I must tell you I was very skeptical about this place. I had to go there for work recently, and the idea of leaving São Paulo with all of its cool people did not seem too appealing. After a night on a (freezing, as always, bus), I found myself in an environment of that bus-like temperature, cloudy, and unknown. “Let’s see what this weekend brings…” I thought to myself without expecting too much. And maaan was I mistaken!

Time lapse: one day later, I’m at a live music concert, after having some beers on one of Curitiba’s busiest streets with lots of alternative (“alternative”, what an adolescent term!) people. Time lapse round two: I’m on a free walking tour, looking at Curitiba’s graffitis and all the food options they have here. Time laps round three: I’m listening to some pretty damn good live music in a tiny park with my…