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On Saturday, July, 16, members of the steering group and academy participants got together and got to know each other at a pizza dinner in São Paulo.[caption id="attachment_1759" align="aligncenter" width="964"] Photo: DFK, Paris / Unifesp, São Paulo under CC BY SA 4.0[/caption]Fresh and well rested the group met the next day to explore some interesting sites in the city: the Mário de Andrade Library, the Municipal Theatre, a shopping mall (yes!), the Chá Viaduct, the São Paulo City Hall, the São Francisco Church, the Páteo do Collegio, the São Bento Monastery and Church, and the Casa de Vidro.[caption id="attachment_1773" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Casa de Vidro Lina bo Bardi. Photo: DFK, Paris / Unifesp, São Paulo under CC BY SA 4.0[/caption]On Monday, proper work finally began with Joaquin Barriendos, Camila Maroja, and Rachel Vallego presenting their projects, but first being introduced by an opening panel consisting of Jens Baumgarten, Thomas Kirchner, Lena Bader, and Gerhard Wolf. After the following thematic sessions hosted by Dafne Cruz Porchini, Abigail Lapin, and Pauline Bachmann, the group gathers again to pay a visit to the Galeria Estação in the evening.[caption id="attachment_1752" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Project Presentation 1: Camila Maroja (The First Mercosul Biennal). Photo: Photo: DFK, Paris / UNIFESP, São Paulo under CC BY SA 4.0[/caption]