Author: mopc

I present you the district of Moema, located just south of São Paulo’s central region, since the 1970’s it has become the middle and upper-middle class’ favorite area in the city, it is a pedestrian-friendly district, its streets are regularly laid out (checkered, or grid-patterned).

It is between Paulista Avenue, the city’s financial center, and the domestic flight airport, as well as near the city’s best park, Ibirapuera – in other words, the place to live if you want quality of life.

Well I’ll let the pictures speak for themselves (taken from the original Brazilian forum thread, http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showth…8#post33087328 pictures by forumer Tchelllo, the greatest urban photographer in the Brazilian forum):

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The 2nd largest Brazilian city in less commonly found angles, thanks to Brazilian forumer Ken Masters, see original thread at:http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=441023

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01- Copacabaca sidewalk pattern imitation:

02- West side hill construction:

03- New cars for export in the port (Rio is Brazil’s 2nd largest port):

04- Penha Church on top of hill:

05- Abandoned historical building, downtown:

06- Labor Justice Building built over historical houses, so as to preserve them:

07- Two-level elevated express way in São Cristóvão:

08- Metro lines, Maracanã stadium and mountains:

09- Elavated along the port:

10- Botanical garden palm trees:

11- West side hills:

12- Housing project near West Side hills:

13- Above this driveway there is another; below, the mountains meet the ocean:

14- Hill cut in half for avenue (Laranjeiras district):

15- Path to Mirante do Pasmado, in Botafogo (1):

16- Path to Mirante do Pasmado, in Botafogo (2):

17- Path to the Christ Redeemer (1):

18- Path to the Christ Redeemer (2):

19- Road across Tijuca Urban Forest (1):

20- Road across Tijuca Urban Fores (2):

21- Road across Tijuca Urban Fores (3):

22- To the left, Tijuca Shopping Mall:

23- COnstructions on a split rock:

24- Entrance to Guinle Park, upper class condos:

25- Flamengo district:

26- Buildings on a hill in Gávea:

27- Internal street in Copacabana. Dense neighborhood:

28- Mirante Dona Marta, near the Christ statue:

29- Barra da Tijuca condos.

30- Barra da Tijuca Carrefour:

31- Gávea Rock:

32- Picture taken from the Christ statue. View of center and Rio-Niterói bridge, ships and the Petrópolis e Teresópolis mountains:

33- Taken from Urca Hills (smaller rock near the Sugar Loaf). View of the Botafogo district. Above, the Christ:

34- Quinta da Boa Vista gardens, park where the National Museum and the Zoo are:

35- Taken from the Sugar Loaf:

36- The Christ above the clouds:

Uma ressurreição de thread no internacional trouxe minha atenção ao sistema de monotrilhos sendo implantado na cidade de Chongqing /tchóntxíng/ na China, especialmennte agora que São Paulo resolveu embarcar nessa tecnologia.

Na cidade existe uma linha de 19,7 km em funcionamento (com 18 estações) inaugurada em 2005 e mais 2 linhas estão em implantação. Segundo o thread original, 100.000 entradas são registradas por dia no sistema.

Parace quase idêntico ao monotrilho de Tóquio, exceto que seu traçado é acidentado e existem túneis. Foi construído pelos japoneses.

O diferencial é que a cidade de Chongqing construirá sua rede de metrô inteira apenas com monotrilhos, sem trens convencionais.

A cidade de Chongqing conta com 5 milhões de habitantes e é a 20a. maior cidade da China. O sistema atualmente transporta

Recomendo este vídeo em alta definição:

Bem como este:

Página no Urbanrail: http://www.urbanrail.net/as/chon/chongqing.htm