Vaga Lume was in fourth place in the UN innovation award for promotion of closer ties between youths in São Paulo and the Amazon. Delivery of the award took place in Doha.

Who’s to say spending the first month of the year in São Paulo can’t be great? Tranquility is the main attraction. Check out 10 tips to enjoy the metropolis in early 2012, such as the Ibirapuera Park.

Secretariat for Culture and Public Archive of the State of São Paulo uploaded 87,000 photos, records and documents of immigrants on the Museum of Immigration website. The material has been restored.