To Campinas
Went to the tourist information center so I can get a map of Sao Paulo. The place is at Sao Joao 465 and close to the Sao Bento subway station. Found out that there is a place to have a bird eye view of city and the building is called Edificio Altino Arantes. It’s just right at the corner of the Brazilian futures exchange. Unfortunately, the place was close so I will try to get there again tomorrow.
A steep street towards the shopping area of 25 march.
Rua 25 de Marco which have wholesellers selling all kinds of goods from underwear to electronics.
Heard that there are many Chinese from wenzhou that made a fortune setting up shops here.
Tried asking directions on the street from someone on the street and funnily he is from Malaysia, pretty crazy. Got some tips about doing business in Brazil and learned that the cut off date of getting a permanent residency was Jan this year. Those that still want to
get permanent resident here can pay just a few hundreds to a lawyer for some under the table procedures.
Theresa who I met in New York is back in Sao Paulo so I plan to visit her restaurant in Campinas.(Campinas is the third largest city in Sao Paulo state, around 1.30-2 hours bus ride)
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Took the 2.30pm bus (Lira) to Campinas and arrived at Theresa’s restaurant around 5pm.
Me and Theresa
There are many nice apartment buildings in Campinas.
The cities I been to in Brazil so far are comparable to any other first world cities unlike what I expected from a third world country. Brazil has great infrastructures, very clean subway, good roads and well planned cities.
Took bus 386 from R. Maria Monteiro to Campinas bus terminal then got on the 8.30pm Cometa bus to Sao Paulo. Cometa has more buses and is faster than Lira. I just write this down so I will remember if I am coming back again.
