São Paulo Neighborhoods and Geography |
São Paulo is a sprawling city reminiscent of Mexico City or Los Angeles. It can be hard to get your bearings. Here’s our outline.
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Cheap Rio: The Cidade Maravilhosa on a Budget |
Rio budget travel tips from a frequent visitor.
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Natal Travel Tips from World-Class Swimmer Adriano Lima |
Natal native Adriano Lima won two medals in the swimming competition of the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing and a staggering seven gold medals at the 2007 Pan American games in Rio do Janeiro. See his tips for your next visit to his hometown.
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Liberdade: a Walking Tour of São Paulo’s “Japantown” |
Close your eyes. Imagine it is 1970 and you have come to São Paulo for a visit. Maybe you are from Rio de Janeiro or Rio Grande do Sul or Rio Verde, Goiás. Maybe you have flown in from New York or Paris. You have certainly heard that in São Paulo one place you must visit is Brazil’s “Japantown” of Liberdade. Now jump forward to 2008. The image of São Paulo remains the same. Even for residents of the city itself, Liberdade remains a top tourist attraction.
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Iberê Camargo Foundation in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul |
With the inauguration of the new headquarters of the Iberê Camargo Foundation, Porto Alegre boasts a state-of-the-art exhibition space and cultural center unrivaled anywhere in the country.
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Oficina do Sabor: Brazilian Regional Contemporary Cuisine in Olinda, Pernambuco |
The Northeastern dishes at the Oficina de Sabor are hardly traditional in the true sense of the word. But the only thing Chef César Santos has borrowed from abroad is the French concept of cooking with local ingredients.
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