It looks a bit like New York City
The shopping is better than Rio
It has the highest number of Helicopters in a city. In 2008 there were 462 private choppers and 70,000 flights. Chop Chop..
It has the biggest population of Japanese outside of Japan aka mega sushi and sake
They say more than 1 million pizza are eaten a day in Sao Paulo, that’s 732 slices a min.
The night life is awesome
All banks all over the city close at 10pm apart from a few on Av paulista- you can only get 100 Real out (about 30 quid).
The traffic is horrendous
Car jacking is a big fashion here, many locals have bullet proof cars.
The Population is 11.3 million
It can be very dangerous
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Armazém PiolaThis armazém (warehouse) bar is located in Vila Madalena but wouldn’t look out of place in New York. Featuring exposed bricks, low ceilings, rustic décor and a retractable roof (nice) this is where the hot young things of São Paulo Read More |
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Bar AstorThe sister bar to Bar Astor in Rio sits happily amid the hustle and bustle of the Bohemian area of Vila Madalena, the Notting Hill of São Paulo with good food, live music and hotties everywhere. This place won São Read More |
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Bos BBQWith the only authentic American-style smoker in the country and a Texas rib-shack vibe, this place is properly into barbeque. Sitting inside the restaurant is a white-tiled bar with a white-brick backdrop. It ain’t big and it ain’t fancy but Read More |
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CaosCaos is hard to miss as you sashay down the hip street of Rua Augusta, mainly because of the hordes of hot, young trendies who gather outside, to smoke and look slick. Caos by name and chaos by nature, this Read More |
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Casa 92BarChick loves a good house party, of course she does. Enter Casa 92 and make your way past the passed out party animals on the sofa, already the place looks promising. Plonked seemingly at random in the area of Pinheiros Read More |
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DrosophylaAn absolute favourite amongst the city’s slickers, this place moved from Belo Horizonte to São Paulo in 2002. Lovingly put together by its Brazilian owner and her Kiwi husband who named it after a fruit fly, Drosophyla is full of Read More |
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La Maison est TombéeWe’re not sure if this place is French like its name, American like its style or Brazilian like its soul, but it doesn’t matter. All you need to know is La Maison Est Tombée is rollicking good fun and has Read More |
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Lab ClubAt the end of Rua Augusta is Lab club, it’s all grimey and sweaty and the kind of place you’d find in the darker corners of East London. In the first room you’ll find the main bar, which is slightly Read More |
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O Do BorogodoKnown as the best samba club in São Paulo: bring your dancing shoes, your game face and your hottest moves. Very small and super intimate, this light hearted venue blares out live samba music every night of the week apart from Read More |
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QuitandinhaQuitandinha is situated on the corner of Fidalga, squeezed between an array of bars and restaurants. This bustling local pub/boteco serves decent beer and great food, and is loved by local Bohemians and young professionals alike. White tiles and old pictures Read More |
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RivieraOne minute you are on some hellish urban intersection, the next you are in something that feels a bit like an art installation – but with a bar, thank god! Riviera is built from glass breezeblocks, lit in green and Read More |
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Sancho Tapas BarThis typically Spanish tapas bar is loved for its fun atmosphere and speedy service. Red mood lighting accentuates large cured-ham legs hanging from the bar and old pictures of bull-fighting line the walls, probably not the best place to bring Read More |
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Seu DomingosOn a cross roads in the heart of the Vila Madalena night scene, sits a mansion style building in which you’ll find Seu Domingo; an open, spacious bar complete with a large terrace. Full of wooden tables and chairs (apart Read More |
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Skye Bar at UniqueYou’ll find Skye Bar on the roof of the infamous arch-shaped Hotel Unique. Get a spot next to the pool where the impressive view of São Paulo’s skyline is at its finest. Sparsely decorated and showcasing shades of beige, this Read More |
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SubAstorDescend down the stairs from the hustle and bustle of BarAstor, push aside a voluptuous red velvet curtain to reveal Sao Paulo’s first speakeasy bar, hello stranger. Dark, intimate and sexy with New York style black and red leather seating and Read More |
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Z CarniceriaFancy a stroll down the sex street Rua Augusta? Of course you do, that’s where you’ll find Z Carniceria. Previously a butcher’s bar you’ll be met by two meat cleavers on the door here… don’t be alarmed. White tiled walls are Read More |