Abstract
This article explores two parallel histories: the construction of Ibirapuera Park, Sao Paulo’s symbol of post–WWII modernity, and the destruction of two favelaslocated in the area designated for the new Park which resulted in the displacement of over two hundred poor and working-class families to the city’s woefully neglected periphery. By focusing on these two related developments and the discourses that shaped them—one that framed the new Park’s modernist design as emblematic of Sao Paulo’s progressive spirit and the other that associated favelas as backward and foreign to the city—this article sheds fresh light on the relationship between uneven urban development and racial anxiety in post–WWII Sao Paulo and explores the consequences of Sao Paulo’s aspiring identity as a leading center for the arts and a global business hub on the social fabric of the city.
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