We arrived in São Paulo Brazil yesterday after a very exhausting flight from Toronto (with a 5 hour connection in New York). Unfortunately, Shawn didn't sleep very much on the 9 hour flight with a screaming child just a few rows up:(
We landed early morning, very groggy, and wanting to find our hostel as quickly as possible. After a few hour nap at the hostel, we ventured out on a walking tour of São Paulo. To sum it up, São Paulo is a very large concrete jungle! The guide book says "a monster" and I would have to agree. Big, busy, full of traffic and people everywhere you venture, and lots and lots of skyscrapers-everywhere! This IS what you would expect in a city of 19 million and South Americas largest capital. São Paulo is, however full of great museums, restaurants and shopping-if thats your thing... I'm looking for a beach. Lets face it, Brazil is known for its beaches and thats why WE ARE HERE! So off we go-to the beach.
Paraty (pronounced par-a-CHEE) - here we come!
Views of São Paulo (above)
Enjoying Caipirinha and Coxinah @ Veloso Bar (below)
Caipirinha, Brazil's national cocktail that is made with the cachaca, muddled lime and sugar.
Coxinha (Portuguese: [koˈʃĩɲɐ], little chicken thigh) is a popular food in many countries in South America. The drumstick is a Brazilian snack originally from São Paulo, but also common in Portugal, and based on dough made with wheat flour and chicken broth, which is filled with spiced chicken meat. The filling consists of chicken, and tomato sauce, onion, parsley and scallions (and occasionalcatupiry cheese), that is coated in wheat flour – variants including potato or manioc are also commonly sold – batter, and deep fried. It is shaped to roughly resemble a chicken leg.
YUMMY!
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