This district is the old centro of Sao Paulo City. Does this sloping street full of people remind you somewhere in Central Hong Kong? In the past few years, Mainland Chinese invaded this area of district. There are many Chinese merchants selling merchandise from China. They are mostly cheap goods. I was told some of these Chinese don't even speak Portugese. 
This hardware store has been here for 110 years. Brazil has a 500+ years of history. Many cities and towns are a few centuries old, unlike North America where the cities are so young.
Their streets often criss cross. Zoning is liberal. Many shops are in the middle of residential districts. Compared to Canada, its a mess here.
Their street signage is good. There are signs pointing to different districts. Very seldom you see cars turning left here. They have to go through a roundabout or a detour to the right first. Cars are not allowed to turn on red signals.
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