São Paulo et mes premiers pas au Bresil (Peich)

Apres deux avions depuis les USA, je suis arrivee au Bresil la tete dans le gaz,... et un backpack em moins ! a evident de gerer la crise a l’arrivee quand on ne parle pas portugais et que personne ne parle anglais...

Un peu bredouille (il faut bien l’avouer!), je prend la direction de mon hotel : 1 bus, 2 metros, 1 taxi et me voici a Vila Madalena. C'est le quartier boheme de Sao Paulo, et c'est tout mignon : Maisons colorees, graffitis a chaques coins de rue, fleurs de tous les cotes ...

J'ai profite de mes trois jours sur place pour visiter la ville - son centre ville historique, l'Avenue Paulista ainsi que mon quartier d'artistes - et pour retrouver des potes d'ici et d'ailleurs. Ce fut l'occasion de gouter mes premiers plats bresiliens, d'apprendre mes premiers mots en portugais et surtout de prendre mes premieres caipirinas, de faire mes premiers pas de samba (ou essayer en tout cas) etc etc.

Sao Paulo and my first steps in Brazil (Peich)

After two planes from the USA, i finally arrived in Sao Paulo. The first hours were quite hard as my bag got lost on the way and i had to fill in a lost declaration ... In Portuguese !! Very funny as i dont speak a single world of that language and nobody around me could help me in english !

The way to get to my hotel was such a mission through Sao Paulo as i had to take 3metros, a bus and a taxi to get there. But i enjoyed my time in this city very much. I visited a lot, from the historical central area, to the Paulista Avenue which is the main avenue of the city, and to Vila Madalena, the area where i stayed. It's full of small colourfull houses, grafitis and flowers which is pretty nice.

I also met up with some friends, that i met during my travels. It was the perfect occasion to enjoy Sao Paulo's nightlife and to try my first brasilian made caipirinas, to try some steps of Samba (try, only!), and know a bit more about this place.