Bruno Padovano was born in Italy and studied in the US and Europe before become a professor at the University of Sao Paulo. He is a champion for increasing society’s impact on development and sustainability in the urban centers of Brazil.
Today on the podcast he discusses his recent project designed to house the homeless population of Sao Paolo. Also a musician, Bruno hopes to fuse the spiritual side of human development with reason and policy to create a brighter future.
Today on the podcast he discusses his recent project designed to house the homeless population of Sao Paolo. Also a musician, Bruno hopes to fuse the spiritual side of human development with reason and policy to create a brighter future.
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"Housing has not been a top priority in Brazil. That is why I feel like something must happen to promote a new kind of culture." - Bruno Padovano
Show Notes:
- How the birthrate in Brazil has slowed, but there is still more work to do
- The urban migration growth that Brazil has seen
- How the global migration crisis effects Brazil
- Why he has mixed feelings about the Olympic games coming to Brazil
- The problem with homeless people in Brazil
- How housing and development works in the country
- The project that Bruno is proposing for the homeless in Brazil
- How he is using his career as a musician to help his housing for the homeless project
"The concept here is to unite feeling with reason, material and immaterial." - Bruno Padovano
- How the spiritual aspects of the project motivated the design of the Hope Tower
- The biggest infrastructure challenges that Sao Paolo is facing
- What has caused sustainability improvements in the city, and what the future of sustainability there looks like
- How Sao Paolo has been strategizing to create a more vertical and compact city
- Why Bruno is optimistic about the development and urban improvement opportunities in Brazil
Links Mentioned:
- View images and plans for the Hope Tower
- Watch the "Homeless Singers" music video
- Connect with Bruno Padovano on Facebook
"It is too much in the hands of governments to decide what should be done with development, I think society should be much more active." - Bruno Padovano