SumtinK

Since we tip-toed over São Paulo in the last post, I feel compelled to brush by it again. I’ve only briefly passed through the city and, well, it’s not small. And by that I mean it’s the fourth largest city in the world, hovering somewhere around 11 million people. And while Rio may be associated internationally with Baile Funk, Bossa Nova, Samba and some of their respective musicians – Jobim, Gilberto, Regina, Buarque, Veloso, Gil, Marlboro, Andinho, Tigrona (the list goes on) – there’s equally as much going on in São Paulo.
Hip-Hop is one:

Rappin’ Hood – A Bola Do Mundo

Rappin’ Hood – Sujeito Homem

Racionais MCs – A Vida e Desafio

Os Gemeos (The Twins) are representative of another thriving culture – graf.
There were throw ups and full pieces throughout the city (and elsewhere) and every one made the life in city-life a little warmer. Os Gemeos blew up in the 90’s through the help of 12oz Prophet and have finally put out a book and closed up shop with an exhibit in the Netherlands.

Finally, check out Lost Art – an incredible site visualizing the haps in Brazil. It’s created by a number of people in São Paulo who walk and travel and live and hope and play with/through their cameras. A really amazing site pumpin the meta-art.

São Paulo, you may be big and fat, dirty and all industrial, but damn, you can get down.