Mocotó – São Paulo, Brazil

Mocotó is a bar,  restaurant and cachaçaria situated in hilly Villa Medeiros, a working class borough in the very North of Sao Paulo city . Mocotó is the term used in Brazil for cow’s feet…

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Where to go in São Paulo – a small guide

While in São Paulo I took the opportunity to explore some foodie related places and some sites of interest in the city I was born.  São Paulo, Portuguese pronunciation: (sɐ̃w ˈpawlu), the largest city and…

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São Paulo – off the beaten track – As Veia

The first impression of this magnificent architectural front that rises on the road to Santa Ines, in the heart of the Serra da Cantareira, outskirts of São Paulo is impressive grandiosity.  The place is enormous…

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Where to stay in São Paulo?

I just wonder how much people actually know about São Paulo, the city where I was born, grew up and lived till the early nineties.  I wonder because I get asked many questions and some…

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Bolo de Reis – Three Wise Men Cake

 A bit of background on this classic Christmas celebration cake : the 6th of January, according to Christian tradition, it would be the day that the newborn Jesus Christ had been visited by “the wise…

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