{"id":2190,"date":"2006-01-21T19:05:52","date_gmt":"2006-01-22T02:05:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/?p=2190"},"modified":"2011-10-09T07:15:58","modified_gmt":"2011-10-09T14:15:58","slug":"sao-paulo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/2006\/01\/21\/sao-paulo\/","title":{"rendered":"S\u00c3\u00a3o Paulo"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"content_div-2190\">\n<p>I got to go to <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"S\u00c3\u00a3o Paulo\" rel=\"geolocation\" href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?ll=-23.55,-46.6333333333&amp;spn=0.1,0.1&amp;q=-23.55,-46.6333333333%20%28S%C3%A3o%20Paulo%29&amp;t=h\">S\u00c3\u00a3o Paulo , Brazil<\/a>, on a business trip from January 15 through January 21, 2006. This was my first time in Brazil; I had a great time and     would go again.<\/p>\n<p>We stayed at L&#8217;Hotel, a very nice hotel near one of the major shopping and banking streets, <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Paulista Avenue\" rel=\"geolocation\" href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?ll=-23.5613888889,-46.6563888889&amp;spn=1.0,1.0&amp;q=-23.5613888889,-46.6563888889%20%28Paulista%20Avenue%29&amp;t=h\">Avenida Paulista<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/viewfromwindow.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2195\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/2006\/01\/21\/sao-paulo\/viewfromwindow-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/viewfromwindow.jpg?fit=500%2C375&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,375\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;C160,D395&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1104686386&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0051&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"viewfromwindow\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/viewfromwindow.jpg?fit=500%2C375&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2195\" title=\"viewfromwindow\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/viewfromwindow-300x225.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"viewfromwindow\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/viewfromwindow.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/viewfromwindow.jpg?resize=150%2C112&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/viewfromwindow.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;\">The view from my hotel room window<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/park.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2201\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/2006\/01\/21\/sao-paulo\/park\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/park.jpg?fit=500%2C375&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,375\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;C160,D395&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1104667842&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0037&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"park\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/park.jpg?fit=500%2C375&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2201\" title=\"park\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/park-300x225.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"park\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/park.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/park.jpg?resize=150%2C112&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/park.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;\">A park on Avenida Paulista<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/centro.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2204\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/2006\/01\/21\/sao-paulo\/centro\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/centro.jpg?fit=500%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,225\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"centro\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/centro.jpg?fit=500%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2204 colorbox-2190\" title=\"centro\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/centro-300x135.jpg?resize=300%2C135\" alt=\"centro\" width=\"300\" height=\"135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/centro.jpg?resize=300%2C135&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/centro.jpg?resize=150%2C67&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/centro.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;\">A postcard with a panoramic view of Sao Paulo Centro<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The main office of the bank we were visiting,       <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Banco Real\" rel=\"wikipedia\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Banco_Real\">Banco Real<\/a>, which is owned by ABN AMRO, is on that street.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/bancoreal.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2206\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/2006\/01\/21\/sao-paulo\/bancoreal\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/bancoreal.jpg?fit=500%2C375&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,375\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;C160,D395&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1104669023&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0042&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"bancoreal\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/bancoreal.jpg?fit=500%2C375&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2206\" title=\"bancoreal\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/bancoreal-300x225.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"bancoreal\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/bancoreal.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/bancoreal.jpg?resize=150%2C112&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/bancoreal.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;\">Part of the facade of the main office of Banco Real<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/trofeucidadefront.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2197\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/2006\/01\/21\/sao-paulo\/trofeucidadefront\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/trofeucidadefront.jpg?fit=500%2C334&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,334\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"trofeucidadefront\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/trofeucidadefront.jpg?fit=500%2C334&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2197 colorbox-2190\" title=\"trofeucidadefront\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/trofeucidadefront-300x200.jpg?resize=300%2C200\" alt=\"trofeucidadefront\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/trofeucidadefront.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/trofeucidadefront.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/trofeucidadefront.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/trofeucidaderear.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2196\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/2006\/01\/21\/sao-paulo\/trofeucidaderear\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/trofeucidaderear.jpg?fit=500%2C350&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,350\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"trofeucidaderear\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/trofeucidaderear.jpg?fit=500%2C350&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2196 colorbox-2190\" title=\"trofeucidaderear\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/trofeucidaderear-300x210.jpg?resize=300%2C210\" alt=\"trofeucidaderear\" width=\"300\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/trofeucidaderear.jpg?resize=300%2C210&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/trofeucidaderear.jpg?resize=150%2C105&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/trofeucidaderear.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;\">The                 Bank is sponsoring a running race in January &#8211; this is a post               card handed<br \/>\nto all             the employees while we were in the office<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">We walked around the area near the hotel a bit, finding some interesting     radio towers, constructed like the Eiffel Tower. We also did some shopping,     and found Bob&#8217;s Burgers!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/eiffeltower.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2200\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/2006\/01\/21\/sao-paulo\/radiotower\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/radiotower.jpg?fit=375%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"375,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;C160,D395&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1105007035&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"radiotower\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/radiotower.jpg?fit=375%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2200\" title=\"radiotower\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/radiotower-225x300.jpg?resize=225%2C300\" alt=\"radiotower\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/radiotower.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/radiotower.jpg?resize=112%2C150&amp;ssl=1 112w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/radiotower.jpg?w=375&amp;ssl=1 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2203\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/2006\/01\/21\/sao-paulo\/eiffeltower\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/eiffeltower.jpg?fit=375%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"375,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;C160,D395&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1104789636&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;150&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.4793&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"eiffeltower\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/eiffeltower.jpg?fit=375%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2203\" title=\"eiffeltower\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/eiffeltower-225x300.jpg?resize=225%2C300\" alt=\"eiffeltower\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/eiffeltower.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/eiffeltower.jpg?resize=112%2C150&amp;ssl=1 112w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/eiffeltower.jpg?w=375&amp;ssl=1 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;\">Two radio towers on Avenida Paulista<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/bobsburgers.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2205\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/2006\/01\/21\/sao-paulo\/bobsburgers\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/bobsburgers.jpg?fit=500%2C375&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,375\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;C160,D395&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1105004959&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0642&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"bobsburgers\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/bobsburgers.jpg?fit=500%2C375&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2205\" title=\"bobsburgers\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/bobsburgers-300x225.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"bobsburgers\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/bobsburgers.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/bobsburgers.jpg?resize=150%2C112&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/bobsburgers.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;\">Bob&#8217;s         Burgers in one of the malls on Avenida Paulista <\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/schoolkids.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2198\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/2006\/01\/21\/sao-paulo\/schoolkids\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/schoolkids.jpg?fit=500%2C317&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,317\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;C160,D395&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1105020930&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0034&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"schoolkids\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/schoolkids.jpg?fit=500%2C317&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2198 aligncenter\" title=\"schoolkids\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/schoolkids-300x190.jpg?resize=300%2C190\" alt=\"schoolkids\" width=\"300\" height=\"190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/schoolkids.jpg?resize=300%2C190&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/schoolkids.jpg?resize=150%2C95&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/schoolkids.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;\">School children lining up outside a             school<\/span><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I also went to the MASP, the museum of art in Sao Paulo. Its a really nice     museum with a small but very good collection including a Hans Memling and     three Hieronymus Bosch&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/masp.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2194\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/2006\/01\/21\/sao-paulo\/masp\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/masp.jpg?fit=500%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"masp\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/masp.jpg?fit=500%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2194 colorbox-2190\" title=\"masp\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/masp-300x240.jpg?resize=300%2C240\" alt=\"masp\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/masp.jpg?resize=300%2C240&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/masp.jpg?resize=150%2C120&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/masp.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">The facade of MASP<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/maspticket.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2202\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/2006\/01\/21\/sao-paulo\/maspticket\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/maspticket.jpg?fit=250%2C179&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"250,179\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"maspticket\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/maspticket.jpg?fit=250%2C179&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2202 colorbox-2190\" title=\"maspticket\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/maspticket.jpg?resize=250%2C179\" alt=\"maspticket\" width=\"250\" height=\"179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/maspticket.jpg?w=250&amp;ssl=1 250w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/maspticket.jpg?resize=150%2C107&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;\">The ticket to enter MASP<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/ressurreicaodecristo.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2199\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/2006\/01\/21\/sao-paulo\/ressurreicaodecristo\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/ressurreicaodecristo.jpg?fit=394%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"394,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ressurreicaodecristo\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/ressurreicaodecristo.jpg?fit=394%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2199 colorbox-2190\" title=\"ressurreicaodecristo\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/ressurreicaodecristo-236x300.jpg?resize=236%2C300\" alt=\"ressurreicaodecristo\" width=\"236\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/ressurreicaodecristo.jpg?resize=236%2C300&amp;ssl=1 236w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/ressurreicaodecristo.jpg?resize=118%2C150&amp;ssl=1 118w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/ressurreicaodecristo.jpg?w=394&amp;ssl=1 394w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 236px) 100vw, 236px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;\"><strong>Ressurreicao         de Cristo<\/strong> by Raphaelo Santos<\/span><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I read a great book on this trip, which I found by accident &#8211; while searching     on amazon.com for a pocket guide to Sao Paulo, I found a book titled <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0520221435\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=alnathnuse-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399369&amp;creativeASIN=0520221435\">City of Walls: Crime, Segregation, and Citizenship in S\u00c3\u00a3o Paulo<\/a><img class=\"colorbox-2190\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=alnathnuse-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0520221435&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399369\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/> by Teresa     P.R. Caldeira &#8211; you can find my brief review in my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/2006\/01\/22\/city-of-walls\/\">blog<\/a>.     If you visit Sao Paulo, do be careful &#8211; there&#8217;s lots of crime and there are     very very bad areas of town; two colleagues were robbed as they arrived at     our hotel 15 minutes before we walked in from dinner.<\/p>\n<div class=\"zemanta-pixie\" style=\"margin-top: 10px; height: 15px;\"><a class=\"zemanta-pixie-a\" title=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\" href=\"http:\/\/www.zemanta.com\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"zemanta-pixie-img colorbox-2190\" style=\"border: medium none; float: right;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/img.zemanta.com\/zemified_e.png\" alt=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"translate_block\" style=\"display: none;\">\n<hr class=\"translate_hr\" \/>\n<a class=\"translate_translate\" id=\"translate_button_post-2190\" lang=\"en\" xml:lang=\"en\" href=\"javascript:show_translate_popup('en', 'post', 2190);\"><span>Translate<\/span><\/a><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/google-ajax-translation\/transparent.gif?resize=16%2C16&#038;ssl=1\" id=\"translate_loading_post-2190\" class=\"translate_loading colorbox-2190\" style=\"display: none;\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I got to go to S\u00c3\u00a3o Paulo , Brazil, on a business trip from January 15 through January 21, 2006. 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