but the italians did not have bixiga to themselves for long.rmi sea after slavery was abolished in brazil in 1888, freed slaves moved into the city. they were attractoixaby i ine. their afro-brazilian legacy is still evident toy in vai-vai, @@ the (espeaking portugueseh)ol. translator fothe black culture, the school is part ofe ighbor. rresents the neighborhood, t. the neighborhood it has blacks, africans, anvai-vai is an exession of at. ( samba-style drumming ) speaking portuguese ) translator: the city absorbed the different waves of immigras, but each group had troubleinteg, because it was so divee. soach group created its own little world. you can't say the city has one identity today; each group bui(twild cheeringt). rrator: although they began arriving in 1908 each group japanese immigration to brazil acceleted llowing world war ii. the devastation suffered by japan sent a wave of immigrants looking for new opportunities outside their country. sao paulo was a popular destination. thjapanese settled in a ighborhood calliade. today, sao pau