SP-Arte/Foto: the biggest event about Photography

The largest exhibition of photography in the country, SP-Arte/Foto reaches its fourth edition and happens between September 9 and 12 at the Mall Iguatemi showing the best of modern and contemporary photography of Brazil and of the world. At the exhibition will be represented works of artists like Miguel Rio Branco, Mario Cravo Neto, Caio Reisewitz, Rochelle Costi, Albano Afonso, Márcia Xavier, J.R.Duran, Claudia Jaguaribe, Thomas Farkas, Cristiano Mascaro, Neil Hammon, Daniel Senise, Brigida Baltar, Cao Guimaraes, Luiz Braga, Cássio Vasconcellos. 

Besides the shows and the books launches, there will be free lectures coordinated by the researcher and photographer, Denise Gadelha. This course provides an overview of national and international contemporary photography, history of photography, its forms and icons.

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When: September 9 to 12, from 2 pm to 10 pm
Where: Shopping Iguatemi, Avenida Brigadeiro Faria Lima 2232 - Sao Paulo
How much: For free

New technology for Police cars in Sao Paulo

The PM (military police) is preparing a  change to patrol the streets of São Paulo. It will install cameras in their cars and an onboard computer that will alert the police when they are approaching, for example, a bar where there is complaint of drug sales or an intersection where many assaults occur. The stakes for the PM technology follows the idea that the new systems should improve the efficiency and safety. They should also increase the control of supervisors that may identify possible flaws in the procedures and even misconduct.

The technology must also change the life of Sao Paulo inhabitants. Who gets involved in a traffic accident, for example, will receive a password from the cop which may, after 48 hours, enter the web and get a copy of the police report. The system connected to a GPS will tell who are the thieves who often act in a certain region and show the photos of suspects. It will also indicate the path that the car should do, according to crime rates online. A sensor will show when the car and the cops are in danger. It is also possible to see where each car is, what is the closest vehicle (in case of attack) and even record the path of the patrol and tell how long and where they stood. Computers involve an investment of R$ 32 million in 2010 and 2011. In the first phase of the project (R$ 12 million in 2010), only 4000 cars will have the equipment.

(source: estado de são paulo, marcelo godoy)

La Tapa! Spanish bar inside Sao Paulo

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This Spanish bar is the perfect place for a cold beer and to taste some tapas. This is La Tapa! It is managed by  two partners who met when they were studying at the University Anhembi Morumbi. The decoration of this building reminds Spain too: on the walls, there are fans of flamenco, bullfighting posters, pictures of tourist sites in Span and, of course, the flag of the country. The typical tapas are the focus of the menu.



You should go there and try the gambas al ajillo (garlic prawns); the patatas bravas (potatoes with a spicy sauce); the pantomaca, which is bread with tomatoes and usually a slice of cheese or jamon on top, finally you won't miss the tortilla, the typical Spanish omelette with potatoes. Delicious!To drink the offer includes the typical alcoholic sangria and beers, among the 25 labels you can try the Spanish Estrella Damm Inedit. It 's 15 minutes walking from the subway station Tatuapé, easy to reach.


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When: Tuesday to Friday from 5 pm; Saturday and Sunday from midday.
Where: Rua Serra do Japi, 560 - Sao Paulo
Website: http://www.latapa.com.br/

Graffiti Fine Art

It starts today and goes for a month the Graffiti Fine Art, International Bienal. The public can enjoy the first show of its kind dedicated only to graffiti. 64 names are present, Brazilians and foreigners, including highlights such as Zezão and Os Gemeos.

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Where: MuBE, Av. Europa, 218 - São Paulo
When: September 3d to October 3d
Website: http://graffitifineart.blogspot.com/

What to do this thurday night

Two option for club lovers tonight (Thursday, September the 2nd). The first is at the Museum Club where the DJs Mau Mau and Renato Cohen will dominate the launch of the party The Heat Beat, where the duo Monsters at Work will play in live PA. Located in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Sao Paulo, the Museum follows the concept of dining club, with sophisticated menus and good music. The environment has a panoramic lift and a huge screen of Marilyn Monroe highlighted. The menu is divided between and contemporary Japanese cuisine, plus a selection of drinks made by bartenders and extensive wine list.

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Where: Rua James Joule, 65  - São Paulo 
When: Thursday September the 2nd from 7 pm
How much: R$ 15.00 to R$ 40.00
Website: http://www.museumrestaurant.com.br/

D-Edge

The second option is the D-Edge. Two good attractions in the disputed party of the thursday at this club: the English producer Nic Fanciulli, who started in music when he was a teenager and gradually managed to leave a mark on the house scene and the London tech-house expert duo, Layo & Bushwacka, always present in Brazilian house clubes.

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Where: Alameda Olga, 170 -  São Paulo
When: Thursday September the 2nd from midnight
How much: From R$ 50 toR$ 90
Website: http://www.d-edge.com.br/

Fernando Pessoa at the Museu da Lingua Portuguesa

From August 24, at the Museu da Lingua Portuguesa, you can visit the exhibition "Fernando Pessoa, plural like the universe" (“Fernando Pessoa, plural como o universo”). The exposition runs until the 30th of January, with free entry on Saturday. This is the first time that the Museu hosts an exhibition about a Portuguese author.

In the first rom of the temporary exhibition hall, visitors may enter five booths, which will be screened excerpts from poems by Fernando Pessoa himself and his heteronyms Alberto Caeiro, Ricardo Reis, Alvaro de Campos Bernardo Soares. Next, you will enter a kind of poetic labyrinth that will show in a playful and lovely passages of poetry and images of Fernando Pessoa, as a way of portraying his various personas. And then you'll move to an environment where documents facsimile, manuscripts, typescripts related to his life-work will be displayed. In the final section of the exhibition, visitors can follow the chronology of the life-work of the poet, through images taken from the newly launched photobiography produced by Richard Zenith, one of the curators.

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When: From 10 am to 5 pm, till January 30
Where: Museu da Lingua Portuguesa, Praça da Luz - Sao Paulo
How much: R$ 6; for free on Saturday

5th Cinefantasy - International Festival of Fantasy Film

From August the 31st to September the 12th Sao Paulo hosts the 5th Cinefantasy - International Festival of Fantastic Film, with sessions at Centro Cultural São Paulo, Cine Olido and library Viriato Correa.

In this edition, there will be over 150 films. Fans of horror stories and science fiction, should watch the English "Strigoi" by Faye Jackson. The program also includes "A Princesa do Coração Gelado" and "The Werepig".

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Where: Cine Olido, Centro Cultural São Paulo, Biblioteca Viriato Correa
When: August 31st to September 12th
How much: For free; R$ 1 at the Cine Olido
Website: www.cinefantasy.com.br