Sao Paulo Archives - Just Go Places Culinary and Cultural Travel Sun, 13 Dec 2020 18:28:01 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 The Best Street Art in Sao Paulo https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/batman-alley-for-the-best-street-art-in-sao-paulo/ https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/batman-alley-for-the-best-street-art-in-sao-paulo/#comments Sun, 22 Nov 2015 23:30:57 +0000 https://justgoplace1.wpengine.com/?p=10479 In a city known for the high quality of its street art, Batman Alley stands out as particularly awesome.  Located in the trendy neighbourhood of Vila Madalena, Batman Alley is an outdoor gallery with every spare inch of space covered in street art.  The work is ever changing as artists create new works and in...

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]]> https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/batman-alley-for-the-best-street-art-in-sao-paulo/feed/ 1 A Memorable Capoeira Demonstration in Sao Paulo https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/watching-capoeira-a-brasilian-martial-art-in-sao-paulo/ https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/watching-capoeira-a-brasilian-martial-art-in-sao-paulo/#respond Fri, 25 Sep 2015 11:36:56 +0000 https://justgoplace1.wpengine.com/?p=9431 The first time I heard of Capoeira it was a fitness class described as Brazilian dance exercise. Sort of like Zumba but from the last decade.  Since I have zero co-ordination, I never took the class. In Brasil, I discovered that capoeira was more than dancing and nothing like the Lambada, the Brasilian dance popularised in...

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]]> https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/watching-capoeira-a-brasilian-martial-art-in-sao-paulo/feed/ 0 The House of The Brazilian Gaudi https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/the-house-of-the-brazilian-gaudi/ Mon, 31 Aug 2015 18:51:12 +0000 https://justgoplace1.wpengine.com/?p=9320 It’s not often a place leaves me speechless.  Looking around at the trinkets cemented into the walls which were curved every which way, I was at a loss for words. We were at a house in Parasaipolis, the second largest favela in the largest city in South America, to visit the Casa de Pedra (The...

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]]> Paraisopolis, This Side of Paradise https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/paraisopolis-this-side-of-paradise/ https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/paraisopolis-this-side-of-paradise/#respond Fri, 14 Aug 2015 11:59:45 +0000 https://justgoplace1.wpengine.com/?p=9097 The walls surrounding the houses get higher and higher as we drive closer to the favela.  Then suddenly there is a road with no walls.  The road’s dusty flatness comes us a surprise after the well-paved streets of the main city .  Welcome to Paraisopolis.  Somewhat ironically, the favela’s name translates as Paradise City.  It...

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]]> https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/paraisopolis-this-side-of-paradise/feed/ 0 The Must-Visit Destination for Foodies in Sao Paulo https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/the-must-visit-destination-for-foodies-in-sao-paulo/ https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/the-must-visit-destination-for-foodies-in-sao-paulo/#respond Tue, 11 Aug 2015 06:30:21 +0000 https://justgoplace1.wpengine.com/?p=9066 The Mercado Municipal in the city of Sao Paulo in Brasil has pretty much spoiled me for any fruit for the rest of my life.  I knew much of the fruit we got in Europe and North America came from South America  I had, however, never tasted the fruit when it was fresh and before...

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]]> https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/the-must-visit-destination-for-foodies-in-sao-paulo/feed/ 0 Where To Hang Out With the Residents of Sao Paulo https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/where-to-hang-out-with-the-residents-of-sao-paulo-brasil/ https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/where-to-hang-out-with-the-residents-of-sao-paulo-brasil/#respond Mon, 10 Aug 2015 10:34:28 +0000 https://justgoplace1.wpengine.com/?p=9049 Getting into Ibirapuera Park on the weekend is a challenge in itself.  You need to cross the pedestrianised walkway encircling the park which is a steady stream of people whizzing by on their bicycles, roller blades and skateboards.  With my friend’s children in hand (or possibly being braver, they took me in hand!), we decided...

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