Old Downtown São Paulo - New Pics and Angles! [LOTS]

[gutooo]

I took those pics on Jan 25th, a holiday, São Paulo 453 years!
The renovation of Sé square was ready, so there I was!

First some shots from the renovated square.

[001] After the rain, the cathedral from the back, from Liberdade av:


[002] The back of the Justice Palace:


[003] The side of it:


[004] Onze de Agosto st (August 11th st), and Justice Palace:


[005] Building on Onze de Agosto:


[006] Palace's side:


[007] Detail:


[008] New street signs:


[009] Banespa and new Sé square:


[010] Square:


[011] Justice Palace:


[012] Justice Palace:


[013] From the cathedral to Banespa:


[014] New gardens and renovated sculptures:


[015] Justice Palace:


[016] Skyline:


[017] Square:


[018] Sculpture:


[019] It turns!


[020] Sé Cathedral


[021] Zoom:


[022] Modern Sculpture:


[023] Square:


[024] Cathedral:


[025] Square:


[026] New stuff:


[027] Fountains:


[028] Brand New:


[029] Palace and fountain:


[030] Reading:


[031] Square:


[032] Conde de Sarzedas buidinlg on the back:


[033] General view:


[034] Cathedral:


[035] Square:


[036] Police:


[037] Square:


[038] Zoom in the Cathedral:


[039] In front of the Cathedral:


[040] People:


[041] Zoom in the tower:


[042] Center of the city:


[043] Square:


[044] I think it looks a little bit like a star wars figther :lol:


[045] Zoom in the Cathedral:


[046] Priest!


[047] Police bike:


[048] Didnt know this building:


[049] Nice one:


[050] Built in 1898:


[051] Quadrilátero da Sé:


[052] Quadrilátero da Sé:


[053] Solar da Marquesa, under renovation:


[054] Solar da Marquesa, under renovation:


[055] Solar da Marquesa, under renovation:


[056] Steps...


[057] Tourists:


[058] Solar da Marquesa:


[059] Quadrilátero da Sé:


[060] Banespa building:


[061] Homeless:


[062] Banespa:


[063] Who will take the picture?


[064] Working:


[065] Lost:


[066] Quadrilátero da Sé and Solar da Marquesa:


[067] Tribunal de Alçada Cível, one of my favorite buildings:


[068] Pateo do Collegio:


[069] Pateo do Collegio:


[070] Justice "Department":


[071] Tribunal de Alçada Cível:


[072] Tribunal de Alçada Cível:


[073] Pateo do Collegio:


[074] Pateo do Collegio:


[075] Tribunal de Alçada Cível:


[076] Pateo do Collegio, where the city was founded in 1554:


[077] In front of Pateo do Collegio:


[078] Boa Vista st:


[079] Pateo do Collegio:


[080] Porto Geral:


[081] Boa Vista st:


[082] Boa Vista st and Pateo do Collegio:


[083] Bovespa (stock market) on the back:


[084] Bovespa on the back:


[085] Bovespa on the back:


[086] Near Bovespa:


[087] XV de Novembro st:


[088] XV de Novembro st:


[089] Altino Arantes Building, Banespa:


[090] Bovespa:


[091] Banespa:


[092] Banco do Brasil and BM&F:


[093] Banespa:


[094] Banespa:


[095] Martinelli:


[096] Banco do Brasil:


[097] Martinelli:


[098] Banespa:


[099] Show:


[100] Big 5:


[101] Martinelli:


[102] Martinelli:


[103] Nice view:


[104] The corner:


[105] Famous angle:


[106] Libero Badaró st:


[107] Buildings:


[108] São Bento monastery, where the Pope will stay on may:


[109] Libero Badaró st:


[110] Libero Badaró st:


[111] São Bento monastery:


[112] São Bento monastery:


[113] São Bento monastery:


[114] Sta. Ifigênia viaduct:


[115] Sta. Ifigênia viaduct and Mirante do Vale, Brazils tallest and ugliest:


[116] Tiradentes av:


[117] I love this building:


[118] Sta. Ifigênia viaduct:


[119] Sta. Ifigênia viaduct:


[120] Sta. Ifigênia viaduct:


[121] Largo Sta. Ifigênia:


[122] Largo do Paysandú:


[123] Skyline and viaduct:


[124] Skyline and viaduct:


[125] Skyline and viaduct:


[126] Skyline and viaduct:


[127] Skyline and viaduct:


[128] Skyline and viaduct:


[129] Largo Sta. Ifigênia:


[130] Largo and Sta. Ifigênia church:


[131] Zoom:


[132] Theatro Municipal (municipal theather or opera house):


[133] Theatro Municipal:


[134] Theatro Municipal and Shopping Light (mall):


[135] Theatro Municipal:


[136] Ramos de Azevedo square:


[137] Buildings:


[138] Theatro Municipal:


[139] Statue in front of Theatro Municipal:


[140] Theatro Municipal:


[141] Near theatro Municipal, that bilboard is not there anymore:


[142] At Viaduto do Chá (tea's viaduct):


[143] At Viaduto do Chá:


[144] At Viaduto do Chá:


[145] At Viaduto do Chá:


[146] At Viaduto do Chá:


[147] At Viaduto do Chá, Shopping Light:


[148] Anhangabaú valley:


[149] At Viaduto do Chá:


[150] City Hall:


[151] In front of the city hall:


[152] Praça do Patriarca (Patriarch Square):


[153] City hall and Shopping Light:


[154] São Paulo?


[155] The moon:


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[Jularc]

^These are alot of photos of this fascinating city. I recommend that you split your photos in to different threads. For some people it will take forever to download all of these and they might just give up looking at these wonderful photos.

[Trantor]

~nonsense, you guys in the 1st world can have 5 mb bandwidth for like $30 per month!

[Trantor]

holy flying fuck!!

I waited this whole thread to load... and hell yeah, it was worth every fucking billion seconds!!

These photos are nothing short of amazing, the quality... the colors, the people, the angles!

Gutoo, how the hell did you became such a good photographer? Is it due to your super camera only??

I hadnt seen this thread at SSC yet, so I am REALLY surprised at the quality of the pics...

[Grumpy]

took some time to see this whole thread but what a treat it is
never knew there were so much old buildings over there,the building on pic nr.5 is a beauty

[Urbanguy]

Impressive. Thanks a lot for sharing such great photos of this area of SP!

[Trantor]

yes, this is my fav area of São Paulo, even though it lacks 21st century highrises (with exception of the Conde Sarzedas tower)

[hulkrogan]

Amazing pictures. Part of São Paulo I'd never seen.

[Trantor]

yes, most people only see São Paulo from above and think São Paulo is ONLY an ugly mess of gray concrete boxes... they dont realize that when you look São Paulo from up close, there are thousands of gems, both old and and modern.

from this angle you even have the view of a "classic" skyline, which most people think its impossible to see in São Paulo due to the fact the highrises are sprawled in a huge area. (ps: there is another classic skyline view of São Paulo, MUCH bigger. You can see it due to the fact that next to avenida Paulista there is a neighborhood zoned so it can only have houses. Then on the other side of the neighborhood, there are more thousands of highrises. So when looking over these houses, there is a huge skyline about 10km long of highrises.

[Trantor]

yup

[gutooo]

Originally Posted by Trantor

holy flying fuck!!

I waited this whole thread to load... and hell yeah, it was worth every fucking billion seconds!!

These photos are nothing short of amazing, the quality... the colors, the people, the angles!

Gutoo, how the hell did you became such a good photographer? Is it due to your super camera only??

I hadnt seen this thread at SSC yet, so I am REALLY surprised at the quality of the pics...

Thank you very much trantor!

[Trantor]

Guto, what building is this? I never saw pics of it before. Seems a bit isolated, but its very nice. I like its blend of colors...

[skylife]

Wow! I assumed São Paulo must have an oldtown, but I've never really seen it. Thanks!

[Trantor]

^most dont...

[tergeste]

Great pics, brings back memories. Downtown Sampa is a great urban environment. I find it a lot more interesting than Avenida Paulista.

[M.K.]

For me the thread should be splited into smaller ones. The photos are good but too repeated in thema. I am in first world and computers here also break down. Tantor this building you ask is the Secretaria das Financas where Poupatempo Sé is.
On photo #90 my father used to shine the shoes there in this sapataria. I used to go sometimes with him also. Still exists...

[Urban Sky]

OMFG!!!!! I'm amazed. I shook my head from beginning to end on this one. I *LOVE* these pictures. I miss buildings that have stuff like THIS on them:

[Trantor]

Originally Posted by Urban Sky

OMFG!!!!! I'm amazed. I shook my head from beginning to end on this one. I *LOVE* these pictures. I miss buildings that have stuff like THIS on them:

yes, this is awesome.

But on the background you can see that most brazilian highrises, with exception of the newer ones, lack internal air conditioning systems!

[Trantor]

Originally Posted by Mkmillenium

I am in first world and computers here also break down.

of course they do. But broadband is more common and CHEAPER in the first world.

Tantor this building you ask is the Secretaria das Financas where Poupatempo Sé is.

Thank you. I like a lot its colors.

On photo #90 my father used to shine the shoes there in this sapataria. I used to go sometimes with him also. Still exists...

You were poor then. When have you immigrated?

[Trantor]

same area from above