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A 1952 production by Jean Manzon Films, showing the public transportation situation in São Paulo at the time. The city had 2.5 million inhabitants (approximately 5 times less than today) and was already showing what would become its characteristic from then on: playing catch-up. These images, taken 63 years ago, show that the challenge of balancing urban growth with quality of life has long been complicated in Brazil's largest city.