Paola is a Brazilian Architect who has worked with Skidmore Owings & Merrill as a consultant for their work in Brazil. Her creative design abilities and skill set make her a perfect fit as the link between Brazilian building officials and contractors. I asked Paola to teach us about some of the classically designed buildings that one would find in São Paulo and she took us to several wonderful sites: the railroad station, opera house, Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo and Dalvae Dito. Three are historic buildings of classical design with great importance to the history of São Paulo. The fourth is an example of Brazilian cuisine from one of the premier chefs Alex Atala of Brazil (we were fortunate to meet him and he is another example of the finest in people from Brazil).

Paola has such grace and charm, she is wonderful to be around. She actually specializes in modern design but with such talents she understands the significance of classism in architecture. It had been eight years since we were together yet it seemed like it had only been months. Oh the Brazilians thanks for your wonderful influence.