Sao Paulo Travel Blogs - Page 5

There are many positive aspects to the Brazilian electoral system and governmental structure, that working around the base is easier than revamping an entire system. One of the most beneficial characteristics in Brazil and is much needed in the United State’s electoral system is mandatory voting…

When travelling to Brazil, some people barely make a stop in Sao Paulo. The ones that do, either love it, or hate it.   Anthony Bourdain described it best: “Sao Paulo is like L.A. threw up in New York City”. While Rio is all beaches, Sao Paulo finds itself a couple of hours shy from the …

My map

Viagem pelo litoral!

I was unbelievably impressed with MST… possibly the best class day ever. There was so much to be learned from how the organization worked and what their goals were. We got to see how the problem of dealing with favelas is approached from different angles. Heliopolis works from the inside in as…

Going back home for a visit.

Mom and I ventured out into Sao Paulo proper.  We left Alphaville around 9:30am and rush hour was not quite over.  We are bumper to bumper, driving down the road with four lanes across.  Four lanes, translated from Portuguese to English means four separate lines painted on the road, …

My entire trip.

This stopping-at-São-Paulo thing really gets to you when you are going back home, and wish you weren't - but since you are, it's better to get over there as soon as you can. But there's always São Paulo on the way...

Aí que eu estou super empolgado que ganhei dois meses de férias em dezembro (2008) e janeiro (2009) e já estou planejando minha ida à Europa! Vai ser bem aquela coisa de dream come true... Clichê, eu sei. Mas fazer o que. Viver é clichê, pq já virou lugar comum há muito tempo.Ontem fui na …

1.  we take a lot of time off in Floripa and Iguazu, and then have a  very busy week in Curitiba.  is this a worthwhile tradeoff?Absolutely, Curitiba isn't that interesting anyways. 2.  Would you prefer to reduce the number of places we visit in  brazil, and have less trav…

My first trip around the world!

I flew into Sao Paulo from Santiago. Upon landing I was left gob smacked looking out of the window, Sao Paulo is huge. As far as the eye could see there were buildings and buildings, apartment blocks sprung out of the ground everywhere and seemed to be never ending. I remember thinki…

Well, this year, I and my my choir went to Brazil. Man, it was amazing.

In a perfect world with no flight cancellations or delays, and where someone could hop from plane to plane within 15 minutes, how many countries can a person visit in the shortest possible time? Here's one possibility using July 2006 timetables.