In the periferias is where most people live and die, where most underserve communities exists, and where the state has least control over its population.
There is a strange black and white filter feeling to the city of Sao Paulo. Between all the chaos there is also a contradictory sense of uniformity to it, and despite the fact that nearly no tourists visit Sao Paulo compared to Rio De Janeiro, SP has as much or more personality than Rio. People are straightforward, warm, more open minded and inclusive, and police a bit less scary than Rio.
This series of photographs were taken in what it is commonly referred to as the ‘Periferias’, those neighborhoods outside the city center, those unknown to the Copacabana lovers, or those doing business on 2-day trips. In the periferias is where most people live and die, where most underserve communities exists, and where the state has least control over its population, therefore I feel a bigger sense of freedom and community exists in these areas.
These images intend to show the esthetics of the megapolis outskirts; informal constructions, strange-looking graffiti, spontaneous businesses, hardships as well as party, hip-hop culture, religion and a big sense of public appropriation are some of the concepts I want to transmit.
