10 Things About Sao Paulo

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:26:28 +0000

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Oi,

Sao Paulo’s a cool place. I expected a dirty, rough sprawl. What I got was a friendly, wealthy, tres moderne high-rise bustling metropolis. Go.

  1. In the main, Sao Paulo is not a cheap city.
  2. For all I know I could have been flown to any southern European city.
  3. Us locals refer to Sao Paulo as Sampa.
  4. Sao Paulo lies just on the Tropic of Capricorn. That’s actually quite far south.
  5. c.1.4 million Japanese live in the state of Sao Paulo, the largest population of Japanese outside of Japan.
  6. I have never had as much sushi as I had in my 3 weeks in Sao Paulo. Eat as much as you like for c.£10.
  7. If you’re served a thimble-full of weak beer with more than half the vessel containing froth, it’s probably Chopp, it may be refreshing on a hot day but really, the stuff is piss.
  8. Hippest place I visited: the Sky bar atop the equally cool Unique (oo-nee-key) hotel. Have some Caiparinhas up there and enjoy that view. Best cityscape I’ve ever seen.
  9. People from Sampa are known as Paulistanos, people from the wider state are called Paulistas.
  10. Couples regularly CANOODLE in the STREET! Like it counts! Tongues an’all! My life.

Obrigado

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2 comments on “10 Things About Sao Paulo”

  1. "1.4 million Japanese live in the state of Sao Paulo, the largest population of Japanese outside of Japan." I am so surprise to see this. As what I know, Japanese do not like to live abroad.

    2. アダルトSEO on Tue, 12 Jan 2010 12:50:20 +0000 at 12:50:20

  2. Check out this Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_Brazilian.
    Seems there was some agreement between the 2 nations early on last century so migrate people prepared to put in the work where Europeans weren’t.

    3. jamesspratt on Wed, 13 Jan 2010 13:53:13 +0000 at 13:53:13
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