It is the heart of Porto Allegre, Brazil. It is composed of Tipuana trees. It was almost destroyed in 2005 by mall developers. It was saved by the citizen. It is now considered to be the most beautiful street in the world. It is the Rua Gonçalo de Carvalho…

Charles Mudede—who writes about film, books, music, and his life in Rhodesia, Zimbabwe, the USA, and the UK for The Stranger—was born near a steel plant in Kwe Kwe, Zimbabwe. He has no memory...