Neighbourhoods In Brazil: Alphaville, S

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Alphaville is the commercial name of a real estate and gated communities development in Brazil and Portugal, constituted by a number of business and residential condominia. The name evokes the "first among cities" concept (ville as French for city, and alpha being the first letter of Greek alphabet). The concept has been widely copied in Brazil and abroad. The Alphaville concept was created by a building company in So Paulo City, Albuquerque