Feira Livre - Liberdade

This guide to the Feira Livre in São Paulo's Liberdade neighborhood traces how Japanese-Brazilian artisans started a weekend crafts market on this square in 1975. It reaches back to 1908, when laborers crossed the Pacific on the ship Kasato Maru fleeing hardship after the Russo-Japanese War, and follows how their community settled these streets. You'll hear about the cinema that drew crowds here in the 1950s. Listen for the smell of grilled skewers as you walk the stalls.