The Power of Place                      Sao Paulo: The Outer Ring

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* Urban Geography
* Immigration and Ethnic Diversity
* Squatter Settlement and Self-Construction

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1.    What do the neighborhoods on the edge of Sao Paulo look like?


2.    Why people self-construct houses there?


3.    What attracts migrants to Sao Paulo? 


4.    What’s a mega-city?  


5.    Why did Italians migrate here? 


6.    Where is the largest cluster of the Japanese outside Japan?


7.    How large is Sao Paulo physically?


8.    Are there improvements indicating that squatter settlement could become permanent and eventually recognized by authorities?