From Sunny Plazas to Air-Conditioned Aisles: Why Europeans Walk the Streets While Brazilians Live in Malls

It is a fact that few people would dare to deny that the shopping mall is a key element in large cities today. While it is a place of consumerism, it is also a meeting spot for friends during adolescence, a hub for restaurants and cafes, and a home for cinemas. In recent decades, it has become a space that includes a little bit of everything under one roof.