Tag Archives: Sao Paulo

Acadêmicos do Tatuapé é a campeã do Carnaval de São Paulo em 2018

Posted on February 16, 2018 by agogo22
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My Walk Through SESC Pompeia

Posted on April 11, 2016 by agogo22

SESC stands for “Serviço Social do Comércio” (Social Service of Commerce) and operates in every state in Brazil. In São Paulo alone there are 35 branches in 19 cities. It is a non-profit institution founded in 1946 by businessmen with … Continue reading →

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Floods, Mudslides Kill 15 In Brazil

Posted on March 12, 2016 by agogo22

At least 15 people have been killed, following flooding and mudslides, in and around the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo. http://atwnetwork.com/2016/03/11/floods-mudslides-kill-15-in-brazil/

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You must be nuts!

Posted on January 28, 2016 by agogo22

I bet you don’t know what these are … … or maybe you do if you’re from Brazil or Thailand, but I had never heard of cashew fruit or juice before coming to Brazil. Yes, of course I knew what cashew … Continue reading →

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Saturday’s street market

Posted on January 27, 2016 by agogo22

Here in São Paulo we are living in a neighbourhood about 1 hour from the city centre, depending on traffic. In a city with 12 million inhabitants that’s completely normal and driving for 15 minutes to get to a decent supermarket … Continue reading →

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Blind by lnrdveras

Posted on January 26, 2016 by agogo22

I have drunken deep of joy, And I will taste no other wine tonight. From 500px http://ift.tt/1OJr9Ac https://bestpicpicpic.wordpress.com/2016/01/25/blind-by-lnrdveras/

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Who Is Alexandre Keto ?

Posted on January 22, 2016 by agogo22

Alexandre Keto is a street artist born in Sao Paulo. He started off by doing graffiti since he was influenced by the Hip Hop movement, but with a growing sense of social awareness, he realized that his art wasn’t reflective of … Continue reading →

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「Nature 自然」

Posted on December 1, 2015 by agogo22

「Nature 自然」FLICKR – TUMBLR – FACEBOOK https://ronaldoichi.wordpress.com/2015/11/30/%e3%80%8cnature-%e8%87%aa%e7%84%b6%e3%80%8d-8/

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Suicide Up Close in São Paulo

Posted on September 30, 2015 by agogo22

I’ve never seen a jumper up close. Suicide where someone leaps off a tall building is always what you see in movies and usually a hero comes and talks the jumper out of leaping to their death. However, after I … Continue reading →

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Pecularities of the Paulistas and Paulistanos – Part II

Posted on September 29, 2015 by agogo22

Hygiene These may or may not be the peculiarities of the entire Brazilian population but since I have not really explored outside the state of Sao Paulo, I would call these peculiarities of the Paulistas (inhabitants of the state of … Continue reading →

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Sex in the City… in São Paulo

Posted on September 26, 2015 by agogo22

São Paulo is the largest city in the Southern Hemisphere and third largest in the world. It is often referred to as the ‘New York’ of Souh America and we could easily see why. São Paulo has an impressive metro … Continue reading →

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Clashes break out as residents are evicted from a Brazilian slum

Posted on August 29, 2015 by agogo22

On Thursday, violence erupted in Sao Paulo, Brazil when police were sent to evict an estimated eighty families from government owned land from a slum district.   Residents protesting threw rocks and torched ten cars and one bus to prevent … Continue reading →

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