EntreVilas. An imaginary tracing through the company-towns of São Paulo

Abstract

EntreVilas could be seen as the first interactive documentary to delve into the context of company-towns and urbanization in São Paulo, discussing in this context, the historical and current relationships between work and housing. In a period where social and daily relationships are built in the virtual world, providing the user different experiences of immersion in historical contexts could be an outlet for the promotion of their valuation. This is one of the intentions of the interactive documentary Entre Vilas: allow the user to browse through the historical and contemporary layers of the Company-towns of São Paulo city, revealing their historical reports and the current conformation, telling by its residents, constructing in this way, the economic, social and spatial conformation of São Paulo. In this sense, the project discusses the relationships between work, housing and memory, recording the context in which these villages were built, as well as their relevance along the urban expansion process. The article analyzes the trajectory of part of the company-towns located in the capital, between the years 1867-1959, narrating in this way from the sanitary norms to the main events, social, political, economic and many other characteristics involved in this process of development.