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Streets cross at regular right angles across the town, producing a rhythmic pattern of blocks that looks especially crisp in a minimalist black and white drawing.
Minimalist map poster · Brazil
21.2608° S / 50.6428° W
A regular grid on the open plateau of north-west São Paulo state, aligned with an old railway and a straight highway.

One city, five moods
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On the wall



The map
Guararapes lies in the north-west of São Paulo state, in the Araçatuba region, where the land is broad, gently undulating and given over largely to sugarcane and pasture. Like many towns in this part of the state, it was laid out on a regular plan, and from above its streets form an orderly chequerboard of near-square blocks with few interruptions.
The town grew with the railway that pushed west through the interior in the early twentieth century, and the line of the tracks still reads as a firm stroke on the map. The Marechal Rondon highway passes close by, a straight corridor linking the region with the rest of the state and giving the town a clear main axis for through traffic.
Beyond the last blocks, the map turns to wide agricultural parcels cut by farm roads and small streams. A Guararapes map poster captures that transition cleanly: the measured grid of a planned interior town, the transport lines that brought it into being and the open plateau stretching away on every side.
Streets cross at regular right angles across the town, producing a rhythmic pattern of blocks that looks especially crisp in a minimalist black and white drawing.
The tracks that helped found the town run past its blocks as a long, steady line, a reminder of how the interior of São Paulo state was settled.
The Marechal Rondon highway draws a straight band close to town, with access roads curving in to meet the grid at its edges.
Make it yours
Add a date, a name or a line of your own, switch style, size or orientation.
The free preview is low-resolution with a watermark. Prints and HD files are rendered at 300 DPI, up to 7,200 × 10,800 px, without a watermark.
Why Guararapes
Towns built on a grid have a graphic appeal of their own, and Guararapes is a good example. For residents, and for those who moved on to São Paulo or further, the poster turns familiar blocks into an image that feels both personal and architectural.
Edit the title, subtitle and coordinates line to add a name, a date or a short dedication. Five styles are available, Classic black & white, Noir, Paper, Blueprint and Sand, so the same grid can look stark, soft or technical.
Order the Guararapes poster| Print size | Resolution | Files |
|---|---|---|
| 30 × 40 cm11.8 × 15.7″ | 3,543 × 4,724 px | PNG · PDF |
| 29.7 × 42 cm (A3)11.7 × 16.5″ | 3,508 × 4,961 px | PNG · PDF |
| 42 × 59.4 cm (A2)16.5 × 23.4″ | 4,961 × 7,016 px | PNG · PDF |
| 45.7 × 61 cm18 × 24″ | 5,400 × 7,200 px | PNG · PDF |
| 50 × 70 cm19.7 × 27.6″ | 5,906 × 8,268 px | PNG · PDF |
| 61 × 91.4 cm24 × 36″ | 7,200 × 10,800 px | PNG · PDF |
For comparison, the free preview is 900 px wide, watermarked and meant for screens. The HD files have up to 8× the resolution in each direction and print cleanly at full poster size.
Pick a style at the top of the page, then choose Printed Poster — a size and, if you like, a frame — or Digital HD Files. Checkout takes one step, and your order page updates as soon as the payment goes through.
It is printed on premium 200 gsm matte paper in one of six sizes, from 30 × 40 cm to 24 × 36″. Printed posters start at $39, shipping included.
Yes. Choose a solid wood frame in black, white, natural oak or dark wood. It comes with shatterproof glazing and is ready to hang. Framed posters start at $99, shipping included.
Shipping is free to 60+ countries. Each poster is printed by the nearest of our print partners in 30+ countries and usually arrives in 3–7 business days. You can follow the status and tracking under My Orders. A few countries take 2–5 weeks, and where we don't ship yet, the site tells you before you pay.
Send us a photo within 14 days of delivery and we will reprint it for free or refund you.
Yes. In the editor on this page, change the title, the subtitle and the coordinates line to anything you like, and pick a style and size. Printed, framed and digital orders all use exactly your design.
For $9 you get 300 DPI PNG and print-ready PDF files in all six sizes, without a watermark, to print anywhere. Not sure yet? Download a free watermarked preview first.
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