November 7, 2025
Today the Egyptian writer Mai Khaled and I struck out on our own to do some sightseeing. First of all, Sao Paulo is huge, sprawling, and somewhat chaotic; second, Formula 1 is here and all hotel rooms in Sao Paulo are booked so we are staying outside of the city proper. Usually I like to stay in the center of cities for easy access to historic places. Since this was not the situation, we had to plan our trip to the city, making sure to see as many places as possible.
We did that, and quite successfully, thanks to AI, hotel staff, and Uber ---yaay!!
We visited Parque Ibirapuera, a huge park, with a building that had amazing exhibits.
From there, we visited the Cathedral, which was restful visit.
And we visited Beco Batman, a district with murals, described on Wikipedia as follows:
"Beco do Batman (English: Batman's Alley) is the nickname for the area around Rua Gonçalo Afonso and Rua Medeiros de Albuquerque in the Vila Madalena neighborhood of São Paulo, Brazil. Beco do Batman is a popular tourist destination because of the dense concentration of graffiti that line the streets."
The energy and creativity in this area were amazing.
Enjoy the pictures. I'll be adding more, so check back.
Tags: #travelbrazil #travelsaopaulo #brazilfair
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