Sao Paulo Travel Blog

The Santa Cecilia station (image courtesy of Gustavo Minas) When comparing São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Paulistanos quickly note their hometown has as many cars as their rival metropolis has cariocas (as citizens of the cidade maravilhosa are called). [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwHupxSnUe4[/youtube] Video:...

Downtown Araraquara (image courtesy of Josh Miller) One whiff of the orange-scented air in Araraquara is enough to confine the urban aroma of São Paulo to an afterthought. For about six months a year, scores of orange farms fill Araraquara with their sweet perfume and lend the city economic and touristic...

Caution: preparing for a stay in São Paulo may lead to luggage overload. The city serves up a rodízio of variables—going well beyond the business-or-pleasure standard fare—for suitcase packers to consider. The weather is the first x-factor. Many travelers tend to think of Brazil as being either...

This rainy Tuesday in São Paulo just got more entertaining! NileGuide São Paulo has introduced its own YouTube channel (http://www.youtube.com/NGSampa). A dance party erupted yesterday in the Praça da Sé as word of the launch spread. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKRErGq8FXM[/youtube] Video:...

Shopping in São Paulo can overwhelm even the most hardened purchaser with choices—the city seems to have a greater selection than the World Wide Web. Window browsing without an agenda can be a costly and time-consuming Voltairean quest. A carefully considered wish list, therefore, allows consumers...