Vila Madalena

Thanks to the suggestion from Marcel to visit Vila Madalena I was able to get a taste of the uber chic part of town. We weren’t quite sure what we would expect. All we had heard was that this was the new hip spot of town with swanky shops and bars. Not knowing where your going can make it difficult to ask how to get there. We eventually took a cab after several people we asked weren’t quite sure where to direct us. The cab left us in the middle of this long steep street that had very cool shops interspersed between some very beautiful homes. The street we were on had many shops specializing in wooden products. I just hope these aren’t contributing to the destruction of the rainforest. Though I didn’t ask too many questions lest I ruin my experience. After getting down to the bottom of the hill we stumbled on an alley that was covered in graffiti art. We found a sign showing that this project was funded by Boston bank, though I don’t much else about this project other than it is quite amazing. The pictures speak for themselves, but for an added sense of how impressive it was you can check out the video on youtube.