Renaissance Sao Paulo

... of the Grand Tour, it was believed, lay in the exposure both to the cultural legacy of classical antiquity and the Renaissance and the South American culture of which holds so much passion, and to the aristocratic and fashionably polite society of the ...

We took a bus from Paraty to Sao Paulo on Friday and made our way to the Renaissance Sao Paulo (Thank you, Marriott points). The Renaissance is a very nice hotel - especially after four nights in hostels on beaches, which certainly have their charms, ...

... and from buildings are a common site to bypass the congestion below.  As I sit in the concierge lounge at the Sao Paulo Renaissance, all you see from every direction is buildings galore!  I took a three hour tour with a guide who drove me ...

... but I think we caught the highlights. In our two hour "tour" we saw the Catedral da Se, the courthouse, the location where Sao Paulo was founded, the theatre, main train stations, and the municipal market. We made it back to the hotel in time for ...

Took a short commuter flight to São Paulo. Ninety-minute flight over the massive ...

... so much and seen so much in 3 days and such diverse activities; we have also tried to go everywhere on foot to experience Sao Paulo's people, atmosphere and hustle bustle!  On the first day, Wednesday, we saw two churches - Praca de Se, which was ...

... city 3) This weekend was the 10th anniversary of the reunification with China 4) We went to a soccer game - Bayern Muenchen vs Sao Paulo - very fun 4) Hong Kong is expensive 5) Best infrastructure of any city I've ever been to Arriving in Hong ...

... house, him being the good man that he is.  He had moved to Italy just seven months earlier from his hometown of Sao Paulo, Brazil.  Once I found out he came from South America, his appearance made sense.  He bore high cheekbones, dark skin ...

... boulevards with drivers going every which way and sidewalks made of the same black and white marble stones as she has seen in Sao Paulo. For Chris, Lisbon, which sits on 7 hills, was more reminiscent of San Francisco with it's old trams and narrow ...