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Mountain Weekend

July 16, 2012
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My aunt Betsy and uncle Larry spent a long weekend in São Paulo after traveling to Iguaçu Falls and the Pantanal in Brasil.  We had a fabulous time introducing them to Parque do Ibirapuera, the incredible rooftop view at Hotel Unique, the Embu das Artes…

Family Visit

July 12, 2012
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Thought I would take an opportunity to share a few videos documenting the city of São Paulo and its people while we brave the vineyards in Chile.  It fascinates me to see how others view this massive, sprawling city.  Enjoy.

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Seeing São Paulo

February 21, 2012
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I have never met this Jim character, but something tells me we would make the best of friends.  Alas, he resides in Rio and I live in the concrete jungle that is São Paulo.  It is through him and other bloggers that I learn valuable information about living in Brazil.  Such as the following tidbit regarding the carnaval celebration that begins tomorrow.

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Only in Brazil

February 17, 2012
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Happy Thoughts

February 10, 2012
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Hello strangers.  It’s been a while since I have written so I decided to list a few updates. Christmas was eerily quiet.  What we missed with family & friends, we replaced with an excessive amount of food.  We cooked the entire day to distract ourselves…

Recovery Mode

January 6, 2012
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I have been fielding a multitude of questions regarding my patterned leggings reference in the EFAM article.  (Actually, it was more like one question… or comment.  Whatever, silly details.) The example below is a small taste of Brazilian fashion. The next few are my only…

Lady Zubaz

November 17, 2011
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The week we arrived in Brazil, our translator/tour guide was showing us around the various neighborhoods.  In casual conversation she mentioned having pizza every Sunday night. We thought little of this until the next four people we talked to brought up the same weekly ritual. …

New Tradition

September 15, 2011
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While doing some research about local happenings, I read an article about a pastel competition in SP. Pastel da Maria was recently given top honors in Sao Paulo. Lucky for us (since we have no real form of transportation) it was located within walking distance…

Oh Maria

September 2, 2011
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