The greatest Brazilian musicians used to meet there and play and exactly these days some people that used to meet in this corner during sixties and seventies, met in the Bar Brahma to launch an association called Associaçao Esquina da MPB (Corner Association of Brazilian Popular Music - MPB) in order to promote every 15 days starting from March 2010 free meetings about MPB for everyone to get to know better this wonderful Brazilian music style. This project is a really good idea considering the story of the Bar Brahma and the importance of this corner for the Brazilian Music. It is going to take still few months but we are sure it worth the wait.
Rhino Pub is a brand new pub established on Moema suburb and the proposal is to offer beer, football and rock'n'roll to the customers. There are 5 plasma TVs inside the bar where is possible to watch a different game on each one (on demand). The bar also offers wireless connection and more than 60 different brands of beer including the Guinness one (but doesn't have agreement with Imbev, so no Brahma neither Skol).
The menu is tasty and offers several classic British recipes on the menu, including Fish and Chips and Onion Rings among many others. The suggestion goes to the London Eye Calamari (Calamari rings, covered by grated Parmesan cheese plus Crimean sauce). They offer an english menu and the staff is ready to talk to anyone not Portuguese speaker. 
The brand new park will be opened to the public this Saturday and will be called Park Mario Covas. Located at the corner of Avenida Paulista and Alameda Ministro Rocha Azevedo. The Park, which has space for artistic performances and also benches and tables, will be open from 6am till 10pm.
Two Italian film festivals are happening at the same time in the city. They are the Semana Venezia Cinema (Venice Film Week) and Semana Pirelli de Cinema (Pirelli Week Italian cinema). Both are in the 5th edition and bring contemporary Italian films inspired by the old school: Fellini, Antonioni, Visconti, Bertolucci, Scola and Pasolini. The initiative comes from the public and private Italian sources and both bring big ones, such as Baaria movie, directed by Giuseppe Tornatore, which has Monica Belucci on the cast. This film contest a nomination for an Oscar. 
The Irish band, which comes to Brazil in January has already set dates and locations for the concerts in Brazil. In Sao Paulo, the band plays on January 29th, at Credicard Hall. The ticket sales will begin on December 12th via www.ticketmaster.com.br/
The service they offer is in a good average, they have wi-fi in the all building, free private parking and a rich buffet breakfast included in the room rate. Since we know that Sao Paulo is always more and more a business event destination, don't forget that this hotel is located just few steps from the Frei Caneca Convention Centre. Something not to forget is that the price are extremely reasonable considering the hish standard.
Super Cool Market is a shop addressed on Vila Madalena suburb, where it's possible to buy cloths and sell your old ones. It is a sort of second hand shop, where they also sell brand new accessories, shoes and whatever you need to be up to date.
Every month Super Cool Market choose a different institution to deliver. Call your friends and have a step over there. There are several pubs very close to the shop.
The art meets the green gardens inside the Museu da Casa Brasileira (Brazilian House Museum). According to the curator Agnaldo Farias, "sculptural objects, bodies designed to provide feelings unknown in the midst of trees and plants confirm the garden as a place to walk and daydream, suitable not only for flowers and shrubs, but the outbreak of mysterious bodies fascinating". The ten artists who appropriate this beautiful area are Afonso Tostes, Amalia Giacomini, Amélia Toledo, Arthur Lescher, Carlito Carvalhosa, Daniel Acosta, Eduardo Coimbra, Elisa Bracher, Joseph Spaniol and Raul Mourão. 
Last November 16th, CPTM (Paulista Company of Metropolitan Trains) registered 2.1 million passengers in a single day. The reasons for the increase were three: the growth of users outside of peak hours (from 8am to 5pm), increase the fleet and reduction in the interval between trains. 
The guitarist Mick Taylor, who played on the Rolling Stones is planning to come to Brazil in 2010. The 61 years old British musician — the youngest among all the members on the history's band —, arrives in May for undefined schedule and locations yet.
One of the event's highlights is the renowned Japanese artist Daito Manabe. He is famous on the Youtube (insidesaopaulo strongly recommend a visit to his page) by the way he uses technology to produce art. In São Paulo, Manabe has prepared a presentation called "Face visualizer, Instrument and Copy", where he places some sensors on his face to produce sound by his movements, as you can see on the video bellow. His presentation takes 20 minutes and he is scheduled to November 24th (Tuesday) at 8pm, Nov. 27th (Friday) at 2pm for a speech and 9pm for a presentation. 
Buddy Guy and Dianne Reeves, icons of blues and jazz respectively, will perform free in Sao Paulo on November 29th. The event Telefonica Open Jazz, who has already brought in the country shows of Herbie Hancock, Macy Gray, Diana Krall, will happen on the stage at Parque da Independencia from 4 pm.
Os Gemeos - Vertigem
Since 2006 the Premio Paladar (something like Taste Award), sponsored by the newspaper Estado de Sao Paulo choose the best dishes of the city in various categories. Throughout the year, the team selects the participants and now gourmet cooks and experts scour the city's restaurants tasting all the dishes anonymously. All the votes of the jury are made after a visit to the restaurant, not accepting votes from memory.
This is really a new entry in the hostel scenario of São Paulo. This is good because it means tourists are finally seeing the city as interesting to know and not only a place where to make a connection for other destinations. The Olah Hostel open last month, October 2009, and its goal is of course the one of welcoming all travelers, providing a relaxing environment, giving the opportunity to all the guests to fraternize, to exchange experiences and to have lots of fun.
The position of this hostel is of course well chosen because Vila Mariana is a really cool suburb, full of nice place to go at night and pretty safe, besides the metro station Ana Rosa is just few minutes walking. One plus is of course the garden, really nice to chat with friends or eat a meal after cooking in the well furnished kitchen. As all the other hostels we already wrote about, even Olah Hostel staff will be really happy to help the guests getting to know Sao Paulo and to give precious information. 
The services they offer are many but the highlight is the Spa service with all kind of treatments which is really something good after spending a business day in the city, they can pack and unpack your luggage, they will provide your favourite newspapers. Finally imagine everything it is possibile to find in a luxury hotel and it will be undoubtly possible to find it at the Emiliano Hotel. Directed to people travelling for business and definitely not for every pocket, but still good to know that Sao Paulo has the best option in every category!
Inspired on the way the books were written in antiquity, in the form of rolls, the brand MCD, in partnership with Vice magazine, made of good art. Two rolls of leftover fabric 7 x 1.60 m were delivered for two pairs of artists customize it as they want. After wrap themselves in paints and sprays, the graffiti and Rafael Rafael Sliks Hayashi, illustrator and tattooist Ubaldo Marco Bob Queiroz present their rolls at Matilha Cultural. And once the expo is over, the fabric will turn to plant a unique line of shirts. [giovana piety by B.Coolt]
The work is the result of the current buzz around the so-called street art. According to the curator of MASP, Teixeira Coelho, the institution has been discussing for a while the way to explore the street art. The purpose is double: to attract the younger crowd and to open the eyes of elderly people. The entire basement of the building designed by Lina Bo Bardi (1914-1992) will be taken by huge murals, walkways, benches for the public to sit and even a room for visitors to write on the wall. The library of the building will be stocked with publications related to comics, tattoos and animations. 
The Ca'd'Oro was the first five-star hotel in Sao Paulo, starting its activities in 1953 as a restaurant. Owned and operated by the family Guzzoni who used to work in the European tradition high-class hotels since the beginning of last century. This factor is evident in the style and decoration of the apartments, in its magnificent collection of works of art, their suites and the high level of services. This tradition passed from father to son for almost a hundred years is diligently defended by a team of high profile that gives the Ca'd'Oro the title of a true "GRAND HOTEL".
We love him so it is a pleasure to inform that at the Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil all his 40 movies will be shown during almost four weeks. This could be a great occasion for lovers to assist again their favorites movies or for people who don't really know this genius to get closer to his work.
The famous Brazilian musician and producer is gonna play for free this week to present his solo album called Dres. For all the lovers and for foreigners who want to get to know the good Brazilian musical offer. There are 250 places so get there on time. 
Exposition of Henri Cartier-Bresson photos
The Festival Municipal de Circo (Municipal Circus Festival) will take 250 artists to the Vale do Anhangabaú, from today until Sunday (November 16th to 22nd). There are four sessions per day (10am, midday, 2pm and 6pm) with all sort of attractions.
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