The Park and the Favela: Visions of the Progressive and Cultured City in Post–WWII São Paulo

Q3 Arts and Humanities

Journal of Global South Studies Pub Date : 2021-07-19 DOI:10.1353/gss.2021.0005

Marcio Siwi

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Abstract:This article explores two parallel histories: the construction of Ibirapuera Park, São Paulo’s symbol of post–WWII modernity, and the destruction of two favelas located in the area designated for the new Park which resulted in the displacement of over two hundred poor and working-class families to the city’s woefully neglected periphery. By focusing on these two related developments and the discourses that shaped them—one that framed the new Park’s modernist design as emblematic of São Paulo’s progressive spirit and the other that associated favelas as backward and foreign to the city—this article sheds fresh light on the relationship between uneven urban development and racial anxiety in post–WWII São Paulo and explores the consequences of São Paulo’s aspiring identity as a leading center for the arts and a global business hub on the social fabric of the city.

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公园和Favela：二战后圣保罗进步和文化城市的愿景

摘要:本文探讨了两个平行的历史:Ibirapuera公园的建设，这是圣保罗二战后现代性的象征，以及位于新公园指定区域的两个贫民窟的破坏，导致200多个贫困和工薪阶层家庭迁移到城市被忽视的边缘地区。通过关注这两个相关的发展和塑造它们的话语——一个是将新公园的现代主义设计作为圣保罗进步精神的象征，另一个是将贫民窟与落后和外来的城市联系起来——这篇文章为二战后圣保罗不平衡的城市发展和种族焦虑之间的关系提供了新的视角，并探讨了圣保罗作为领先艺术中心和全球商业中心的抱负所带来的后果城市的社会结构。

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