São Paulo, Brazil

My first stop in South America is São Paulo, Brazil. It’s an overwhelming city. At around 20 million inhabitants it’s one of the largest cities in the world. Just the ride from the airport takes a couple hours.

São Paulo is Brazil’s working city. Even in the heat, you see people in suits and business clothes everywhere. The people are beautiful. I have amazing sushi and the nightlife is fantastic.

From Sao Paulo, Brazil

From Sao Paulo, Brazil

From Sao Paulo, Brazil

However, São Paulo is a city of two worlds. There is a lot of poverty in the favelas in the city. In São Paulo, it seems like ever house is behind a wall of some kind. It’s the kind of city where you drive everywhere because of distance and safety. However even cars aren’t safe. Running red lights at night is encouraged to prevent carjackings. In fact, São Paulo has more helipads than any other city in the world. The super rich avoid the traffic and crime by flying over the city.

My next stop is Salvador in the north!