São Paulo was intimidating but we didn't just survive it; we enjoyed it!


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June 5th 2014
Published: October 14th 2014
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Sao Paulo : (En Francais plus bas) After a month of cyling in Bahia, my Dad and I made it to Sao Paulo (Sampa !) where we met up with my Mom, and stayed with our good friends Sarah and Edi. They showed us the city, the huge urban sprawl,with its crazy traffic, and its crowded streets + the favelas, a local school and we celebrated Edi’s Mom’s birthday taking samba lessons ! This is what Brazil... Read Full Entry



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What a city!What a city!
What a city!

La jungle urbaine de Sao Paulo
Mom arrived 3 days earlier than us in Sao Paulo to spend some time with Sarah and Camillo!Mom arrived 3 days earlier than us in Sao Paulo to spend some time with Sarah and Camillo!
Mom arrived 3 days earlier than us in Sao Paulo to spend some time with Sarah and Camillo!

Maman est arrivee 3 jours avant nous pour passer du temps avec Sarah et Camillo!
Singing the national anthemSinging the national anthem
Singing the national anthem

at school with the little ones



14th October 2014

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From peaceful, empty beaches to such a crazy city--your panoramas make me want to run away! Amazing that you drove in that traffic! I remember it took my bus way more than an hour to get through the massive traffic from the outskirts of Sampa with the favelas to the center. Good thing you had such wonderful friends to help you enjoy the city. I can hardly wait to see your photos from the fabulous falls.
14th October 2014

Thanks for your message! Sampa is a crazy city
but what matters is who you're with, not really where you are... I know, I live in Beijing!... If you know Foz de Iguacu, you're gonna be surprised by my pics! We witnessed a rare phenomenon... Talk soon!

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