Imagine Cup

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# Julie Lerman said on June 10, 2004 04:59 PM:

man that is suh-weeet! How did you pull that off?

# Jean-Luc David said on June 10, 2004 05:18 PM:

Congrats Joel! Have a great time...it will be a fantastic opportunity for you. And I hear the food's really good. ;-)

Jean-Luc (another Imagine Cup judge from Canada)

# Ricardo Antunes da Costa said on June 11, 2004 04:29 PM:

I'm from Brazil. São Paulo is a giant city, but does not have the natural beauty that you'd find in Rio, or Florianópolis, for examplo.

You say you won't have time to be a tourist, so I can just recommend you a barbecue. There's a lot of good places there where you can go and eat the most wonderful barbecue of your life. No kidding. George Foreman said in an interview that the most wonderful thing he found in Brazil was our barbecues. :-).

And if you have the time, go to some club, at Vila Olímpia. Brazillian girls LOVE foreign guys.

More info: http://www.viagensimagens.com/engl_saopaulo.htm

# stan said on June 12, 2004 08:12 PM:

nice..from what I hear, it's a lovely place. (I wish I was going cause I could sure use a break... too bad I didn't make it to I.C. as a student)

# Daniel Turini said on June 14, 2004 08:52 AM:

Hi, I'm from São Paulo, too. I'm reading your blog for quite some time.
You're going to come here in winter, so don't forget some warm clothes.
As Ricardo suggested, try our barbecue houses, we call them "churrascarias" - most in an all you can eat ("rodízio") format. At night, you can also try our Italian neighborhood, "Bexiga", it's a very happy place, there.
If you want a classy (and reasonably expensive) meal, try "Terraço Itália", the tallest building in São Paulo, with a great view of the city. The restaurant there is terrific, too.
If you like strong drinks, try a "caipirinha". It's made from lemon, sugar and cachaça. Some use vodka on it.
It's a huge city, some call it a New York wannabe, but I love it. It doesn't matter what your interests are (night life, arts, food, drinks, etc), you can find it here.
We're located around 60 miles from the beach, but you said you don't have plenty of time for tourist activities, and it will probably be too cold for a bath.
If you want some more tips about São Paulo, or even a beer companion, mail me dturini at crivo dot com dot br