Sao Paulo ~ Just don't

Written By: Dan

Sao Paulo is a huge city. 4th to 7th largest in the word, depending on what source you use. From the top on of our hotel you can see sky rises for miles in every direction. There is no end to this city.

That is about all it seems to have going for it.

It is also the source of much of it's troubles. The city was not built to have 20 million drivers on thier roads. The government has tried to stop this by restricting some cars from driving on certain days, but that didn't work. Everyone just bought more cars. Now the economy is picking up and more and more peolpe are driving. Sao Paulo adds 500 new drivers every day!

Then it rains. Dear god, don't be in Sao Paulo when it rains. It took me 3 minutes to get to my afternoon meeting. It took 3 and a half hours to get back because it rained for an hour at 4:30. We couldn't get a cab, we couldn't walk back, all we could do was watch the caios. We saw three guys standing on a door rafting down a flooded street, using a pole to stear Huck Finn style.

Being unable to find a boyant door, we were forced to wait and watch the devistation on TV. Funny thing, none of the locals cared. They instead watched a guy play beatles covers (no lyrics) on the guitar while thier city crumbled on the TV behind them. I guess it is because this is a common thing for Sao Paulo.

If you have the chance to go to Sao Paulo, just don't. Brazil has a ton to offer, but Sao Paulo is just a big city.