Everywhere I went in Brazil -except Brasilia, which is a 60's modernist fantasy- there were fantastic mosaic sidewalks. It's called Portuguese Pavement and found, obviously in Portugal, as well as the prior colonies.
![bird sidewalk](http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5064/5614554260_375082dc44.jpg)
Birds
![flower sidewalk](http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5230/5613978095_252b2c2ede.jpg)
Flowers
![wave sidewalk](http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5310/5613979517_2ae198cfa8.jpg)
Ribbon Waves (note that anyone with money had security)
![Sidewalks of Brazil](http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5022/5631165363_5635a3398d.jpg)
![sidewalks](http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5149/5631164937_64347d896b.jpg)
Intersecting designs
![brazil 350](http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5190/5631745392_1aa4da2849.jpg)
Famous Copacabana waves
Hearsay has it the white tiles represent European immigrants, the black tiles represent Africans brought as slaves, and the red tiles represent the native population; in sidewalks and life it looks like the natives got screwed in representation.
How great would it be if all our steps were on public art?
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