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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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