tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59619514811394447222024-03-04T20:38:17.681-08:00São Paulo City in English.caminhando, cantando e ouvindo a canção de sampa.São Paulo Cityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260749853771255880noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5961951481139444722.post-89459120804010783282009-01-25T14:38:00.000-08:002009-02-02T05:44:50.196-08:00Brazilianisms at SPFW Winter 2009 Edition<span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3081/3221835928_a89459e0a5.jpg?v=0"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 304px; height: 405px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3081/3221835928_a89459e0a5.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /></a>This season's edition of São Paulo Fashion Week was called "<a href="http://citysampa.blogspot.com/2009/01/brasileirismos.html">Brasileirismos</a>," or </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >Brazilianisms</span><span style="font-size:85%;">, and was an honor to Carmen Miranda, one of Brazil's biggest fashion icons, for her 100th birthday had she been alive to this day. There were paintings and pictures of her plastered on the walls of Parque Ibirapuera's walls as well as other paintings from local artists (amongst them, <a href="http://www.catarinagushiken.com.br/">Catarina Gushiken</a>). </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;">The Winter 2009 collection brought some of the country's best designers on the week on January 18th-23rd, featuring <a href="http://www.espacofh.com.br/desenv.html" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">FH (by Fause Haten)</span></span></a>, <a href="http://www.osklen.com/home.htm" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: none;">Osklen</span></span></a>, <a href="http://www.marioqueiroz.com.br/" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: none;">Mario Queiroz</span></span></a>, Cori, Priscilla Darolt, Colcci, Isabela Capeto, Ronaldo Fraga, Alexandre Herchocovitch (both Male and Female collections), Forum Tufi Duek, Do Estilista, Lino Villaventura, Iódice, Carlota Joakina, 2nd Floor, Fábia Bercsek, Triton, Cavalera, Reinaldo Lourenço, Erika Ikezili, Oestúdio, Ellus, Wilson Ranieri, V. Rom, Animale, Maria Bonita, Simone Nunes, Uma Raquel Davidowicz, Reserva, Samuel Cirnansck, André Lima, Cristine Yufon, Gloria Coelho, Amapô, Jefferson Kulig, Maria Garcia, and Neon. *whew.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" ><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTEAwJrsYmtGqrJv202hTCyxZxD20Onxy-ufSZDEisV9AJgp_62OjT0Hkko079lgXD1GmJD_f1WZYnokpL2Z3xOQicq2uDxMwZ_qcKvY5lUXxWMCBk2Og58Yt3nKv38PjwR88dWwu32og/s200/DSC06687.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297971401751222258" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 210px; height: 160px;" border="0" /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Denise, our fashion correspondent, attended 3 days of SPFW through the <a href="http://www.oiacontece.com.br/blog">Oi Acontece blog</a>, and was able to see <a href="http://www.uma.com.br/index2_english.htm">UMA by Raquel Davidowic</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;font-size:85%;" ><a href="http://www.uma.com.br/index2_english.htm" style="text-decoration: none;">z,</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:85%;" ><a href="http://www.uma.com.br/index2_english.htm" style="text-decoration: none;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">streetwear that can be transformed into a luxurious evening ensemble. The show featured models wearing swimming caps of different colors and patterns. She also got a great view at Maria Garcia, by Clô Orozco, which, the stylist pointed out, was a collection inspired by the 1980's English band, "The Smiths." </span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Overall, I think the week would've made our Miss Miranda proud. </span></div>Polyanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12003135694863547248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5961951481139444722.post-32583632555519471522009-01-21T11:48:00.000-08:002009-02-02T05:40:09.742-08:00Los Hermanos - The Bearded Boys are Back!<div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><img src="http://tocafita.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/24_mhg_cult_hermanos.jpg" style="float: left; font-family: verdana; width: 510px; height: 323px;" /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">In a few months, the bearded boys from the Brazilian band, Los Hermanos will be back to open for the Radiohead concert in the</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"> "Just a Fest" music festival, which t</span></span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >akes place on March 20th in Rio de Janeiro and March 22nd in São Paulo.</span><br /></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">The band broke up in June 2007, holding their two last shows in Rio (Fundição Progresso). According to Bruno Medina, keyboard, and now writer for the G1 website, the band will be back however for a one time performance at this concert. So, if you haven't had the opportunity to see them on stage, you better hurry up =)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">For those who don't know the work of "The Brothers", here is a video from a concert at Cine Íris.</span><br /><br /></span></div><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/8MfDWutF8fM&hl=pt-br&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/8MfDWutF8fM&hl=pt-br&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></span></p>PHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16120665770720132192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5961951481139444722.post-49754907464763251922009-01-16T11:58:00.000-08:002009-01-30T12:35:54.977-08:00Boteco São Bento - Bar in Itaim Bibi for Business or Leisure<div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style=";font-family:Georgia;color:black;" >Boteco São Bento [pronounce boh-teck-oo, suh-ao bent-oh] is at the heart of Itaim Bibi, São Paulo's financial/prepster/pretty boy district. It is a gorgeous bar that becomes packed by 20 somethings to mid 30 somethings on weekdays after a long day of work for happy hour festivities... but especially for some singling and mingling.<br /></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><o:p>I went last night, with a few also single girlfriends ready to sit back, relax, gossip, and... man hunt. Boteco São Bento plays techno as their background music, and the waiters walk around with trays topped with glasses of drafts, and is known to be the <span style="font-style: italic;">it</span> spot to meet successful and attractive mid to late 20's men and women (but especially men)! Ok, I'll give them that. The crowd was attractive and looks were exchanged... but that's about it. Most people were in their designated groups, chatting about work and reminiscing on the times they played more. I quickly became unconvinced that I would find the man of my dreams there and decided to just chat it up with my girls and have a beer and some appetizers...<br /></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-style: italic;">OMFG, the appetizers! </span> Various little fried wonderfulness things that were orgasmic to the pallette and melted in my mouth. Bruschetta topped with tomatoes that were loaded on for days. And a sicilian style pizza that had mozzarella overload. If you don't believe me, see the menu on their site: <a href="http://www.botecosaobento.com.br/">www.botecosaobento.com.br</a>. The items actually look like the pictures! Apparently, the menu changes every 6 months, so I will be sure to go back in 6 months... but probably just to drool over and then proceed to the apps.<br /><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><o:p>Why is that? Why am I so obsessed with the apps? I mean, really... who is this girl who is an appetiz-a-holic? Well, my friends, I spent a good 40 minutes nursing my appetizers because it took that long for me to get my first beer! The waiters carrying around the trays of drafts were clearly too busy to wait on 4 girls (and we're cute, damnit!) and when one decided to hand me over a beer, he got an attitude with me when I said I didn't want it because it was Sol and not the Heineken I had ordered. For those who are familiar with either beers, for the same price, Heineken is of MUCH better quality than Sol. I explicitly told my waiter friend that Sol is "water." The worst was my friend's Guaraná, which took an extra 15 minutes to get to us. </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><o:p>Needless to say... I didn't stay for long. No beer, moody waiters, techno as background music (wtf?), no point in staying. I highly recommend going to this bar when it's relatively empty. The eye candy isn't even worth it if you're not going to get the attention you deserve, especially for what you're paying.<br /></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">If you're in the Itaim Bibi area for work or leisure, definitely stop by to at least savor an appetizer. They're all worth it if you're in the neighborhood.<br /><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=rua+jo%C3%A3o+cachoeira+800,+s%C3%A3o+paulo,+sp+&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=54.884801,79.101563&ie=UTF8&z=17&iwloc=addr">Boteco São Bento</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=rua+jo%C3%A3o+cachoeira+800,+s%C3%A3o+paulo,+sp+&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=54.884801,79.101563&ie=UTF8&z=17&iwloc=addr">Rua João Cachoeira, 800 </a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=rua+jo%C3%A3o+cachoeira+800,+s%C3%A3o+paulo,+sp+&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=54.884801,79.101563&ie=UTF8&z=17&iwloc=addr">Itaim Bibi, Zona Sul </a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">+55 (11) 3079-3650</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13;"><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=embed&hl=en&geocode=&q=rua+jo%C3%A3o+cachoeira+800,+s%C3%A3o+paulo,+sp+&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=54.884801,79.101563&ie=UTF8&z=14&iwloc=addr&ll=-23.577518,-46.67284" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); text-align: left;"> <span style="font-size:85%;">Map</span></a></span></span></p></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); text-decoration: underline;font-size:13;" ><br /></span></div><div><br /></div>São Paulo Cityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260749853771255880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5961951481139444722.post-8076253819730668502009-01-13T15:43:00.000-08:002009-01-13T15:57:17.117-08:00A Poet's Pride<div style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; font-family: verdana; font-size: 84%;"><a href="http://citysampa.blogspot.com/2008/12/orgulho-de-poeta.html">Veja este post em português</a><br /><br /> Union Street...<br /><blockquote><em>How beautiful the names of streets were throughout my childhood<br />Sun Street<br />(I'm afraid today it may be named after a certain Dr. Something or Other)<br />Behind our home was Nostalgia Street...<br />... where we would secretly go to smoke<br />Right next to it was the berth of Aura Street...<br />... where we would secretly go to fish</em><br /><strong>(Manuel Bandeira)</strong></blockquote><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijaFvO6EaNjsV_j8FM_zM075NAdav60D40LiDJ9nLX-8QhRzry9V_WK4nOSycjU41PwEkcdynGxXWobvipx5Pid4WTcLcbcFSFOfGtzHV6SBFpLbmhYqLZYoUxGU2WEHpGKdNgzxDFYgg/s200/paraiso_Liberdade.jpg" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" alt="Lierdade/Paraíso" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285240150425966370" border="0" />This is why I like Vila Madalena. The streets in this neighborhood aren't named after people, well, some are, but at least there aren't any named after some "significant" historical date nobody even knows about. They aren't streets from our childhood, but streets from our adolescence, our youth. In fact, they are streets for who likes to drink... socially. This is why Vila Madalena does not "start at Paraíso (Paradise) and end at Consolação (Consolation) like Av. Paulista does. Nor does one have to choose between Liberdade (Liberty) and Paraíso. [Vila Madalena] is in the business of good company. <br /><br />At Vila Madá (an endearing term those closest to the neighborhood use), Hramonia (Harmony) crosses Purpurina (Glitter) before getting to Wisard, which cross Girassol (Sunflower), which leads to Aspicuelta, of which I have yet to find the meaning... but if found, the poet would be proud.<br /><br />Imagine yourself on the phone with your mother:<br />"Honey, where are you?"<br />"On Harmony with some friends...<br /><br />Poetic, isn't it?<br /><br /><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=pt-BR&geocode=&q=rua+girassol+sp+s%C3%A3o+paulo&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=46.495626,79.101563&ie=UTF8&ll=-23.553759,-46.687646&spn=0.012707,0.027466&z=16">Map of Vila Madalena</a><br /></div>São Paulo Cityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260749853771255880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5961951481139444722.post-76294632434721204082008-12-14T13:05:00.000-08:002009-01-16T05:46:54.358-08:00São Paulo's Beaches<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 255, 255); text-decoration: underline;font-family:verdana;font-size:13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 18px; font-size:12px;"><a href="http://citysampa.blogspot.com/2009/01/as-praias-de-so-paulo.html">Veja este post em português</a></span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">If you're familiar with geography and the physcial location of the city of São Paulo, you are probably wondering how the hell I'm going to talk about </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">beaches</span></span></span><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> here. This is because they are non-existent in the city of São Paulo. So what </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">are</span></span></span><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> the "beaches" of SP? </span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Shopping Malls</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">.</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Yes, ladies and gentlemen... Cariocas go to the beach for family fun in the sun, and Paulistanos escape to the malls for family fun in the A/C.<br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br />There are currently </span></span><a style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);" href="http://www.shoppingsdesaopaulo.com.br/index.asp"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">44 shopping malls in São Paulo and 13 more in the greater São Paulo area</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">. Most if not all are relatively large with over 150 stores, a movie theater in each, and quite a few even have large supermarkets in them! Parking garages are packed and you'll encounter lines in stores at all mall operating times. </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">What is it people in São Paulo find so fascinating about shopping malls? I personally have never been a fan of malls. I hate the crowds; I hate the expensive window shopping (since I'm </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">always</span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> broke; and super cheap when it comes to shopping for clothes); I'm not a fan of food court food; I get instant colds when exiting overly air conditioned spaces and then entering unbearable hot and humid weather; and I'll take a downtown boutique over a copy/paste chain store anyday. But in São Paulo... despite having all of the above... malls are almost a safe haven away from the pollution, traffic, noise (okay, not so much noise), heat/rain/wind - depending on what horrible weather is outside... not to mention, you can do everything in one place! You can go to the pharmacy, to the grocery store, get lunch, catch a movie, grab coffee, go to the bank, pay your bills, get dry cleaning, and catch some occasional in-mall entertainment (live music, fashion shows, etc.) all in one day and in one place! Sure, Paulistanos are all pale, but try to do </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">that</span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> at the beach! </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">And before you start jumping to conclusions, don't take me for a small town USA girl who grew up deprived of shopping malls. I grew up shopping at the </span></span><a style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" href="http://www.danburyfairmall.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Danbury Fair</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">, only one of the largest malls in New England (brushing dirt off my shoulder - however inappropriate that may be), and have been privy to a number of other malls in the U.S. Yet in the U.S., I suppose strip malls are more popular? I have no idea... all is know is São Paulo malls are </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">O.D. </span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(over done? - haha, remember when everyone said "O.D."?), but I'm not complaining, because after all... the convenience helps. </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Now all they have to do is work on the ridiculousness of </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">prices</span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> in stores at malls here! More on that some other day... </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">beijoosss!</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></div>São Paulo Cityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260749853771255880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5961951481139444722.post-9887921720358922222008-12-06T11:17:00.000-08:002008-12-06T17:37:52.189-08:00Orange Point for Cheap Food & Beer!<div style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana; font-size: 85%;"><a href="http://citysampa.blogspot.com/2008/12/brejas-no-laranja.html">Veja este post em portugês</a>. </div><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana; font-size: 85%;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana; font-size: 85%;">Eating and drinking near the Avenida Paulista area isn't the cheapest in São Paulo. If you're visiting and are willing to spend boatloads of money on food and booze - that's the place to go. If not, we've found a place for you to eat cheap, drink cheaper, and see what a Brazilian "boteco" in the Paulista area has to offer! </div><br /><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana; font-size: 85%;"> "Orange Point," or "Orange" for the more intimately acquainted with the place, is on the corner of Alameda Santos with Rua Consolação, one block from Av. Paulista. It has little tables outside, a bar inside with stools for barside eating and game watching on the little TV perched in a top corner. A 600 ml bottle of SKOL will cost you less than R$4 and is as cold as a New England winter. To round it all off, they have great hot sandwiches, with our recommendation being a "Bauru," on a mini loaf, with tomato, ham, and cheese (did we mention it's no more than R$3?). The service is great and the waiters will find tables and chairs out of nowhere if you don't happen to see any outside when you show up!<br /><br />A laid back environment, Orange is home to broke interns who spend all day wearing suits and ties they can't afford and are thirsty for a beer after work and the GLQT crowd escaping the other side of Paulista (namely Rua Augusta). If you are feeling like a cold beer with your friends for a happy hour, a pregame, or even to chill all night, and don't feel like spending all of your weekend budget in one spot, Orange Point is the "point" to find all of the above!</div><br /><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana; font-size: 85%;"><strong>Orange Point</strong><br /><a href="http://maps.google.com.br/maps?f=q&hl=pt-BR&q=R.+da+Consola%C3%A7%C3%A3o,+2621+-+Consola%C3%A7%C3%A3o,+S%C3%A3o+Paulo+-+SP,+01416-001&sll=-14.179186,-50.449219&sspn=100.198207,158.203125&ie=UTF8&cd=1&geocode=FWWQmP4dfPk3_Q&ll=-23.555598,-46.663216&spn=0.006648,0.013733&z=17">Rua Consolação, 2621</a></div>São Paulo Cityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260749853771255880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5961951481139444722.post-56212939512933212812008-12-02T08:04:00.000-08:002008-12-02T08:10:34.040-08:00Mexico Villa in Vila Madá<div style="text-align:justify;font-family:verdana;font-size:84%;"><br /><a href="http://citysampa.blogspot.com/2008/12/mexico-villa-na-vila-mad.html">Veja esse post em Português</a><br /><br />For those who enjoy cozy atmospheres in good company, enchiladas, burritos and a good tequila shot (lime & salt, please) - there's a great little, dimly-lit hole in the wall on one of the many steep hills in <em>Vila Madalena</em> on Rua Purpurina that has all of this and more - it's Mexico Villa. Serving up Mexican cuisine and Tex-Mex (typical of what you'll find at most Mexican places in São Paulo). When I said a hole in the wall, I was serious. There has to be no more than 10 deuce tables, with a little window where you can see into the kitchen and and through which you can witness your waitress making your juice. The place is super cute and a great place to go with friends when you're looking for a spot to just snack, drink, and chat for hours.<br /><br />We went on a random night during the week, famished after getting out of work late. Besides the two of us, there was a couple in the restaurant munching on all sorts of goodies which made us salivate even further. We turned to the waitress and said, "What can we get that's a big helping and cheap?" Isn't that something we should ask any waitress ever? And so she suggested a sampler menu of four different Mexican & Tex-Mex dishes for a whopping R$25. This came to us as a little pricey, but like I had said, we were famished... and so here came our sampler which started off with LOADED nachos (loaded because? refried beans, salsa, guac, cheese, oh my!), and was followed by enchiladas, tacos, and chalupas. Needless to say, I couldn't breathe much once I was finished.<br /><br />We highly recommend this spot for random nights out in Vila Madalena wher you just want peace, good company, and mm, mm good <em>comida</em>. One other thing that too many people don't know about is they give you and your party 50% off EVERYTHING if you book your birthday there in advance!! That's shots of José for R$6...<br /><br />Mexico Villa - <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=rua+Purpurina,+493,+sao+paulo,+sp&sll=47.040182,-95.712891&sspn=33.226469,79.101563&ie=UTF8&ll=-23.554743,-46.69286&spn=0.010445,0.019312&z=16&g=rua+Purpurina,+493,+sao+paulo,+sp&iwloc=addr">Rua Purpurina, 493</a> – tel.: 3034-3062<br /><br /><a title="Mexico Villa na Vila Madá" href="http://saopaulocity.wordpress.com/2008/11/21/mexico-villa-vila-madalena-sp/" target="_self">See Post in Portuguese</a> </div>São Paulo Cityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260749853771255880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5961951481139444722.post-19074997686923678462008-12-02T06:20:00.000-08:002008-12-02T06:24:24.412-08:00About<div style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;font-size:200%;"><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128);"> Sobre</span> </strong></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana; font-size: 85%;">Duas mulheres com os seus vinte e poucos anos, vivendo, trabalhando, brincando e estudando em <em>São Paulo</em>.<br /><br />Paty, nasceu e foi criada nessa cidade imensa e maravilhosa. Acaba de completar os seus estudos em Publicidade e Propaganda em uma faculdade renomeada em São Paulo. Seus interesses incluem cinema, [apreciar] grafitagem, filosofadas, e fotografia. No ipod dela você sempre vai achar Chico Buarque, Elis Regina, Carla Bruni & Orishas. Nos bares, você sempre a verá com uma caipirinha de saquê de limão na mão.<br /><br />Poly, nasceu no interior de Minas Gerais e morou por 20 anos nos Estados Unidos. Hoje, de volta ao Brasil, mora e trabalha em São Paulo a menos de um ano. É formada em Relações Internacionais em uma faculdade no nordeste dos EUA. Ela adora dançar, [apreciar] culinária, pesquisar culturas do mundo e escrever. O ipod dela está sempre tocando: Wyclef Jean, Dave Matthews Band, Adriana Calcanhotto, Seu Jorge, & The Roots. Para ela, não há nada melhor do que um gin & tônica para começar uma boa balada.<br /><br />Este blog é sobre as opiniões coletivas e individuais dessas duas mulheres sobre o que fazer e ver, a cultura e história, notícias e eventos - tudo sobre a cidade de são Paulo de dois pontos de vistas diferentes, mas ao mesmo tempo parecidos. Pode ser considerado um guia de viagens ou sobre o que fazer esse final de semana em SP. Os posts são em português e inglês - Em inglês, com o ponto de vista de um estrangeiro, e em português, do ponto de vista de um paulistano ou brasileiro nativo. Indiferente desses pontos de vistas, os dois falam sobre os mesmos assuntos, lugares, eventos, e pessoas.<br /><br />Divirtam-se e obrigada por terem passado pelo nosso cantinho da net.</div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;font-size:200%;"><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128);"> about</span> </strong></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana; font-size: 85%;"><br />Two young women living, working, playing, and studying in São Paulo.<br /><br />The first, Paty, was born and raised in this vast and wonderful city. She has just graduated with a bachelor's degree in Publicity and Advertising from a São Paulo univeristy. Her interests include film, graffiti art, intelligent conversation and photography. Paty's ipod is always playing: Chico Buarque, Elis Regina, Carla Bruni, & Orishas. Her drink of choice is sake lime caipirinha.<br /><br />The other, Poly, originally from small town Minas Gerais and raised in the United States has been living and working in Brazil (namely São Paulo) for less than a year and holds a degree in Global Business & Relations from a small liberal arts college in the Northeast of the U.S. Her interests include dance, culinary art, world cultures, and writing. Poly's ipod is always playing: Wyclef Jean, Dave Matthews Band, Adriana Calcanhotto, Seu Jorge, & The Roots. Her drink of choice is gin & tonic.<br /><br />This blog is about their individual and combined takes on what to do and see, the history and culture, news and events - everything about the city of São Paulo from two unique yet similar points of view. A travel guide/what to do this weekend guide of sorts. Posts are in English and Portuguese - The English posts will be from a "foreigner's" point of view and the Portuguese posts will be from a local perspective, yet they'll both cover the same places, events and people.</div>São Paulo Cityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260749853771255880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5961951481139444722.post-86719003803800851942008-12-02T06:03:00.000-08:002008-12-02T06:14:34.162-08:00Sampa Lovin'<div style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana; font-size: 84%;"><a title="Sampa do coração" href="http://citysampa.blogspot.com/2008/12/see-this-post-in-english-idia-de.html" target="_self"> Veja este post em Português</a><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-66" title="metro sampa" src="http://saopaulocity.wordpress.com/files/2008/11/img_08782.jpg" alt="metro sampa" height="139" width="500" /></p> The idea to write a<em> blog about São Paulo</em> was actually thought of so that we could have a medium in which to write more about this city we love and about our "semi-colorful," world living in it. We're not going to pretend there aren't any problems here, but we will aim to focus on the advantages of living in this world of endless buildings, countless cars, and infinite number of people, and a little ... pollution.</div><br /><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana; font-size: 84%;">At first glance, São Paulo, which will be endearingly referred to as "Sampa," throughout this blog, is not the first place in which a tourist looking for peace should consider staying. If you want peace & quiet, Brazil has tons of "country" for you! This city is off the walls! Yet this isn't the [only] reason we love it so much. São Paulo is immense, gigantic, f'in huge. Like... "a mother's heart," as we say here in Brazil - there's always room for one more. And it's all of this space that allows each person, no matter how "unique" you may be, to find his or her niche and feel comfortable here in one way or another. Regardless of whether or not you grew up here or just made it here from distant lands, in time, you'll find yourself in this city.<br /><br />We hope that with this blog, we can open some peoples' eyes to everything São Paulo has to offer. We know that from a sampa newbie's standpoint, it may take a while to get used to the city's dynamics, learn how to ride the bus, the metro (hell, most <em>paulistanos</em> don't even know how to ride the busses here!). All we ask is you give SP a chance, let the strangeness and new sites pass, and you too, can fall in love and become involved in this beautifully diverse and exciting place.</div><br /><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana; font-size: 85%;"><em><strong><em>Mid e Poly</em></strong></em></div>São Paulo Cityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260749853771255880noreply@blogger.com0