Quality Indian Restaurant

There is a really good Indian restaurant in Sao Paulo called Gopala Hari. It's a charm two-story building decorated with thematic elements and rose's petals on the floor. At the entrance, a hostess ornamentally dressed is addressing tables to the customers and explaining how it works. Basically it's possible to choose between two different dishes and four desserts every day. The meal can be served on two sizes: small (R$ 13,50) and big (R$ 17). There is a juice included and it can come with sugar or not. Every day, the menu changes, bringing a interesting diversity during the week. Come to see how delicious is the Indian culture!

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Where: Rua Antônio Carlos, 429 - Consolação — São Paulo

When: Monday to Friday, from 11h30am till 3pm and Saturday, from 12pm till 3pm for lunch. Friday and Saturday, from 7h30pm till 10h30pm for dinner.

Phone: (11) 3289-3446
Website: www.gopalahari.com.br

Pizzeria Speranza Sao Paulo

This traditional pizzeria, that first openned it's doors on late 50's, brings the name of the main character of the family Tarallo. Dona Speranza was an authentic italian Mamma from Naples, that came to Brazil after the Second World War. The first restaurant was launched on Bixiga and introduced the pizza Margherita not only to Sao Paulo, but also to Brazil. It came together with the calzone and the Tortano (sausage bread from Naples). Late on 70's the suburb of Moema was chosen to host the second restaurant. Speranza is part responsable for the italian cookery in Brazil. Definetly, one of the best pizzas in Sao Paulo!

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Speranza Bixiga

Where: Rua Treza de Maio, 1004 — Bixiga — São Paulo

When: Monday to Friday, from 6pm till 1h30am. Saturday, from 6pm till 2am. Sunday, from 6pm till 1am.

Phone: (11) 3288-8502

How much: Around R$ 35 per person.

Website: http://www.pizzaria.com.br/

Speranza Moema
Where: Av. Sabiá, 786 — Moema — São Paulo

When: Monday to Saturday, from 12pm till 3h30pm - 6pm till 1h30am. Sunday, from 6pm till 12am.

Phone: (11) 5051-7615
How much: Around R$ 35 per person.
Website: http://www.pizzaria.com.br/

Gift shop about Sao Paulo

If you always ask yourself: Where can I buy a gift in — or about — Sao Paulo? Or also if you wanna give a souvenir about the city to someone and don't know where to find something nice, take a note! The brand Sampa in Stamp has a shop full of thematic items about São Paulo. There are pins (R$ 5), t-shirts (R$ 39), mugs (R$ 15), bags (R$ 35), maps (R$ 35), posters (R$ 39) and picture books (R$ 70)... All about SP. Pictures landscaping skyscraps of the city, MASP or Copam building can be found at this shop. The niciest thing about buying something is the packed. For the t-shirts, it comes in a carbon box similar with a pizza box (connecting the famous paulista's habit of having pizza every time). Have a look and see if something match your search.

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Where: Shopping Center 3, Av. Paulista, 2069 (floor Augusta) — São Paulo
When: During work time.
Phone: (11) 3284-9804
Website: www.sampainstampa.com.br

Campanas at MAM

We know that the designers Fernando and Humberto Campana are reference worldwide. Objects, sometimes decorative, sometimes functional, earn an art [you get any critical defect] when created by two brothers. Now, the Campana are in a joint 'curatorship' venture: they have selected among the almost five thousand artworks from the MAM (Museu de Arte Moderna) to get the best of those elements. Leda Catunda, Geraldo de Barros and Farnese de Andrade are some of the features.

[Photo: Luisa Santosa]

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Where: MAM, Parque do Ibirapuera, av. Pedro Álvares Cabral, s/nº — São Paulo - SP
When: Tuesday to Sunday, from 10am till 5h30pm. Closed on Mondays.
Phone: (11) 5085-1337
How much: R$ 5,50. Free on Sundays.

Restaurant 24/7

Do not know where to go after midnight, and still keen for the last beer... There is a place that can help you called Espetinho, Cerveja & Cia. It works 24/7, has all sorts of people and the food comes in reasonable price. The feature is the main dish: Espetinho (meat on a stick). The mood is good and the beer costs R$ 5, there are about 30 different kind of 'espetinhos' including fruit. Most of the fun comes from the people that by the same way of you, are awake early in the morning. There is, also a karaoke room, which is great to get good laughs. Try it out!

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Where: Rua Canuto do Val, 41 — Santa Cecília — São Paulo

When: 24/7.
Phone: (11) 3224 0586

How much: Around R$ 30 per person.
Website: www.biroska.com.br/espetinho/

World Rock day in Rock Gallery of Sao Paulo – 13/7

On July 13 is celebrated the World Day of Rock and held various commemorative activities that date around the world. The date was established officially by the UN in honor of the Live Aid event which was held on July 13th 1985 in England and the USA (but broadcast live to the world) and it became the first mega event to benefit area musical, which raised hundreds of millions of dollars to fight hunger in Africa. Each year since 2004, the highest benchmark in the case of rock in Brazil and Latin America - the Gallery of Rock - promotes a festival that combines music, fashion, photography and visual arts through the Cultural Institute Gallery of Rock. The Institute has existed since 2001 and promotes various cultural events, not only within the physical space of the gallery, but also throughout the surrounding region, notably in the Largo Paissandu.

This year there will be exposition of sculptures of Michael Jackson, Elvis Presley, expositions of pictures of famous international artists, fashion parade, music show and much more. Don’t miss it and let us know how it was!!!

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Where: Rua 24 de Maio, 62, Centro— São Paulo - SP
When: July 13th.
How much: For free.
Website: www.galeriadorock.org.br

Rock Gallery in Sao Paulo

This Gallery is really interesting to know, 4 levels of shops for Rock fanatics! Everything you can imagine can be found here. The t-shirts are really cool. You can’t leave the city without having bought one.
Let’s see something about its history. The architect Alfredo Mathias designed the Gallery. The Gallery of Rock draws attention for its wavy form, inspired by Copan. The building was built in 1963 and housed beauty salons, stores and technical assistance to screen electronic devices. Only at the end of the'70s, Music stores started to install on site. For the large number of sites dedicated to the public who liked rock, the Shopping Center was called the Gallery of Rock. The gallery has 450 stores and approximately two hundred selling products related to the world of rock. In addition to selling CDs, records, videos, shirts and posters, some establishments are of tattoo and piercing studios. In recent years, the Hip Hop also won their space. Several shops on the ground floor and subsoil are dedicated to street culture.


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Where: Rua 24 de Maio, 62, Centro— São Paulo - SP
When: every day
How much: For free.
Website: www.galeriadorock.org.br