Beco do Barman

As an artist, the best place I have been taken to in Brazil will have to be the Beco do Batman or the Batman's Alley found around the Rua Gonçalo Alfonso and Rua Madeiros de Albuquerque in the Via Madelena neighborhood.  The place started when a group of art students playfully painted Batman (hence the name) in one of the walls in the area during the 80's and it caught like wild fire transforming the place into one huge gallery of massive paintings done on walls making the place into what it is now - a tourist attraction.  I shall say no more and just let the pictures speak for themselves.  

The following pictures were taken in two museum located at the area

People I met I

The beautiful Rafaella                                          Rafael and Sylvana                              

 
         Kim with Rafaella, Yuri and adorable Laura                       the very animated, Bernardo

 

                                                   Renan and Kim with Angela and Vova

People I met II

In my 42 day stay in Sao Paulo, Brazil, I have accumulated quite a number of pictures, thanks to my daughter Kim. Hence, I am posting these pictures in groups lest I clog them up in just one post.  Here goes:

 
                At the airport on my arrival


Angela
At the airport prior to departure for Manil  



Yuri and the beautiful  Vivian             With Yuri

The Maiate's                                                                       Tio Luis                                 

Renan's aunt, Tia Nancy                                          Duda                                   

        
       Paulo with whom I have the most                               Vova
          contact due to our common
          love for music