Helicoptering in to the rooftop of Tivoli São Paulo Moffarej is the ultimate arrival. Editor’s Note: Last week we highlighted São Paulo, Brazil. This week Mary takes us inside one of our top picks. Flying in to São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport can be pretty chaotic. Many flights arrive simultaneously, and Brazilians returning from shopping trips to New York, or elsewhere in the USA, usually have, well, lots of enormous checked luggage. Patrick, my travel companion, and I were met right [...]
The Greatest Movie Ever Sold, the doc by Morgan Spurlock of Super Size Me fame, reminded us of a fascinating fact about São Paulo. The Brazilian city has been advert-free since 2007. If you’re looking for a break from billboards banging you over the head with buy, buy, buy, this is your urban oasis. While the hustle, bustle and blinking of Times Square will always have its strange allure, the thought of a blank canvas of buildings is utterly refreshing. [...]