SÃO PAULO Architecture - THE contrast of a city
April 3, 2009 by: MarcioThe curves of Sao Paulo are a mixture of architectural trends that marked important periods in the history of Brazil. Of colonial-style houses and churches built by the nineteenth century the French influence at the beginning of the twentieth century in style Decó art and art nouveau. Among the skyscrapers of the 20s-style modernist from the 30s and post-modern. Today dominate the mirrored buildings and futuristic feature. Among the symbols of these trends are the Museum of Sacred Art, the classic colonial style, the Júlio Prestes Station and Viaduct do Chá, declared the French influence, the modernists and MASP Oca do Ibirapuera, in addition to high-tech buildings in the area of Berrini and Vila Olimpia. Aside from icons such as the building and Copam Banespa.


