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Pro
Culinary Capital of the World , relaxed mixture of Milan and New York
Con
too much traffic, too many people and sometimes violent
In a nutshell
Not a "tourist mecca," and that's a GOOD thing!!!
34 Reviews Designed in 1954, but built only in 2005, Auditório Ibirapuera is the work of the famous architect Oscar Niemeyer. The ultra-modern music hall is considered one of the best venues for concerts in São Paulo. It is located within Parque do Ibirapuera.
10 Reviews Santos is a very interesting place that I got to go 2 when I went to Brasil. Not too far from Sao Paulo and recommended if you can't make it 2 Rio (which I couldn't). Pros: Shopping areas close by, white sand beaches, fairly pretty area. Cons: Port so lots of large ships coming in constantly,...
Liberdade - Japan in São Paulo
13 Reviews Liberdade is the Japaneese neightborhood in Sao Paolu, yes I´ve said Japaneese and not Chineese. Many Japaneese people came to Brazil after the 2WW, and many of them stablished in Sao Paulo. It´s a nice place to visit, it´s like a little part of Japan in the huge Brazil. The shops, the restaurants,...
19 Reviews One of the most fashionable addresses in the city, Rua Oscar Freire is the heart of the luxury commercial area of São Paulo: Jardim Paulista. This district (not to be confused with Jardim Paulistano) is delineated in the north-east and south-west by Avenida Paulista and Rua Estados Unidos,...
5 Reviews This one belongs to "what to do " just as to "off the beaten path". The various artesanal fairs that spring up on weekends all over town. Here are three examples of inner city weekend fairs of high interest for those who don't want to go as far as to EMBU DAS ARTES ( see next tips) 1) Flea Market...
20 Reviews If you visit the museum MASP on a Sunday, you can also visit the outdoors antique market right under the museum. On the other side of the street you'll fins a handcraft market, food, beverages and ice creams for sale. It's a tasty and cheaper alternativ than going to a restaurant and it was...
4 Reviews and 201 Opinions ALL PICTURES ON PAGE 1 ( PICS 1 - 5 ) AND ON THIS PAGE # 6 AND 7 TAKEN IN SEPTEMBER 2003 , PICTURES...
1 Review and 209 Opinions One more hotel tip from me , anyone...? Here we go , this time the Grand Hyatt with íts own...
11 Reviews One of the most celebrated restaurants in São Paulo, A Figueira Rubaiyat gets its interesting name from the tropical fig tree that dominates the exterior dining room (figueira) and from the 11th century Persian poetry by Omar Khayyam (Rubaiyat). I wasn't sure what the connection was, other than that...
Street food, per kilo, general, recipes....
22 Reviews If it's Wednesday and you're in Sao Paulo you can bet that feijoada will be on the menu. They say that life in Sao Paulo is so unpredictable that they need to something to depend on and therefor Wednesday is feijoada day (Saturday is too in lots of restaurants). Feijoada is a sort of bean/pork stew...
Bus station (Rodoviaria Tiete)
17 Reviews We are flying into Guarulhos in a few days time and are staying at the Novotel Sao Paulo Jaragua. Is it possible to reach the hotel by bus or metro if so do you have any details on how we do this? Thank you
29 Reviews My wife and I recently discovered that if you prove that your bus driver that you have a connecting flight, (by a copy of your itinerary), there is no charge for the Airport Shuttle Bus. We gave the driver a $5(USD) tip, and it's was greatly appreciated.
25 Reviews Don't be afraid to use the subway in sao paulo, it is very clean, efficient, safe and the stations are easy to find. at workdays a train runs every 90 seconds. the only problem is that the stations (and trains) may get pretty full at rush hours (3,5 million passengers every day), it is unconfortably...
15 Reviews Hi, We used an excellent company called Sao Paulo Airport Transfers when we recently visited Sao Paulo. They provide airport to hotel taxi transfers from Guaruhlos airport, which is the trip we booked, and also from Congonhas airport, although we didn't use this aspect of their service but would...
6 Reviews it's difficult to travel here without knowing some rudimentary Portuguese (even Spanish helps a lot! for some reason most Brasilian/Portuguese people can understand Spanish, but not the other way around). My big regret is that I didn't learn enough; it would have really helped out! Not so many...
3 Reviews The city's Italian community is large and vibrant, and much of their culture has found its way into the daily lives of every paulista (i.e. someone from São Paulo). However, the Italian influence is particularly notable in the local cuisine, and some do say that you can get a better pizza in São...
Come on! No more danger than usual ...
11 Reviews IT IS NOT LIKE ANY OTHER BIG CITY! IT IS ONE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS CITIES IN THE WORLD!!!! IT IS SO COMMON TO BE ROBBED OR KIDNAPPED THAT THERE IS NO "SHOCKED" REACTION WHEN YOU TELL PEOPLE ABOUT IT! I'm from SP - in my family (5 people) there have been 3 kidnappings, 4 armed robberies (while in...
14 Reviews IT IS NOT LIKE ANY OTHER BIG CITY! IT IS ONE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS CITIES IN THE WORLD!!!! IT IS SO COMMON TO BE ROBBED OR KIDNAPPED THAT THERE IS NO "SHOCKED" REACTION WHEN YOU TELL PEOPLE ABOUT IT! I'm from SP - in my family (5 people) there have been 3 kidnappings, 4 armed robberies (while in...
5 Reviews If you are in town, you can take a car and in less than two hours you are in the sea, and Praia Grande is one of the most popular holiday destinations for the Paulistanos. It is not the most beautiful one, but it is for sure the most popular! February 20th, 2005
Tiete river banks and other parks
11 Reviews The Tiete River bank Park is great - wonderful trails, good picnic and barbecue areas, there is even row boats for rental. However, the Tiete River is very polluted and during hot, dry periods the park can have a very unpleasant smell.
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31 Reviews Street names are a fascinating slice of culture. It is common, in São Paulo, to find that street names share a common theme. In the Jardins side of Paulista, several streets are named after cities in the state: Santos is the main port, Jaú is a leather working city in the west as is Franca,...
20 Reviews Despite being an ocean of concrete, São Paulo is filled with majestic trees and large green spaces. Many of its streets, particularly in the Jardins district, are lined with trees. When I visited in early January, São Paulo was abundant with tropical trees blossoming with flowers of various colours....
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Q: Hi We are on a cruise that docks/ends in Santos. We are flying home later that day from Sao Paulo Int Airport. How can we get...
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Short glimpses at São Paulo , my place.....
I'm Austrian from Vienna and as I say , life is weirder than any brazilian or mexican TV novela..... I have been living in São Paulo for the past 19 years. This place is an extreme in many ways....
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SÃO PAULO - SAMPA - MY BIG URBAN SHELTER
Imigrantes...this word in English means Immigrants..and this is the great word for São Paulo, a land who was settled by people from many different part of the world, and also a city who was built...
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Is what most people in Brazil would ask if someone was to say they wanted to visit São Paulo. Or just think it was a business trip. Yes, São Paulo is Brazil's business center. No, that does not mean...
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Gasoline fumes and roasting meat...aaahhhh!
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