Paraisópolis, São Paulo

This article is about the neighborhood in São Paulo. For the city in Minas Gerais, see Paraisópolis.

Paraisópolis ("Paradise city", from paraiso paradise (Portuguese) and -polis city (Greek)) is a neighborhood of São Paulo city, which is part of the Vila Andrade district, in the south zone.[1] It is located adjacent to the affluent district of Morumbi.[2] Paraisópolis is a favela and is the largest squatted informal settlement in the city.[3] Unofficial estimates have suggested that Paraisópolis has a population between 60,000 and 100,000+ people.[4][5] The 2022 census indicated 58,527 individuals but, as one report states, "There is inherent difficulty to measure these territories as they are extremely dynamic and, to a great extent, do not have either officially established boundaries or registered housing units."[6]

Paraisópolis is known for a 2004 picture by photographer Tuca Vieira. It is considered one the most well-known pictures of Brazil and was taken for the Folha de S.Paulo newspaper. It highlights social inequality, both in Brazil and Latin America in general.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Picturing Inequalities". Justice Spatiale. 2019-12-04. Retrieved 2015-01-07. a São Paulo slum within the wealthy Morumbi area, where the State governor has his palace.
  2. ^ "O lado Morumbi de Paraisópolis". VEJA SÃO PAULO (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-07-01.
  3. ^ Scruggs, Gregory (18 July 2019). "Ministry of cities RIP: the sad story of Brazil's great urban experiment". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Picturing Inequalities". Justice Spatiale. 2019-12-04. Retrieved 2015-01-07. a São Paulo slum within the wealthy Morumbi area, where the State governor has his palace.
  5. ^ "Brazilian slum residents protest after 9 die in police raid". The Associated Press, CITY News. 2019-12-04. Retrieved 2025-05-29. Paraisopolis sits next to the upscale Morumbi district, and the contrast between the two areas is frequently used to illustrate Brazil's staggering inequality.
  6. ^ "2022 Census: 16.4 million persons in Brazil lived in Favelas and Urban Communities". Agência de Notícias - IBGE. 2024-11-08. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
  7. ^ "Inequality ... in a photograph". The Guardian. 2017-11-29. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-12-19.

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