Geeky Yet Waterproof

On Tuesday we got up early to pack our bags, and drove back to São Paulo. In the evening, we went to the mall to do some “last” Christmas shopping.

The next day after going to the bank and putting my Starbucks card in the ATM (don’t ask), we went to what Iza called “the worst place in São Paulo”. It’s a place with lots of shops and street vendors, but almost everything being sold is illegal. She said that if she tells me to run, just run… Because every once in a while they have police raids, where the police come and sweep through the streets, confiscating all the illegal goods! She said that just the last time they were there, this happened and everyone had to run away!
When we got there, one of the first things we saw were two stores where EVERYTHING inside is illegal. In fact, Iza said that the owner of one of them is currently in jail.
We walked down the street for a while, going into shops to do January 7th Christmas Shopping. We saw a lot of Carnaval stuff, some of which we both tried on (don’t ask).
After a while, it got terribly hot so we hastened to the Municipal, which is basically a huge building full of food. Here we ate Mortadela, which is a kind of meat but in a Brazilian style sandwich.
That night, I went out with Iza, Cintia, and Cassio and afterwards we went to a little restaurant and had the biggest freaking hot dogs I’ve ever seen. I think there were four dogs inside the bun, and it was all sealed closed with grilled cheese… but it was delicious!

Rua 25 de Março

Rua 25 de Março

Mortadela at Municipal

The Hot Dog