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Originally Posted by bryson662001
The biggest collection of abandond skyscrapers I ever saw was in downtown Detroit. However they were old and obsolete office buildings, not residential.
Why were those buildings abandoned in Sao Paulo? Of course they are not really abandoned if they are full of squaters. Are rents that low there?
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If rents were low, I'm sure people would be living in affordable housing instead of moving into abandoned skyscrapers. I'm interested in how so many squatters could occupy a space. Im assuming there is no electricity. Water, waste? I wonder how they control crime, I would be afraid to venture into one of these highrises, let alone make it my home.
From the looks of it, Sao Paulo is constructed in a massive Corbusier mentality and layout. This urban decay is the result of an unnatural growth that cannot be supported on its own without the city's continued financial backing.