... been among the most significant organizing values of modern cities. As a consequence, the character of public space and of citizens’ participation in public life changes. In order to sustain these arguments, this article analyzes the case of Siio Paulo, Brazil, and uses Los Angeles...

...Cristiano Mascaro Copyright © 1996 by The University of Chicago 1996 Siio Paulo Cristiano Mascaro Scio Paul0 is today a city of over $fieen million people. Zbey travel its streets incessantly, streets illuminated here...

... slavery was clearly on the wane, and planters in the province of Siio Paulo decided to subsidize Southern European immigration to Brazil in order to develop a European proletariat, even though there were more free Afro-Brazilians than slaves in the province of Siio Paulo (Andrews 1991...

... there are over twenty-five such exclusive urban incorporations, and in Siio Paulo there are hundreds of so-called closed condominiums using somewhat different legal mechanisms to achieve similar ends. Other exclusionary movements (some militia-backed) attack federalism and the idea of national gov...

..., Paris, Frankfurt, Zurich, Amsterdam, Los Angeles, Sydney, Hong Kong, among others. But this geography now also includes cities such as 21 I Siio Paulo, Buenos Aires, Bangkok, Taipei, and Mexico City. The intensity of Globalization and transactions among these cities...