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Sao Paulo Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Sao Paulo, Brazil
From one extreme to another
We´re in Sao Paulo for 24 hours, a crazy metropolois of around 17 million people. Have had a little wander around today (in the rain sadly) and have seen about .001% of the city so not quite enough to get much of an impression, but it has a very ...
Passing for a Brazilian
... place. And that was all we had time for before I had to head off to the bus. Overall though, it was a great experience to see Sao Paulo with locals. By the time I got to the bus station, the normal bus to Foz had sold out. This gave me an excuse ...
Mal ein ORDENTLICHER Osterstau. Chapeau.
Jetzt stecken wir immernoch im Osterstau. Luisa, 2 Freundinnen und das alternde Hausmädchen, das auch eine Ferienwohnung in Ubatuba hat. Schon 8 Stunden, noch nichtmal 200km. Und ich find's herrlich. Muss ja auch nicht fahren- bei Luisa ist die Stimmung ...
Day 2 (Sao Paulo) by Erin Socks
... Rejane's and Alan's home). It has a beautiful view of the city , or a portion of the city I should say, since Sao Paulo proper has a population of 10 million. When driving from the airport, we passed miles and miles of buildings. Alan and ...
Island Escape
... nbsp; The trip took about two hours and the sea was rough with around 2m swells by the look of it. Upon arriving at Morro de Sao Paulo (MSP) you must pay an entrance fee, I can't remember how much it was, a couple of reais. The money apparently goes ...
Beef in Sau Paulo
... to luke warm. At least hayley has got it as well so its not just me feeling crap. Right when i first arrtived i described Sau Paulo as a 'shit hole' which may have been a little harsh and so upon having a good look round the city i have decided its ...
Christmas in São Paulo
... Paulista that I met earlier in La Paz was out of town for the holidays, I found out what the hotel prices are in São Paulo's Switzerland. I planned on staying no more than one or two nights in this giant city and to escape to the coast ...
Os animais da minha casa :)
Quando escrevi sobre a minha host family aqui há algum tempo, falei sobre os animais de fazenda da minha familia, mas não sabia quais eram. Agora eu sei :) Recebi um outro perfil ontem, que completava o outro. Então, minha familia tem bastante coisa ...
Chapter 12: Soccer Game and the Zoo.
... because thats kind of the sound they make, except it's like more loud and shrill. Well I have to say, it's been fantastic being in Brazil so far. And I'm pretty sure it's only going to get better. But possibly much more awkward as I am going to Andy's on ...
CARNIVAL IN SAO PAULO
... has the most frequent use of helitaxi's in the world. 100 take offs every hour. I have put some pictures of driving through Sao Paulo. We visited Marcelo's cousin Eliane (Edson's sister) and her husband Claudio who own a computer repair shop in Sao Paulo. ...
Sleeping it Off in Sao Paulo
Figured I'd share what I wrote on a scrap of paper written in Sao Paulo Hospital, where I took a taxi to get treated for exhaustion and dehydration after my trip to Iguazu (my first days in the tropics): "Dizzy, the fall-over kind. Couldn't type ...
Reunião de Pré-Embarque
Hoje teve uma reunião de pré-embarque lá na STB! Falou sobre bastante coisa, mas eu fui embora antes de acabar :x UHSAUHASUHASUHAUHSUAHS Recebi o papel da escola e os roteiros de viagem que eu posso fazer durante as férias escolares de lá (Abril e ...
Brazil's Oostende
... of everything. Sao Paulo seems to me to have a bigger variety of people than New York. I love it! But first, before heading to Sao Paulo, I made a stop in Santos, where Daniel's parents live. I stayed in his house one night and wow, very very nice place! ...
Carnaval and catch ups in Brasil
... Luz which was a tropical park dotted with wacky modern art installations. We then headed for the Mercado Municipal for a look at Sao Paulo's most historic and biggest market. Caio tipped us off to try some more typical Brazilian food - Pastel de ...
Sao Paulo
... is very busy finishing up her thesis on the middle east conflict, she found the time to take me out for "the best pizza in Sao Paulo". Brazilians love pizza, and unlike in the states, its considered a delicacy here. And they eat it with a fork and knife! ...
Iwokrama Rainforest
First trip out of Georgetown. Went into the interior to a rainforest conservation/eco tourist resort. There isnt much of a tourism industry here, but I was impressed. I went with two Canadian med students volunteering here for the summer, Peter and ...
Samba!
The Samba originated from Brazil. It is a popular dance that is danced during street festivals and celebrations as well as in clubs. The club we visited was very traditional...as you will see from the pics, I had so so so much ...
No rest for the wicked...
... our latest 'adventure’, it really brings us down on the glamour points though… When I last wrote we were stuck in traffic in Sao Paulo and as expected our journey got longer and longer as a result. On top of that we drove through a couple of ...
Rain rain rain in Ubatuba
well i spent 2 whole days in this great hostel while in ubatuba, due to the NON-STOP pouring down rain!!! so what was meant to be a great 2 days surfing, ending up being a great 2 days relaxing watching chick flicks with a group of danish girls and ...
Home sweet home !
We will post trip information here as soon as it starts. For 2010, we will continue planning the project and look for Sponsors that are willing to invest and support the Project. All indications in that regard is highly appreciated. ...
An introduction to Brazilian Customs Police
... in goods from Paraguay ( you will recall that we watched the sunset on the river that edges 3 countries, Argentina, brazil and Paraguay), without declaring it at Brazilian customs, and paying the appropriate taxes. Paraguay it seems has basically no real ...
de volta
chegamos!! a viagem foi fantástica, estamos cansados, cheios de experiências e histórias pra contar e com muitas, muitas fotos!! quando der o tempo de descanso a gente começa a acertar as coisas por aqui! =) BJS ...
Ubatuba BEACHES
After the beautiful Angra dos Reis the four of us continued on our journey to the white beaches of Ubatuba. Marcelo and Edson enjoyed a week of playing in the waves and trying to 'surf the waves'. On the other hand...I went into the sea 2 ...