Paranapiacaba - Mercado

3D Model

Paranapiacaba is a english village between Santos and São Paulo. It was built to host the workers of the first brazilian railway, the São Paulo Railway (SPR), in the 19th century, by that time Brazil was governed by D. Pedro II.

The village contains a funicular (or cable) system that helped the trains to overcome the stepness of the region, great part of the workers were assigned to this job.

This market is one of the original buildings from the 19th century that still remains to this day. Currently the whole village is being restaured to become a Unesco’s recognized heritage site.

More info about the village here.

Drone capture made by Mazza FPV.