Friday was our first day with no real administrative tasks to worry about, and was also a public holiday here in Sao Paulo. So we decided to take a longer walking tour down to Parque Ibirapuera - the largest park in the city and a place where people congregate on weekends.
We set off down our road, R. Bela Cintra, and discovered that the further west you go the more affluent it gets. On our end are mostly high-end apartment blocks, but at the other end are mansions set on massive blocks of land with elaborate security measures. Whoever sells electric fences in this city must be doing great business.
We turned down Ave. Brasil and realised the reason for the mansions - embassies and consulates are everywhere! The streets are mostly named for the embassies that are located on them, e.g., Bolivia, Estados Unidos. We managed to find Canada as well!We got to Parque Ibirapuera and wandered around for several hours. The place is huge and very cool - lots of open space where people are playing soccer, volleyball, skateboarding, rollerblading, etc. Many, many street performers, and many carts selling different snacks including fresh coconuts which they will open up for you to drink the Agua de Coco. Also many monuments, lakes, statues and types of wildlife. Some pics are posted here.
It was an exhausting day of walking - about five hours in hot sun - so we got back and basically crashed for the evening.
This is an awesome picture! Brazil and Canada meet! Could this picture or location be used in your entry for the exchange photo shoot?
ReplyDeleteYeah Brenna and I were talking about this actually! Her friends are visiting in early June so we'll get somebody to come down and take a few shots of us in our Queen's zip-ups.
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