Architecture on Paulista Avenue

ERS Office Building

Avenida Paulista

                The architecture on Avenida Paulista always impressed me as every time we traveled to the ERS office. With four lanes each way and towering skyscrapers on every side, it gave me the feeling that I was in New York City. The feeling was appropriate considering the financial importance that the avenue holds in São Paulo. Avenida Paulista was the commercial center for São Paulo and is the site for many headquarters for many of the largest banks in South America. The architecture on the avenue reflects the different eras of Brazil from old to modern. 

FIESP Headquarters

                The FIESP Headquarters is one building of particular interest. It displays a huge television on the outside. One night, as Adriel and I were heading home from teaching the career workshop, the whole building was turned into a massive video game. Tetris and Space Invaders were being played. I don’t think you can get a screen bigger than that. Some buildings seemed to have greek influence while others leaned to more futuristic style. Anywhere you looked, Avenida Paulista was never boring to look at.