Year: 1987
Type: article
Abstract: Fiorello La Guardia, the mayor of New York, on a visit to Sao Paulo during World War II, was taken to the Martinelli Building, then the tallest in the city, and a symbol of its modernity and progress. The story goes that, looking down from it, he said, I understand: in that part [pointing to the area encompassing Bras, Mooca, Belenzinho] people work, in this part [pointing to the city center, Consolacao, and Paulista] they eat (quoted by Carta, 1982). A contemporary article in a Rio de Janeiro newspaper (Correio da Manha, March 12, 1944) confirms the perception of the duality of the city delineated by attitudes toward work:
Source: Latin American Perspectives
Author: Maria Célia Paoli
Language: English
Topic: Latin American Urban Studies
Subfield: Urban Studies
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2015422600