Chickens on the table....

I wanted to swim. Nowhere a swimming pool in sight. But then one day someone told us, there is one just across that busy road in your town. It belongs to a kind of club. So after forgetting about it for a long time, one day I just passed the place. The gate was open. Inside the grass was growing and growing....
It seemed abandoned, not cared for. Now this is a mistake people like me are likely to make in Brazil. Something doesn't look as clean cut as we are used to in Europe and you start thinking there must be something wrong. Although.... there were chickens sitting on the table...


The place in fact looked beautiful. Just the place to take some pictures. Before anyone tries to clean it up again.

Large lush trees provide shade. So good when temperatures are around 30 C all day. Here are not many houses with balconies (either too wet or too hot) in the neighborhood, so a fine place to read or just sit and rest.

The cock tries to order something from the bar. There is a large churrasqueira so maybe he is asking for a frango assado (fried chicken from the BBQ).

A place for the band. 

Space enough for children to run around.

All nice and airy, but extremely empty. There must be lots of people who want to have a party here.

 This looks like a fantastic meeting place for pensioners... Not bad to sit here for some hours discussing the major problems in life.

 

For the active persons there is a swimming pool, large enough to have competitions. And a separate pool for children.

 I would sure like to reserve this private place for the early evening....

Just waiting for someone to cut the grass.

When it rains in São Paulo…

                                                                             …….just take the metro.

Did you think this is a metro station? Look at the space. 

I am amazed by the space under ground in São Paulo. Above the ground São Paulo is often congested, but just a bit down…..

The red line

  

The yellow line

The metro in São Paulo is really nice to look at as “a space”. It is also a place of art and culture. 

Consolação metro station

These panels in Consolação metro station are by Tomie Othake. On the Internet there is even a  map to show where you can find works of art in the metro of São Paulo.

Republica  metro station

The hart of São Paulo is the Praçá de Sé with the main cathedral. There is also the central metro station. It is where the red line crosses the blue.

Piano waiting for action

Sé main station

A lot of art in the Sé station. Pity I Couldn't  find the name of the artist that made the mural. 

Exhibition of different artists at Sé

The statue is by Alfredo Ceschiatti ( some English text ) a very famous Brazilian sculpturer.

You almost forget that there is a train to catch .......

When we were there, we were in a hurry and just saw a few things. But I think it is worth to go to São Paulo, wait for the rain (it will come!) and go down into the metro to enjoy the many things of beauty…..

... or just for some peace and quiet.

Know more about the Metro São Paulo....