I'm considering going to São Paulo for two weeks, maybe. My budget is around 2k USD, and I'll be traveling solo or maybe with a partner.What’s there to do beyond beaches and clubs? I’m really into walking around the city, eating street food, and enjoying cultural activities. I have no problem with alcohol or taking drugs. As far as I remember, Brazilian food isn’t anything that special. I have a sense that they have a strong aesthetic for architecture, but I’m not sure about it.And lastly, how are the women? Are they evil, money-seeking party girls, or relaxed, friendly, and highly cultured?
>>2884185Brazil is cheap. Sao Paulo doesn't have much, Rio is better in terms of colonial architecture, culture, beaches, museums etc. I went last year and landed in SP and rented a car there and drove to Rio along the coast. I spent maybe 3k (car rental and nice airbnb in copacabana was most of this) in total excluding flights.As far as being a degenerate, if you're a dumb gringo I don't recommend it.
>>2884267>went last year and landed in SP and rented a car there and drove to Rio along the coast. I spent maybe 3kwtf. dumb gringo
>>2884185>Two weeks in just sao pauloWhy? You could a week in Floripa, 2-3 days in Iguazu, the rest in SP.2 weeks in SP is a lot for a tourist.
>>2885169I wasn't sure which other places to visit, and I imagined that the cities were too far apart to just visit them casually. I'm still a bit lost with the geographic dimensions of the brazilian coast
>>2884185>I'm considering going to São Paulo for two weeks, maybe.Why São Paulo?>What’s there to do beyond beaches and clubs?Look for local attractions, typically a cathedral. >I’m really into walking around the city, eating street food, and enjoying cultural activitiesSo do that.>I have no problem with alcohol or taking drugs.I wouldn't recommend doing that unless you wanna get in harm's way.>And lastly, how are the women?There's sluts, pious virgins and everything in between. Your best bet is to meet someone off a language learning app, a local who can show you around, help you get around and free sex.
Is Belo Horizonte a fun place to visit?
>>2887198It's not bad, but I don't feel a need to go back. If you go up there might as will hit Ouro Preto too
>>2884185>Beaches>São PauloOnly an hour drive away and that's asumming traffic isn't a shit show (it will be). SP is very much a grungy, concrete jungle, inland type of place suitable for people who are into clubbing and raves but absolutely awful for beach-goers and surferchads.
>>2887198As a SP native, meh. If you're going to Minas Gerais then you should go for the colonial small towns (Ouro Preto, Tiradentes, etc) and the chill wintery mountain town vibes of the state. I like it because it has a nostalgic atmosphere for me, as someone raised in Brazil, but for a foreigner it might be nothing special.
>>2887223>>2887282Thanks I will keep Ouro Preto in mind then. Is Minas Gerais full of tropical bugs in winter months (especially August - September)?I'm asking about Belo and MG specifically because my company is sending me there for 4 weeks, so I don't have much choice in that regard, but I'm planning to do some short trips for sightseeing on weekends since I've never been to Brazil before. I assume there is no dense train network, but do you think there are buses to those places you mentioned, or should I just rent a car?
>>2887353>do you think there are buses to those places you mentionedYes, there are busses almost everywhere, it's the primary way to get around the country and Brazilian busses are the best in the world, safe and very comfortable if you can book the recliner/bed seats.
>>2887353>>2887404Huemonkey here, this anon is right that there are buses almost everywhere, but research thoroughly first to see the convenience of going to these locations by bus, and specially public transport in each city. Ouro Preto and Tiradentes are smaller towns despite being tourist destinations, and public transport in these can be shit depending on a variety of factors. Renting a car will be more expensive, but might be more convenient in the long run. It really depends what kind of traveller you are and what you gonna do in each location
>>2887353Minas Gerais gets ''chilly" because a lot of those places are up in the Highlands so it should be fine, bugs wise. Albeit climate change is 100% real because every Brazilian Boomer will tell you how much hotter and less drizzly/foggy São Paulo is nowadays, so I reckon MG has also gotten warmer and therefore more mosquitoe infested too. I'd go with renting a car, buses in Brazil are alright but I think a car is just more flexible even if it's more expensive.
>>2887198I think so, I went there once. They have cool museums and you gotta visit Mirante do Mangabeiras and the Mercado Central. Just be aware there seems to be a lot of homeless people downtown.
is sao paulo safe for white (blond) people? is it walkable?
>>2884185You can go to Boituva and jump from parachute and go to Ilhabela for scuba diving, although I don't know if they give instructions in English.>>2887198Near Belo Horizonte, at Brumadinho, they have Inhotim museum, which is worth a day-trip. There is also Sabará at metropolitan BH, which is a nice discounted version of Ouro Preto.>>2890405It is a mix with walkable with a quite good subway system. As a white guy you should be alert of your surroundings specially in more crowdy, popular places like Sé Square, Municipal Market, etc. If you are feeling corageous you may try to visit the Solomon's Temple replica, but it is in a sketchy region. Finally, do not use your smartphone in the streets.
>>2890596>a quite good subway systemgood for locals, annoying for tourists because all tickets must be bought with cash at the window
