Grand Hotel Ca' d'Oro - the first five stars hotel of Sao Paulo

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".

Since its foundation until today, the hotel received the most important figures who visited Sao Paulo. All this tradition and its style did not prevent the hotel to modernize technologically, having all the modern equipment and facilities (wi-fi in the all building) and with its excellent restaurant, is able to serve a customer that seeks something different from the standard global and impersonal hotel. It's important to remind that even the name has an historical origin since Ca'd'Oro is the name given to a fifteenth century palace located in the Grand Canal in Venice, now a museum, used in the past to receive distinguished guests (DOGI). In Venetian dialect means House of Gold. 

The services they offer are not those of a normal hotel, in fact it is possible to organize wedding, to have conferences, and great dinners since the restaurant offers traditional Italian home made food.

Service
Where: Rua Augusta 129— Consolação — São Paulo
When: Anytime
Phone: (11) 3236-4300  
How much: from R$ 265 per room.
Website: http://www.cadoro.com.br/index.asp

All the Woody Allen filmography in Sao Paulo

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 retrospective is really well organized since there will be debates and a course with specialist but also there will be movies that inspired him or about him. Have a look at the program and choose your favorite.

Service
Where: CCBB, Rua Alvares Penteado,112 - Centro — São Paulo
When: From November 18th to December 13th. Find out more through the program.
How much: R$ 4

For free this week - November 16th-22nd

Let's propose you something cool to do during this week in case you are running out of money or anyway if you wanna enjoy the rich cultural life of Sao Paulo without wasting a lot of money. Example of how the city can be enjoyed even without a full pocket.

Free show of Nando Reis  
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.

Service
Where: Praça Victor Civita, Rua Sumidouro 580 - Pinheiros — São Paulo

When: November 18th, at 1pm.

How much: For free

Exposition of Henri Cartier-Bresson photos
One of the most important photographers of the twentieth century, Bresson sought incessantly harmonic moments. The exhibition and other activities that integrate the exposition, reveal the tiniest fractions of time in which form and content reach the maximum expression in the viewfinder. This really shouldn't be missed and not only from professional photographers.

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Where: Sesc Pinheiros, Rua Paes Leme 195 - Pinheiros — São Paulo

When: Tuesday to Sunday. It ends on December 20th

How much: For free

Circus Festival at Vale do Anhangabaú during this week

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.

The event is divided into three parts. There is the Palhaçaria Paulistana, which happens for the fourth time, a competitive presentation at the Olido gallery, from the Memorial Center of the Circus.

The largo do Paiçandu receives part of the program, which turns the center of Sao Paulo in a large arena during six days. The Vale do Anhangabaú is the main circus tent, with capacity for 400 people and an outdoor trapeze.

On Saturday 21st, the largo do Paiçandu houses jugglers presentation, from 11am to 4pm. The place was chosen because on the past, every Monday, the artists used to have meeting over there.

Also the attraction of the festival's opening will be mounted in largo do Paiçandu. Today, at 5h30pm, the site will have a "wall of death" to be viewed from a grandstand for 300 people.

Among the groups of the event is Ares, who will make performances in the gallery Olido. All with input from SP franca.

[source: destak]

Service
Where: Vale do Anhangabaú — São Paulo
When: November 16th to 22nd, at 10am, midday, 2pm and 6pm.
How much: For free

Sampa Hostel, sleep and pub crawl in Sao Paulo!

Sampa Hostel is a nice place in the heart of São Paulo, at Vila Madalena, the charmy and cosy region full of bars, restaurants, discos, art galeries, and much more, and all of it very near from the subway. Sampa Hostel stays in a big house, cosy and with large enterteinment area. Any kind of room and everything you might wanna find in a hostel during your stay. Something that could push you choose this hostel is also the Pub Crawl every week around Vila Madalena! This would be really fun, because this Pub Crawl is usually happening in every European city.

People who really knows the best places to drink and dance will bring you around giving the opportunity to get to know better the city night life. Ask more to the staff, we are pretty sure it will be fun and you will get to know other travellers!

Service
Where:  Rua Girassol, 519 - Vila Madalena — São Paulo
When: Anytime
Phone: (11) 3031-6779
How much: from € 16
Website: http://www.hostelsampa.com.br/eng/index.html

Event organized by the Government of Sao Paulo is trying to help illegal immigrants

This Sunday (November 15th), from 2pm, the city council organized a joint effort to regularize illegal immigrants in the country. The service will be conducted at the praça Kantuta, in Pari (North Region). The Anistia Migratória Law (Migratory Amnesty Law) was released last July and provides temporary residence for illegal immigrants. This law expires on December 30th.

The objective of the task force, organized by the Defensoria Pública da União (Public Defender's Office) is to inform about the procedures for illegal immigrants (undocumented) to apply for residence based by the Law 11.961/09 (and Decree 6.893/09, which regulates). This law (released on July 2nd 2009) provides temporary residence for overseas and the deadline for settlement migration goes up the next day December 30th, but may be requested by those who came to Brazil before the 1/2/2009.

This joint effort is being conducted by the Federal Police after realize a reduction in demand for settlement in recent weeks. The reduction can be attributed to the lack of disclosure with the regularization of immigrants Migration. The government wants to help immigrants to regulate their situation to reduce the use of illegal labor exploited by companies that brought these immigrants illegally.

More information about the procedures can be found through the website of CMDH.

Service

Where: Praça Kantuta — Pari — São Paulo

When: November 15th, from 2pm.

How much: For free

Tonight, osgêmeos and Platiciens Volants are together in a huge presentation at Vale do Anhangabaú

[photo: luisa santosa]

Cia Plasticiens Volants is a French street theater that does shows with giant inflatable dolls around the world since the 70s. For the first time in the country, the famous company brings the presentation called 'O Estrangeiro' (The Oversea) and with special participation of the twin brothers osgêmeos (famous Street Artists from Sao Paulo).

They have a famous character called 'Boneco Amarelo' (Yellow doll), which is already painted on the sidewall of a building at Vale do Anhangabaú and it will turn into a giant inflatable 20-foot-high, along with the other characters come to life and flying over the streets of the Vale do Anhangabaú. The 'Boneco Amarelo' is handled from a balloon. The character comes out of a panel painted by the brothers on the side of a building in the region that will be there permanently, and throughout history, interacts with a fly, a snake and a bird, animals that will help them become more autonomous, to face danger and learn to fly.

The presentation will start at 6h30pm and it will be groups from Pernambuco State, Siba e a Fuloresta, playing during the presentation.