View of Sao Paulo from the tallest building. |
Sao Paulo is one of the biggest cities in Brazil. If you include the suburbs it is a whopping 25 million people, that rivals Beijing! It is also one of the dirtiest cities that I have been to.
The streets of Sao Paulo |
We were in Sao Paulo for five days, the first day we got there it was the end of Carnival so we thought we would go and see the town in full swing. Oh no, we were so wrong. When we stepped out of the subway it was utterly quite. We walked for two blocks to find a place to eat and saw only 15 people! We learned later that the end of Carnival is one of the quietest days in Sao Paulo because everyone drank to much the night before!
When we sat down to eat at one of Sao Paulo's many famous diners, immediately two people came up to us and asked us for money for beer in Portuguese. At first we could not figure out what he was saying, but when he started to point to the beer bottle we said "no comprendo" and then he finally walked away. In all of our travels we saw more drunks and beggars than ever before.
Over all I didn't care for Sao Paulo. I mostly didn't like it because of the dirtiness. Every day we would walk down the street and step in something. I am sure that the rest of Brazil is nice, but for Sao Paulo, it will never be my favorite place.
Praca de Se and the Cathedral of Sao Paulo. Here we saw many everyday citizens attract a crowd to listen to their preaching. |
The back side of the Cathedral. |
Where do you suggest the government get the money necessary to upgrade the city?
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