There is a report of images about São Paulo, wich was built up at the time of the "great urbanization" and which, in many cases, is still valid. In this article, I will look at some of the most recurrent images in the discourses about the city that appeared at the time and will examine their presence in the works of Mário de Andrade. I will also confront the different meanings that appears in the two registers.
São Paulo; Great urbanization; Imaginary; Mário de Andrade