Apparently São Paulo, Brazil still has public phone booths — or at least it did. Now, thanks to the Call Parade public art project, it has giant brains, disco balls, can-can dancers, and miniature cities. One hundred artists have transformed 100 phone booths to add some whimsy to the city, and/or attract zombies.

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Brazilian photographer Mariane Borgomani has been taking pictures of the booths in action, and you can also see all 100 designs on the project’s website. They really do liven up the streets, although there are some I’d be nervous to stick my head inside:

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Not to mention how embarrassing it would be to make a call from under this lady’s skirt: