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The city of Sao Paulo adopted a "participatory culture" a few months ago. Are there any other cities in the world who`ve done the same?

there's a lot going on there: http://www.artisopensource.net/network/artisopensource/category/projects/ecosystems/

It's good that people make a participatory culture over the cyberspace, it is way beyond the limitations like in a classroom setting. It creates a social connection with one another and can be a life-long learning process.

El Proyecto Brasileño de Recursos Educativos Abiertos: Retos y Perspectivas (Proyecto REA.br) se inició en 2008 con la visita de una delegación internacional para el Ministerio de Educación y la realización de una serie de actividades de sensibilización en Sao Paulo y Brasilia. REA.br El proyecto fue fundado por Carolina Rossini en 2008 y es uno de los primeros proyectos en Brasil que intenta apropiarse de la realidad y las perspectivas de discusión internacional brasileño de Recursos Educativos Abiertos (REA) y de Educación Abierta. Pero eso no sería posible sin el apoyo de una comunidad apasionada: la Comunidad REA-Brasil. Esta comunidad está formada por educadores, científicos, ingenieros, profesionales de las TIC, periodistas, abogados y todos aquellos que creen en la educación abierta y los recursos educativos abiertos. En Brasil, el proyecto cuenta con asociaciones o recibe el apoyo institucional de Educadigital Instituto, la Escuela de Derecho de la Fundación Getulio Vargas de São Paulo, la UNESCO, entre otros. A nivel internacional, el proyecto está financiado por el Open Society Foundationse se ha asociado con varios proyectos y se centró en las iniciativas de Recursos Educativos Abiertos. mas informacion en http://www.rea.net.br/site/historia/

This video on youtube is about the Brazilian educator and philosopher Paulo Freire. It contemplates some of his ideas about education for our appreciation and critical reflection.

OER-Brazil project The Brazilian Project on Open Educational Resources: Challenges and Prospects (Project REA.br) began in 2008 with the visit of an international delegation to the Ministry of Education and conducting a series of awareness raising events in Sao Paulo and Brasilia. REA.br The project was founded by Carolina Rossini in 2008 and is one of the first projects in Brazil that tries to appropriate the reality and the prospects Brazilian international discussion of Open Educational Resources (OER) and Open Education. Has the support of a passionate community: the Community REA-Brazil. This community is made ​​up of educators, scientists, engineers, ICT professionals, journalists, lawyers and all those who believe in open education and open educational resources. In Brazil, the project has partnerships or receives institutional support from Educadigital Institute, the School of Law of the Getulio Vargas Foundation in São Paulo, UNESCO, among others. Internationally, the project is funded by the Open Society Foundationse has partnered with several projects and focused on Open Educational Resources initiatives. Meet the REA initiatives in Brazil.

I think Ecuador might be leading the world in terms of participatory culture - see this page from my blog. Oh, Sao Paulo also adopted the participatory culture for the local council decision making so voters can vote per issue - very cool.

Does it still exist? Where do you live today? They can live in apartments? There are five hundred and eleven years ago, when our mother was Invaded Earth, some indigenous peoples living in different places: houses made straw, wood and clay. Each family had its full casa.Em 21st century some believe to be Indian Indian has to live in the respective housing (hollow), and in some villages there are still families who reside in this type of housing. However we know that the world revolves around globalization, indigenous and we (like everyone else) are predisposed to adhere to such technological advances if we deem it necessary to facilitate our life. The Brazilian society has changed greatly with respect to their homes, many living in buildings, or smaller house and still find riparian that make their homes on the banks of rivers. We also many indigenous peoples, living in their villages in houses of bricks, covered with shingles, or in homes made ​​of clay covered with straw or other Buriti palm. Still have Indians who live in owned or rented large apartments in big cities like São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. As each country or region has its typical form of housing, and seek to improve the comfort of your family, so we are indigenous peoples, but the culture remains alive regardless of residence or the place where they live or are. What makes the Indian being Indian is not in the house yes, but tradition and ritual that revives every day, the strongest memories passed on from parents to children is in hollow, townhouses or apartments, once Indian always an Indian.