Call Parade

Brazilian telecom company Vivo recently sponsored a public arts project that involved 100 artists decorating and painting 100 public telephone booths around São Paulo. How cool would it be to stumble upon one of these helmet-like shells on the street? Even I would be inclined to pick up the phone and call you . . . maybe. Check out the rest of the designs here!

(images by Mariane Borgomani & Wally Gobetz; via Colossal)

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  1. I love it!!! beautiful and interesting exposition!!!

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  2. Those are so unique and beautiful! Very nice idea to bring some art to the street by these lovely telephone booths.

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  3. Amazing!!

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  4. Stylelovin wrote:

    Goshhhhh, how much I love Sao Paulo! This is absolutely amazing!

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  5. Natália wrote:

    They really are very interesting, especially in person, and when it´s not raining! 🙂
    Sao Paulo is a very special city….

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  6. Marijana wrote:

    So cool… 🙂

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  7. Oh awesome!
    The other day we saw a pay phone in a provincial park!! And all 6 of us tried to remember the last time we saw a pay phone, or at least someone using a pay phone in the city. These might help the lowly pay phones cause. 🙂

    ~Natasha Fatah~
    ~Natasha Fatah~

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  8. dimitri wrote:

    What a very interesting post. It’s a great selection. They are very artistics.

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  9. I think that disco ball is my favorite.

    How beautiful, to add something unique to something so common.

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  10. Cinja wrote:

    amazing photos!

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  13. Carol wrote:

    I loved it!!!!!!
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  15. so freaking cool.

    Collections

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  16. Letícia wrote:

    I’m Brazilian. I see your blog almost every day. I was very happy to find here some of my city. These streets are part of my routine.

    P.S: My English is terrible! I’m sorry.

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  17. Awesome-e-e!

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  18. nicole wrote:
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  19. Trish wrote:

    ha! What’s up with that green one with the pencil???? I dig the girl that looks like she’s wearing an animal hat.
    Thanks!
    Trish

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  20. Lua Rodrigues wrote:

    I live in São Paulo, I love your page, very nice! I see them all the time, there are more models around the Paulista Avenue, they are really amazing! xoxo

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  21. Jessica Higa wrote:

    I’m brazilian as well and like the other two brazilian girls I was very happy to see this in your page. Those phone boots have funny names, they’re called “orelhões” which means big earls 😉

    x

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  22. Raina wrote:

    So cool!

    stop by my blog!

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  23. littlelulu wrote:

    Amazing!!!It really makes the city nicer!!

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  24. Hi, Erica,
    I am proud to have participated in the Call Parade project. Initiatives like this show that art is an ally of marketing.
    I enjoyed your text. Thanks for helping us spread our message.
    PS.: If you have the opportunity to visit phone booths, be sure to check mine in the Pinacoteca do Estado.
    Best, artist Quim Alcantara

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  25. solita wrote:

    Beautiful! And so wonderful to see comments from peeps who live there and have seen and participated in the art. Amazing. Also, is that panda girl one knit bombed as well. awesome! We needs more of this in America.

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