I haven’t been to Sao Paulo, the other Latin America megalopolis.  It’s definitely in my future plans.

Wikipedia states that it is the largest city by population in the Americas edging out Mexico City although the order is reversed when the population of the metropolitan areas is counted.

The piece I have translated is by Joao Wainer, a Sao Paulo – based photographer, writer and filmmaker.  It was part of an exhibition I visited in Valparaiso, Chile.  The term Exus refers to spirits or deities of the Yoruba religion.  See the link for more information.

Sâo Paulo is a jungle.  On the hot asphalt of Latin America’s largest city the history of a country is being written. 

During the day twenty million run blindly for gold, under the grey sky.  In the early morning the streets are taken over by the “Exus”  amusing themselves surfing between the…