Sao Palo No Logo

Back in December, 2006, the mayor of the 11-million-person Brazilian city of Sao Paulo banned all outdoor billboard advertising, citing advertisers' unwillingness to comply with the city's rules on what sort of billboards can be placed where. Now the rule is in effect, and Flickr user Tony de Marco has documented the eerie sight of a city stripped bare of commercial visuals.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tonydemarco/sets/72157600075508212/

At first I thought, "How refreshing to not be completely assaulted by advertising." but then the more I looked at it the more I felt like, "Well who's deciding what I can and can't see now?".

-Kevlar

By Kevlar at Apr 15, 2007 11:27 AM

It sounded cool but...there's no art...or colors...anywhere.

By ReeferMadness at Apr 17, 2007 9:45 AM

It looks empty, reminds me a bit of those post-apocalyptical movies where nothing survives. I dont know why. But the empty look and lack of people just give off that feeling.

By Salvatore at Apr 25, 2007 6:37 PM

It sounded cool but...there's no art...or colors...anywhere.

I know.

I love the idea that the government has chosen to remove all the color from the skyline, leaving it stripped and barren and empty looking, even begging for something to be there.

It's so 1984.

-Kevlar

By Kevlar at Apr 25, 2007 6:42 PM

I bet they could make a couple bucks off all the scrap iron that used to hold up the signs... I wonder if anyone will figure that out.

By Salvatore at Apr 25, 2007 6:46 PM

-	JMo	11s	All death is certain.
-	baewulf	24s
-	Burgerwolf	17s	PANCAKES
-	Vanashis	2m
-	Fogchild1	31s
-	GoldenRatio	25s
-	Diamond	12s	After Winter, must come Spring.
-	GrindingMyTeeth	1m
a	Mench	7h	Doing a bit of everything.
-	Veleth	5s	Vampires don't sparkle.
-	NightHollow	10h
And 26 more hiding and/or disguised

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