Passinho and Pacification

As I listened to a Youtube video of a Passinho battle, with it’s rough and heavy funke soundtrack, something perfectly Continue reading →

Then, there was El Tepito …

The evening before visiting El Tepito, a neighborhood just a few blocks north of the Zocalo, to explore its ever-sprawling, Continue reading →

Tianguis of Tarps in Mexico City

In a recent The Atlantic Cities post, a collection of Google Earth images of Mexico City’s tianguis (or street markets) Continue reading →

Marketing “3rd World” Thrift

In 2009 I was talking with a friend of ours in Santa Elena de  Uairén, Venezuela just North of the Continue reading →

Street Vendors on Wheels in Lima, Peru

During my Winter 2011 visit to Lima, Peru, what intrigued me most of the street vending culture there were the Continue reading →

Los Angeles’ El Mercado del Pueblo and Street Vending Initiative

As a way to advance the discussion on legalizing street vending in Los Angeles (link), local organizations, with the help Continue reading →

In/Outside the Ferinha da Madrugada

What follows is a series of captioned images that attempts to succinctly describe the complicated relationship between the street vendors Continue reading →

La Salada as Subject

La Salada, whose 20 hectares are lined along the south of the Rio Matanza in Buenos Aires, claims to be Continue reading →