Sao Paulo, Brazil
Population: 22.04 million
Sao Paulo is the city and capital of the state of Sao Paulo, located in southeastern Brazil. It is the most important industrial center in Latin America. The city's name derives from the fact that it was founded by Jesuit missionaries on January 25, 1554, the anniversary of the conversion of St. Paul. Sao Paulo is the largest Portuguese-speaking city in the world. It is also the 4th largest city in the world by population. It has a strong international influence in commerce, finance, arts, and entertainment.
Some tourist attractions in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
The Sao Paulo Museum of Art, known locally as MASP, opened only in 1968 but has the most representative and comprehensive collection of Western art in Latin America like works by Impressionists and modern masters - Renoir, Van Gogh, Matisse, Manet, Debret, Picasso, Miró, plus 73 bronze sculptures by Degas. Although it goes back to Renaissance artists, it is one of the first art museums on the continent to focus on artists from the mid-20th century and later, as well as contemporary artists in Brazil, including Portinari and Di Cavalcanti. Its outstanding collection puts it in league with the Tate Modern, Moma, and Center Pompidou. The building itself, designed by Brazilian-Italian architect Lina Bo Bardi, is a classic of modernism.
Architect Ramos de Azevedo modeled Sao Paulo's Municipal Theater after the Paris Opéra, painting on an eclectic mixture of Art Nouveau and Italian Renaissance themes. Almost immediately upon its completion in 1911, it became a major attraction of the city. This status was enhanced in 1922 when it was the site for a landmark event that revolutionized art in Brazil. Modern Art Week showcases and showcases artists who have become icons of the Brazilian Modern Movement, whose names include the painters Emiliano Di Cavalcanti, Tarsila do Amaral, Anita Malfatti, and Menotti Del Picchia, composer Heitor Villa-Lobos; playwright Mário de Andrade, and sculptor Victor Brecheret.
