São Paulo revisited
And here’s the best of São Paulo. Best part/scene/place: Vila Mariana – rua Joaquim Távora. For its amazing number of bars, restaurants and places. Best drink (non-alcoholic): Egnaldo’s Papaya-Maca-Lemon Juice. Super yummy and home made! Best drink (alcoholic): Caipirinha wins it again, at Athenas. Best restaurant: Athenas. For its cheese balls. Best bar: Loca bar, the one at the corner of […] Read More
Sampa’s markets
My last full day in Brazil was market day for me. I went down to the Centro and into the Mercado Municipal de São Paulo. Well, first, I had to fight my way through. I got off at São Bento Metro, and ran into the masses of São Paulo. Think Oxford street at Christmas, just much, […] Read More
Spirit indestructible
Ok, I know she’s not from Brazil, but somehow this songs sums up Brazil for me right now. The rhythm, the beat, the message. This is what Brazil feels like to me. Read More
Forget Guacamole
The first drink Mauricio made me in Rio was a Vitamina with avocado. It was delicious. But basically any fruit can be used, I understand – check this recipe! Now I had another epiphany: An avocado popsicle! Forget the green mushy stuff to dip your tacos in! This is the real thing!!!! It’s from a store in […] Read More
But… where is the art…?
I really like museums. Anything with photography, a Picasso or Matisse will make me happy. São Paulo seemed to have a lot to offer… the MIS, the MASP, the MAM, the MAC…. all interesting targets. I was however a bit confused about the MAC, the Museu de Arte Contemporânea da Universidade de São Paulo. Judging from its […] Read More
Mobile me
Keeping a city of 20 Million people mobile and out of traffic jams must be a logistic nightmare…. I can hardly imagine the number of buses, depots, trains, cars… Well, I have one figure: there are 7 Million registered cars in São Paulo alone. However, I have to say the system seems to work, for me. […] Read More
Getting connected
So far, this trip has been far from lonely. Sure, I’m traveling on my own, but it has been easy to meet people in all different places. The best thing though is when friends connect you, like my friend Daniel did, whom I had met in San Francisco six years ago… A few Facebook messages […] Read More
Head over heels
To sum it up for Wednesday: I’ve had esfihas, some kind of tiny, lofty cheese pizza (you squeeze a fresh lemon over it), for breakfast with a friend, I got some US Dollars for Argentina in a Brazilian bank speaking with hands and feet (and undergoing a name change to Christian Deutsch in the process), […] Read More
Odyssee @ Museu da Imagem e do Som
My new friend Lucas from Porto Allegre proposed to go to the Museu da Imagem e do Som de São Paulo, that is currently showing an exhibition on Stanley Kubrick. I have seen some of his movies, some of them a really long time ago, and thought it could be fun, but had no expectations. It […] Read More
No time in São Paulo
One of the biggest differences I feel since I have arrived in São Paulo is the notion of time. In Rio I was all relaxed, and slow, and had my dreamy rhythm of beach and books, cinema and city, sleep and drinks… Suddenly, in São Paulo, I feel like I have no time. Days feel like 8 […] Read More