On our free day Anders and I visited the Estação de Luz (famous railroad station) and the Parque de Luz (Luz Park). The station was built in the late 19th century. Compared to the other railroad stations I've seen, the estação de luz had a lot more classical look to it. Apparently the railroad station was the main entrance to the city of São Paulo, importing important goods such as coffee on a regular basis. The stations size reflects the importance that the station played in the early 20th century, especially when considering that the largest buildings in São Paulo were churches and cathedrals. After taking a couple of pictures Anders and I stopped by the Luz Park that is situated right across the street. I was expecting something simple, but even the park went along with the classical look. The whole park was littered with classical sculptures and even modern art looking objects. In fact the subtle shift from classical to more modern art throughout the park was probably a specific statement the park wanted to make about the relevancy of Brazil's impact on modern art in a modern world. A sort of signature of the Brazilian civilization.
Piece of Titanium
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