Brazil Diaries - II

My Journey to Brazil has been really fulfilling in terms of knowledge & professional experience, however, in addition, I really enjoyed knowing a different culture and place.

I went to Sao Paulo city which, although seems to be, but not the capital of Brazil (it is Brasília). It is a large cosmopolitan city and is capital of the same name State (Sao Paulo) which is Brazil's most populous and wealthiest state.

This business city with huge skyscrapers and infrastructure has lot of historical and new age monuments, parks and museums and is home for lot of migrant population (like other Brazilian cities) including Italian, Portuguese, German, Arab, Jewish and Japanese.

Since the 19th century people began migrating from northeastern Brazil into São Paulo. This migration grew enormously and remained huge in the next decades.

I was not surprised to see lot of Chinese dominance in markets and city though.

My personal experience was limited to visiting places of most interest in Sao Paulo which included,

• Ibirapuera Park -  has a large area for leisure, jogging and walking and has a large museum of modern art

• Sao Paulo Cathedral
• Mercado Municipal – Local market to buy food ingredients
• Few famous streets of SP like Paulista Avenue, Rua 25 de Março, Vila Madalena
• Nearby beach of Santos
• Cultural center
• Liberdade – the Japanese neighbourhood and street fair on Sunday
• Sao Paulo Aquarium

Various shopping malls in SP (typical for most of the Indians whether they are in or out of India)

Link to Part 1