Brazil, Day Two: The sights and sounds of Sao Paulo, the 3rd biggest city in the world

I think I mentioned it in my last entry, but Sao Paulo is BIG. It has all the trappings of a big city … from the hustle and bustle of tens of millions of cars …



… to all your old favourites – such as McDonald’s (something Mozambique does NOT have). Pictured here is one of my old favourites (McNuggets … hmmm … fattening) with some Brazillian extras: a ‘Grape McFruit’ (glorified grab cordial) and a ‘McMax’ (which was suspiciously like a McFeast, except without the beetroot … oh, and the spelling was different). Note the typically Brazilian place mat – some kind of soccer promotion …



… However, there was a valuable addition to the McDonald’s line up: now here’s food for thought!



Like most big cities of more than 20 million people, Sao Paulo has some incredible restaurants. Here is a Brazilian special – Rodezio Real – the (very expensive) Wildfire restaurant in Circular Quay is based on this traditional style of restaurant which literally means “Royal all-you-can-eat meat served as you wait” in Portuguese (well, kind of). Here’s one of my team – Jake – being served my favourite meat – medium rare rump steak, one thin strip at a time …



But what I will not forget about Sao Paulo is its endless apartment blocks, which stretch for tens of kilometres into the horizon. It’s like Hong Kong, just many times larger, and even more congested …!



(the view leaving Sao Paulo ... it really is amazing)