Teachable Moments from Around the Globe Via Postcard

Our good friend Helo C in Brazil sends us unexpected greetings from Brazil. She writes: Hi!! Greetings from Sao Paulo, Brazil. I found this postcard very colorful, showing a typical Brazilian party "Maracatu", and I thought you two would like it! ( We sure do many thanks Helo C!) I found the blog of yours very interesting. Congratulations for the great work!!! Hugs - Helo C

Our friend Helo C. writes:  I live in Sao Paulo, Brazil the largest city in South America.We live in a concrete jungle. This is a crazy town, many cars, multitudes of people, and very noisy. However I love living in this place.

- The postcard shows an aerial view of the Ibirapuera's Park.
- The other shows an aerial view of The Square of the Republic.
Hugs Helo C.

• The Grande Marquise ("The great marquee"), where the MAM - Museu de Arte Moderna ("Modern Art Museum") is located;
• The Cicillo Matarazzo Pavilion, home for the Museum of Contemporary Art, University of São Paulo, and a space for events and expos, including the São Paulo Art Biennial and the São Paulo Fashion Week;
• The Manoel da Nóbrega Pavilion, which until 1992 was the city hall;
• The Lucas Nogueira Garcez Pavilion, formerly known as "Palácio das Exposições"("Expositions Palace") and now known as the Oca ("hut", given its round shape), which harbors both the Museu da Aeronáutica ("Air Force Museum") and the Museu do Folclore ("Folklore Museum");
• The Armando de Arruda Pereira Pavilion, home for the Prodam - Companhia de Processamento de Dados do Município ("Municipal Data Processing Company");
• The Palácio da Agricultura ("Agriculture Palace"), home of Detran, municipal transit department. The building was originally intended to harbor the municipal agriculture department;
• The Planetarium and Municipal Astrophysics School. The Planetarium building which is shaped like a flying saucer. It was the first Planetarium in the Southern Hemisphere and has a dome which is 20 meters in diameter. The German projection machine shows the sky above São Paulo from dusk to dawn. During the projection a professional astronomer explains the most famous stars and constellations as well as the movements of the Earth and other planets.

This according to:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibirapuera_Park