São Paulo. Foi construído pelo português Manuel Fernandes Lopes e inaugurado no dia 16 de janeiro de 1917 com a apresentação das peças A Moreninha e O Escravo de Lúcifer.

Teatro São Pedro
Autor:
Manuel Fernandes Lopes
Data da construção:
1917
Estilo arquitetônico:
eclético
Cidade:
São Paulo, SP
Tombamento:
1984
Órgão:
Condephaat

PICTURES DO PARQUE DA LUZ, AKA THE JEWEL OF SÂO PAULO

This is the Luz Station just around the corner from my new flat in the center of town, It was build at the end of the XIX century in England and shipped to Brasil to link the coffee plantantion in the country side to the port of Santos to be shipped all over the world.

It is now listed as a national heritage monument, it has been refurbished recently and it looks better than any I have seen in England ( or maybe the natural light is much better here) The picture was taken on a bright autumn day when I was having a look around the park while waiting for a friend to visit the Pinacoteca do Estado, the first Picture Gallery in the state, where we saw a show from Colombia and the gold jewels from the Inca Empire.

See more pics from the park which once was called the Jewel of Sâo Paulo

Great Sunday at Bixiga District, must take more pics another day, Sâo Paulo has the greatest Graffit artists on the Planet, it is so renowned that the governement accepts it as an art form and it is ilegal to destroy. the pic on the right is from the Italian Museon of Culture and Food.

So, the weekend was the Parade Day, it is a great day mainly if you go to Paulista Avenue, whih looks great any day, but as there is losts of room to walk and watch the parade it is by far the best place to be, these people were on top of the Music Truck which we call Trio Eletrico.

Life near Bixiga district,

I thought I would miss life in London a lot, not so much so far, apart from the many wondeful friends I have there, so I do not even want to think about as it hurts so much.

But the wonderful things I have seen so far make me soooo happy, Last sunday I went to the Bixiga district, where a lot of Italians used to settle last century, the antiques market is really nice, with a good selection of both Brazilian and European furniture, glass, metal work and ceramics, also rugs, etc, the shops around are equal to any geat city I have visited (NY, London, Paris, Kopenhagen, etc).