tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5660712955365418154.post5017914424006896600..comments2023-10-02T05:57:38.915-04:00Comments on American Heart, Brazilian Soul: What I miss the most from Brazil!!American Heart Brazilian Soulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11049937328816904295noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5660712955365418154.post-12532733665994125212015-05-03T12:02:02.516-04:002015-05-03T12:02:02.516-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06066294653425195089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5660712955365418154.post-3705822541590064012015-03-24T04:24:39.692-04:002015-03-24T04:24:39.692-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06066294653425195089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5660712955365418154.post-90876641669997694212012-06-08T00:00:07.802-04:002012-06-08T00:00:07.802-04:00Amber,
Itaim is an awesome neighborhood!!! ...Amber,<br /> <br /> Itaim is an awesome neighborhood!!! One of my favorites, not to mention, you are in the middle of everything.<br /> I am sure the subway might have plans to expand into your area. They have been expanding an a very fast pace, and there new subway stations all around you.<br /> You must try the Sao Paulo subway, it is really cool. I promisse!!<br /> <br />:)<br /><br />Abraco<br />RayAmerican Heart Brazilian Soulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11049937328816904295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5660712955365418154.post-90011649264944410732012-06-07T22:34:03.236-04:002012-06-07T22:34:03.236-04:00Thanks Ray for all the tips! I did find some amazi...Thanks Ray for all the tips! I did find some amazing Parmesan at Mercado Municipal, but I have yet to visit Bexiga. I will definitely try there next! And I should stop being lazy and shopping at Extra! <br /><br />As far as the subway- guess I'm bitter because I live in Itaim and don't have a subway station here! :( But I hear the subways are great in Rio!<br /><br />Oh and yes-love the clean taxis!!<br /><br />Thanks again!<br /><br />BeijosAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01142537991045542592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5660712955365418154.post-41462683254878958072012-06-07T22:16:13.492-04:002012-06-07T22:16:13.492-04:00Dear Libby,
It's great to see you here!...Dear Libby,<br /><br /> It's great to see you here!!<br /> Welcome to our blog!<br /> We are seriouly looking for a place in your neck of the woods now. We might be your neighbor soon... :)<br /> You will be able to find out more updates soon thru our blog.<br /> It was great talking to you and your Mom today.<br /> Hope you have a great wedding in Michigan.<br /> Keep in touch :)<br /><br />RayAmerican Heart Brazilian Soulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11049937328816904295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5660712955365418154.post-20549730379986643092012-06-07T22:12:39.798-04:002012-06-07T22:12:39.798-04:00Hey Ray!!!!
It's Libby from the plane :) I re...Hey Ray!!!! <br />It's Libby from the plane :) I really like your blog. You are so interesting and passionate~ Nice to have met you...Libby Jonashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02460093595118771292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5660712955365418154.post-78909945834637847822012-06-07T21:03:22.958-04:002012-06-07T21:03:22.958-04:00Madrinha Rachel!!!
Que bom ver voce por aq...Madrinha Rachel!!!<br /><br /> Que bom ver voce por aqui de novo, estava com saudades dos seus comentarios.<br /> <br /><br />Beijao<br /><br />:)<br /><br />RayAmerican Heart Brazilian Soulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11049937328816904295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5660712955365418154.post-21288379859256044282012-06-07T20:07:41.453-04:002012-06-07T20:07:41.453-04:00I saw your comment and thought "This is a per...I saw your comment and thought "This is a perfect Ray and Gil post!" So glad you shared. Love it and I agree completely :DRachelhttp://www.rachelsrantings.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5660712955365418154.post-2497742190216041532012-06-07T17:29:51.439-04:002012-06-07T17:29:51.439-04:00Amber,
Thanks, I will check out your blog and...Amber,<br /><br /> Thanks, I will check out your blog and definitely add it to our blog roll!<br /><br />RayAmerican Heart Brazilian Soulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11049937328816904295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5660712955365418154.post-49154946170548964632012-06-07T17:29:15.696-04:002012-06-07T17:29:15.696-04:00Dear Amber,
Welcome to our Blog, and mos...Dear Amber,<br /> <br /> Welcome to our Blog, and most of all, WELCOME TO SAO PAULO!! <br /> March, OMG, you have a world of things to see!<br /> Don't be shy, anything you want, can't find, we will be glad to help you find it and point it out to you.<br /> We have helped JIM, from Qualidade de Vida Blog find renet among other things and are right now on a mission to figure out how to make good tortila chips at home from scratch! ;)<br /> Cheese in Brazil is completely different from US cheese. <br /> You guys (and now Gil and I too) are used to very mild flavored cheeses, when we first arrived here we HATED every cheese we tried, nothing tasted like anything we new. We couldn't taste the differences between Provolone and Muzzarela...Now we go to Brazil and think the cheese is too strong. Good news is that your palate, taste buds will adapt to the local flavors as well.<br /> Brazilian cheese is more like European cheese, strong, full body flavors and smells. Our Muzzarela is stronger too.<br /> You can find some awesome variety of cheese among other things at our version of Little Italy, called BEXIGA, it's a neighborhood near downtown. Lot's of good Italian restaurants, and great little gourmet old school type Italian Emporiums that sell everything, including the BEST muzzarela in the city. Also visit the "Mercadao Municipal" for a good variety of cheeses, it's located downtown, near "25 de Marco street", everybody knows it. <br /> Come on now Amber, you are just jelous because our subway is sooo much newer, modern and cleaner than New York's!! :)<br /> Oh, and don't even get me started on the dirty Taxis I get in all the time in the US.<br /> Clean Taxis in Sao Paulo is the norm. :) <br /> Hope you enjoy Sao Paulo, please visit us again and ask all the questions you fell like asking.<br /><br /><br />Abracos<br />Ray<br /><br />PS: I hear you, our public transportation has a long way to go. ;)American Heart Brazilian Soulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11049937328816904295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5660712955365418154.post-34601188582901560592012-06-07T15:53:25.563-04:002012-06-07T15:53:25.563-04:00Oh my blog - www.BrasiLady.blogspot.comOh my blog - www.BrasiLady.blogspot.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01142537991045542592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5660712955365418154.post-81609741367974213382012-06-07T15:50:42.213-04:002012-06-07T15:50:42.213-04:00I moved to Sao Paulo in March, and I totally agree...I moved to Sao Paulo in March, and I totally agree with everything except 2 things - <br /><br />I have not been so impressed with the Brazilian cheese...where can I find a good mozzarella?! And the public transportation?? What?! But maybe I am spoiled...I'm from New York. haha!<br /><br />But I still have a LOT of things to do/places to explore!<br /><br />Beijos!Amberhttp://www.brasilady.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5660712955365418154.post-13258715478107410642012-06-07T11:23:40.899-04:002012-06-07T11:23:40.899-04:00Ray, you are an absolute legend! Thanks so much - ...Ray, you are an absolute legend! Thanks so much - we will be in town for 3 days so I think (even for someone as greedy as me) these suggestions will be plenty! :) I will be visiting friends who have just moved to SP and I know they'll really appreciate these recommendations from someone who knows. I'll let you know which ones we try (I'm hungry just thinking about it!).Tom Le Mesurierhttp://eatrio.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5660712955365418154.post-3541296895182021052012-06-06T23:33:32.364-04:002012-06-06T23:33:32.364-04:00Tom,
Here we go, more Sao Paulo traditional pla...Tom,<br /><br /> Here we go, more Sao Paulo traditional places, not fancy and not expensive:<br /><br />"Sujinho", yes, it translastes to "Little Dirty One", their logo is a Pig. But don't worry, it's just their nickname, the place is imaculate clean for a very demanding Paulistana audience. They are always busy, typical Brazilian food at it's best.<br /><br />"Don Pepe Di Napoli", this was a very sucessful partnership between an Italian guy and a Spanish guy, both food lovers. <br />Ask for the "Spaghetti a Francesco Paolo", little cubes of filet mignon, little cubes of roasted egg plant, chopped black olives and homemade chunky tomato sauce.<br />They also serve one of the most traditional and best Paellas in Sao Paulo. They also have a Pizza place next door with the same name, great Pizza, but go to the restaurant if you have to choose. Also, be patient, these places are always crowded, no tourists, this is where the locals go to eat.<br /><br /><br />"File do Moraes" The best Filet Mignon steaks in Sao Paulo, my favorite is the Broccoli Alho e Oleo, garlic and Oil broccoli with a HUGE THICH SLAB of awesome filet mignon like you have never seen before. They are a very simple, old, traditional place, nothing fancy with great service. Their waters work there more the 30 years and are super proud of their fine job.<br /><br /><br />"Brama Restaurante"- Another downtown tradition, the best stroagnoff in the city, great fries and great steaks and the coldest and best BRAHMA draft beer south of the Ecuator!! ;)<br /><br />All these restaurants are not expensive, frequented by the locals, and are awesome authetic Sao Paulo Brazilian/Italian food like you won't find anywhere else.<br />You should be able to find them all online, and if not, any person at any Hotel in the city will know information about these places for you.<br />There is more, let me know if these are not enough. I don't know how long you will be in the city.<br /><br />Enjoy and let me know where you actually end up going!!<br />Forte abraco<br /><br />RayAmerican Heart Brazilian Soulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11049937328816904295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5660712955365418154.post-78460187666340288522012-06-06T23:22:56.591-04:002012-06-06T23:22:56.591-04:00Tom,
Again, I will make different comments to ...Tom,<br /><br /> Again, I will make different comments to make it easy for you to consult here later.<br /> Another great Pizza place is "Marguerita" at Jardins neighborhood, walking distance from the Renaissance Hotel at Hadock Lobo street. If you hit Marguerita, you need to ask for the "Sangria" to drink, served by the picther, and a Palmito com Requeijao Pizza, to die for...<br /><br /><br />RayAmerican Heart Brazilian Soulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11049937328816904295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5660712955365418154.post-29428779429907467922012-06-06T23:20:36.830-04:002012-06-06T23:20:36.830-04:00Hey Tom,
I am glad you asked.
Here we go...Hey Tom,<br /><br /> I am glad you asked. <br /> Here we go:<br /><br />1-Famiglia Mancini (Downtown-sort of expensive, but not fancy, very family oriented. They are know for their awesome Italian APETIZERS buffet, sold by the weight, while you wait for a table and drink free alcoholic drinks, different flavors...it's a Sao Paulo thing to do, the side walk is crowded with people waiting for a table. They have the absolute best Mushrooms Risoto I have ever tried anywhere.<br /><br />They just opened a HUGE, beautiful Pizza place on the corner from where they are now, great Pizza and awesome live music. They actuall have the Pizza place all divided by HUGE glass partitions, with a different style of live music always playing. These restaurants see HUGE crowds late at night around midnight when the crowds walk out of the theather plays and musicals from the many downtown theathers.<br /><br /><br />RayAmerican Heart Brazilian Soulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11049937328816904295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5660712955365418154.post-87068539714688409212012-06-06T17:07:08.576-04:002012-06-06T17:07:08.576-04:00Ha ha! Nice one Ray - it hadn't even struck me...Ha ha! Nice one Ray - it hadn't even struck me as strange that most of your items were food based and then I realised that my UK 'Miss-List' is similarly food/drink based! Nothing wrong with that! :D<br /><br />Hey, we are going to São Paulo this weekend! Are there any 'must-visit' restaurants/bars that you would recommend? I'm thinking 'old classic' rather than 'fancy new place', but I will trust your judgement! (I have already noted that Lebanese place!). I will try to enjoy SP on your behalf!Tom Le Mesurierhttp://eatrio.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5660712955365418154.post-14514086368661839012012-06-05T23:26:10.819-04:002012-06-05T23:26:10.819-04:00HA! Alex! I have no doubt you truly miss all the t...HA! Alex! I have no doubt you truly miss all the things I listed!!<br />You soon will be reunited back to your homeland!! :)<br /><br />Abracos<br />Ray<br /><br />PS: By the way, loved your "Ale" with acento circumflexo e tudo!! Que chique!!!! ;)American Heart Brazilian Soulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11049937328816904295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5660712955365418154.post-39702547627042509642012-06-05T21:51:08.976-04:002012-06-05T21:51:08.976-04:00I miss all these things too! Rsrs
Abraços
AlêI miss all these things too! Rsrs<br /><br />Abraços<br />AlêAlexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04601198151541361948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5660712955365418154.post-38407052724706682972012-06-05T20:33:28.907-04:002012-06-05T20:33:28.907-04:00Jessica,
I have to agree with you that Malzbi...Jessica,<br /><br /> I have to agree with you that Malzbier is not for everyone...some find it too sweet, some find it too weak... <br /> By the way, I like all beers, but just can't find Malzbier around here... :)<br /> Thanks for dropping by!<br /><br />RayAmerican Heart Brazilian Soulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11049937328816904295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5660712955365418154.post-15673664813257040872012-06-05T20:29:12.804-04:002012-06-05T20:29:12.804-04:00Everything else I like - but Maltzbier? Blech!! Ma...Everything else I like - but Maltzbier? Blech!! Maybe if I find an Antartica I'll give it another try. ;o)Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00776044886872007434noreply@blogger.com