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Images from Cities of the World, 4e Chapter 4

Images from Cities of the World, 4e Chapter 4. Major Cities of South America. Largest Metropolitan Areas of South America.

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Images from Cities of the World, 4e Chapter 4

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  1. Images from Cities of the World, 4e Chapter 4

  2. Major Cities of South America

  3. Largest Metropolitan Areas of South America

  4. Brazil: The Pelourinho historic district, named for the “pillory” formerly used to castigate slaves, reflects the strong Afro-Brazilian influence in Salvador da Bahia. The historic center of Salvador da Bahia became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985.

  5. The Griffin/Ford Model of Latin American City Structure; • The Revised Ford Model of Latin American City Structure

  6. Crowley Model of Latin American City Structure

  7. Brazil: The Rio de Janeiro-Sao Paulo-Campinas extended metropolitan region

  8. Brazil: The classic postcard view of Rio de Janeiro includes scenic Sugarloaf Mountain (Pao de Acucar), which guards the entrance to Guanabara Bay.

  9. Brazil: Copacabana Beach, Rios world-famous tourist playground, is also home to a dense urban neighborhood in the city’s affluent Southern Zone (Zona Sul).

  10. Brazil: Anarrow commercial street in the Rocinha district indicates the informal, improvised nature of one of Rio’s largest favelas.

  11. Brazil: The juxtaposition of a modern high-rise apartment tower and an older single-family detached home in central Sao Pauo illustrates the dramatic verticalization that has dominated the city in recent decades.

  12. Brazil: The skyline of downtown Sao Paulo reflects the dynamic growth of Brazil’s dominant commercial center and corporate headquarters city.

  13. Brasilia is the federal capital of Brazil and the capital of the Federal District. The city is located along the Brazilian Highlands in the country’s Central-West region.

  14. Brazil: The spectacular modern architecture of Brasilia, designed by Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer, focuses on the government ministries and the Congress buildings located along the federal districts Monumental Axis (Eixo Monumental). The “Pilot Plan” (Plano Piloto) of Brasilia was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1987.

  15. Brazil: The fledgling boomtown of Xinguara is typical of the Amazon settlement frontier in recent decade.

  16. Buenos Aires, Argentina: The colonial cabildo, or a town hall, now preserved in the historic core of Buenos Aires

  17. Buenos Aires, Argentina: The Diagonal Norte Northern Diagonal Boulevard, officially the Avenida Presidente Roque Saenz Pena, Highlights the imposing Obelisk monument in downtown Buenos Aires

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