Inspired by what we have seen during our adventures, we have decided to share what we have learned taking the most of it, saving money, recommendations and plenty of extra tips that we are ready to give you in order to improve your trips.
Inspired by what we have seen during our adventures, we have decided to share what we have learned taking the most of it, saving money, recommendations and plenty of extra tips that we are ready to give you in order to improve your trips.
After telling a bit about Paulista Avenue's history and its curiosities, and including it in our ultimate best free things to do in São Paulo guide , now it is time to go deeper and dive into it. Here you will get to know the best of Paulista and how to enjoy the biggest deals on the most famous avenue in São Paulo. Paulista Avenue - View from SESC at Night As mentioned in our posts about São Paulo, Paulista Avenue (or Avenida Paulista in Portuguese) is not only an avenue, but the symbol of the metropolitan side of the state and also a cultural center. That means that you will be able to visit many exhibitions being most of them for free, check it out: Exhibitions - Meet the Most Relevant Museum in South America - MASP The modernist building is the symbol of Paulista Avenue and displays pieces by Monet, van Gogh, Picasso, Rembramdt, Renoir and much more important artistics from all over the world and from Brazil. It's open from Tuesday to Sunday ...
While I was hiking around Central Coast in Australia, I met two really kind ladies who worked in the Powerhouse Museum and vehemently recommended us to visit it. At that time, I had no idea what a "Powerhouse Museum" could be about (a museum only about powerhouses?), what inspired my curiosity, and for my surprise it was an amazing experience. It quickly became one of my favourite museums in Sydney. Motivated by that, 3 years later I have decided to share some information about it because everyone should know it! Thank you very much, powerhouse museum ladies. Sydney's Powerhouse Museum is a prominent science and design institution that has made an important contribution to the nation's technological and cultural legacy. Here is a summary of the Powerhouse Museum's history, along with some interesting facts and information. Origins and Foundation: The Powerhouse Museum was founded in 1988, but it all began with a collection of industrial and technologica...
The School Yard or Pátio do Colégio (in Portuguese) or Pateo do Collegio (in Old Portuguese) is where São Paulo was born and dates back from 1554, when this gigantic city was established by the priest José de Anchieta . When the first Portuguese colonizers arrived in the early 1500s there was no interest in establishing villages in the territory where São Paulo is currently located. Firstly, because it was too far from the coast and there was no point in constructing a fortress or a harbor for the same reason. And on the second hand, it had a way too complicated access through land due to the fact that those lands were 800 meters above sea level, which made it perfect for another activity (dramatic pause): a school to convert the indigenous into Christians without the supervision of the Portuguese crown. São Paulo is Born - a Brief Story of São Paulo and Pateo do Collegio January 25, 1555 was the day of the city's formal establishment. The Saint Paul's conversion , which gav...
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