São Paulo! Brazil's Overlooked but Superior City
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- Опубликовано: 27 сен 2024
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It's been awesome, thus far. Thank you Paul!
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For now, a desktop computer will work if you have one. Then you will be able to see the members' videos even on mobile. But hopefully RUclips will fix the problem soon.
I'm Australian but I moved to São Paulo in 2016 and have lived there since. As you pointed out, it's quite surprising how a city of this this magnitude is so little known outside of Brazil and South America. Unlike Rio, which impresses most people from the outset, it usually takes more time to understand the city's charm, but it is indeed a very interesting place to live. I love the bakery/boteco culture in the city, which I often miss when travelling to certain other parts of Brazil. One small detail: people from the city of São Paulo are known as "Paulistanos" while "Paulistas" refers to people within the state of São Paulo.
Unfortunately for New York, the residents of both the city and the state are both called New Yorkers. However if you like in Manhattan then you are a Manhattanite. If you say that you are from New York to most people, they think that you are from the city and usually think of Manhattan.
What’s wrong with Australia?
@@pianocrisante90 Australia is a country of toxic people so soft hearted kind people gonna hate this country for sure
@@pianocrisante90 Did I say there was something wrong? I mean, of course, Australia has problems just like any other country does, but I didn't leave there because I hated it. I was just looking for something different.
Good for you, everyone should see the world before they die if they're able. It upsets me that people I know assume they have to die in the town they were born into and get upset when people want to explore.
Loved that you mentioned the huge immigrant population from Italy and Japan. One interesting thing about Sao Paulo is that it's the only major city in the country to feature ethnic districts in the vein of Chinatown or Little Italy in the US. If you visit Sao Paulo, it is very recommended to visit Bela Vista (or Bixiga), the Italian quarter, and Liberdade, the Japanese/Asian district.
I know that, if you come to Sao Paulo to get a taste of Brazil, you probably want to go to the Brazilian places, but I'd say it's still worth saving some time to visit these districts. It's a great opportunity to see for yourself how the average Brazilian interacts and generally welcomes different cultures, being as diverse as the country is. Besides, they're just plain fun and welcoming places, specially if you're a foodie. These are the places where you get the more traditional stuff, the Italian "cantinas" and the cozy restaurants that are not your average, standardized fancy sushi or pasta joints found in any big city.
Believe me: if you never discussed soccer with Italian immigrants in a cantina or bought cooking ingredients in the Liberdade markets after joining your friends for some sukiyaki (Japanese hot pot) in a winter afternoon, you've never experienced Sao Paulo properly.
Those neighborhoods aren't really ethnic anymore, except perhaps for Liberdade, although nowadays Liberdade is more of a "pan Asian looking" touristic destination than a real Japan town.
*football
@@FOLIPE
No one talks about this, but favelas are essentially ethnical. They are mostly composed of slave descendants who could not afford homes after slavery was abolished.
Very underrated city! We were "forced" to stay in São Paulo last year due to COVID and we were so happy that this happened.
Haha, in every cloud there's a silver lining.
I visited São Paolo for a few months having never lived in a big city before. I thought I would hate it - but I fell in love! So many things to see, do, and eat. E o povo brasileira é muito bacana também! I can't wait to return someday soon.
Sao Paulo has always been interesting to me because of the fact that despite its significance and magnitude, it is one of the lesser-known mega cities of the world and many people have never even heard of it.
Yeah, that’s one reason I wanted to make a video about it. I think the reason it’s not very well-known is because people associate Brazil with Rio de Janeiro. A lot of them probably assume it’s the bigger metropolis of the two.
@@GEOfocusChannel Isn't it changing though? I live in São Paulo and I notice a growing number of people speaking foreign languages in the streets. The number of hotels is growing a lot, including luxury ones. And international traffic is also growing in our airports!
What I enjoy the most about São Paulo is the diversity in general, of places to go, people to meet and etc.
I knew nothing before about Sao Paulo.
Another excellent educational video.
I recommend Avenida Paulista on Sundays. The avenue is closed to cars and people walk through the area, there are several street artists performing along the avenue. There are some art exhibitions around there too.
I love that kind of street festival atmosphere. :)
Another impeccable video! You've conducted such an amazing research on São Paulo.
I love the proper nouns' pronunciation (Serra da Cantareira, e.g.).
What pleases me the most in São Paulo City is exploring the old town, just walking around, having my fav coffees and snacks along the way. But the interesting fact is to discover a new building or a new spot, that I had never noticed before, despite it's always been there, for the several times I've been doing the same (and random) itineraries, since I was 12.
During the turn of the 19th to 20th century, there was just one city growing pari passu with NYC: it was São Paulo. Thanks namely to the Italians' work-force and entrepreneurship.
And --one might disagree-- but the down town reminds me Manhattan pretty much, in regard to the architecture and urban dynamics in general.
São Paulo City can span from the historical, messy, sometimes underground and cyberpunk, --or from the extreme misery-- to the most luxurious and modern aspects and environments.
Finally, "be aware of the pick-pockets" and your surroundings is a serious advice.
I love cities like that, where you can explore for the rest of your life and always find something new.
Just a small correction: the map depicted in 0:55 corresponds to the São Paulo macrometropolis area, composed by the São Paulo metropolitan region (in red, with the right total area in the video) and other adjacent metropolitan regions (Campinas, Paraíba Valley, Santista Lowlands, Sorocaba etc.), whose total population surpasses 33 million inhabitants.
6:49 Brazil's independence was declared in 1822 (not 1882). Nice video about São Paulo, Mr. Paul! 🙂
Yes, my script says 1822, so I must have misread the number while filming. This was my first time filming with a teleprompter.
I am from Sorocaba, a city 80km from São Paulo. I went several times to São Paulo for business and for fun.
What amazes me the most is that all São Paulo nicknames makes a lot of sense.
“The city that never sleeps” - one can hear the horns and the traffic at 3h in the morning. It can be hard to sleep in hotels that are located in front of avenues.
“Stone jungle” - it is possible to drive for hours without getting out of the city. This gives me a claustrophobic feeling sometimes. It is amazing taking of from Guarulhos and looking through the window. The city covers everything you see until the horizon.
The negative part of São Paulo is the traffic and the economical inequality.
Very well done, as always. Two things I would add: there is a misunderstanding even among Brazilians, about the demonym of São Paulo city/state and Rio de Janeiro city/state. For the first, Paulista is the one born in the state, Paulistano in the city; for the latter, Carioca stands for the city and Fluminense for the state. (So every Paulistano is a Paulista, but not the other way around)
The other thing I thought was a little dubious, is that Vicacopos despite listing as an alternative airport for São Paulo serves mainly Campinas, which is a metropolitan area of its own. Azul airlines uses it as its main hub, usually the fares are cheaper if compared to the main ones and also, some companies offer free shuttles from/to downtown SP, making the 1h ride not much a big of a deal.
Thanks for the feedback. There have been several comments about “Paulista” vs “Paulistano”.
@@GEOfocusChannel I live in a small town at the border between São Paulo and Minas Gerais, about 200 miles away from there. Everytime I visit I get overwhelmed by the wealth gap between some neighborhoods. Depending on which subway station you get off, it looks like you've teletransported elswere.
Yeah, that's a common experience in big cities in developing countries.
In some ways Brazil doesn't seem like a developing country, but the wealth gap lowers the per person GDP and puts it in that category.
Amazing video! Love from São Paulo! Being a person who enjoys mostly niche hobbies, I'd say SP is pretty much THE place to be in as a brazilian, sometimes just being out in the streets feels like being a child in a playground, one can find quite literally anything here.
That's great! It sounds a lot like Tokyo in that regard.
I’m originally from São Paulo, but I lived in London for 15 years and now in Sweden. But what I miss the most about São Paulo (and trust me there’s nothing similar in the entire world) are their bakeries, pizzas (far better than Italian ones), street foods like pastel and hot dogs and also the night life because in São Paulo the “baladas - night clubs or night places” starts 11pm and normally finishes at 8am while in Europe maximum 3am 99% of the night clubs are already closed. Apart of that the “paulistanos” (people from São Paulo city) in general with few exceptions are super cool, open minded and friendly. Now what I hate about São Paulo is the quantity of vehicles which cause long traffics, and its economic elite because they are repugnant and supporters of corruption and work exploitation!
very small nitpick: "paulista" is someone from the state of São Paulo. "Paulistano" is someone from the actual capital, São Paulo city. Then again: even paulistas and paulistanos get this wrong all the time. Complete small detail. Great video!!
And são-paulino is someone who cheers for the football team of São Paulo.
@@israel.s.garcia What about a fan from the much more known club Palmeiras? Palmeirense?
@@jamescook2412 I think so LOL
Came to say this very thing
The same thing happens with the Carioca (from the Rio de Janeiro city) and Fluminense (from the Rio de Janeiro state) demonyms
Nice video, Paul.
As a paulistano that has lived almost all my life in São Paulo city... I have not many things to add.
But some curiosities:
For our taste our versions of napolitan pizzas ate the best in the World.
More than a half of all jews in Brazil live in São Paulo.
More than 90% of our armenian descendants in Brazil live in my native city and a little less of all korean community in Brazil live in São Paulo.
There are many safe highways in Sao Paulo, which lead to the coast of the Sao Paulo State.There´re 650 km of cities with beaultiful beaches, such Ubatuba, Peruíbe and Ilha Bela.Sao Paulo is the safest brazilian capital and a very underrated city.
Grateful for the video!
It’s great that there are nice beaches nearby in Sao Paulo state, even though they’re not in the city itself. 👍🏻
Mentiroso do caralho...Cidade segura ??? ..Assaltos em profusão, cracolandias em cada quarteirão, gangs de drogados espalhadas pela cidade...O governo esconde os números a fim de não espantar turistas, até porquê, turismo é coisa que São Paulo não conhece...
Excellent as usual!
Thank you, Phil!
I lived in São Paulo between 2000 and 2002, in the district of Moema and with Parque Ibirapuéra a short bike ride away. I enjoyed many things, not the least the climate (warm but usually not too hot) and the people. And the park: I've spent many a lazy Sunday on a blanket beneath a tree, reading a book, drinking aqua de coco and looking at (beautiful!) people. I also felt quite safe. The one thing I didn't like was the traffic: I had 15 km to work and in the afternoon it usually took an hour and a half to drive home.
An interesting feature of the densely populated districts is that the tall buildings are "shielded" from the streets by one- or two story buildings with shops, restaurants, etc. And the pavement/sidewalk was lined with trees. It feels like walking in a suburb, not in one of the most densely populated areas in the world.
The "shielding" you talk about sounds like some very clever urban planning.
"They are friendly and welcoming."
Paul's jokes keep getting sharper.
I'm a native Paulistana and I can say I've never seen such a well done research about my city made by a foreign person. You nailed it! Everything! Thank you for this amazing video!
It’s my pleasure! Thank you for the kind words.
Very interesting video. Thank you
I was born in Santos, near the port, but have lived most of my last ten years in São Paulo. The downside in my opinion is that depending on where you live and work, there can be almost zero nature surrounding you whatsoever. Also, traffic and pollution are not good as well. On the other hand, there is nothing you can't find here. Lots of different kinds of food, cultural attractions, history. It's a fascinating place to be if you can explore it properly. Great video!
9:44 "Friendly and welcoming" well...
Thanks for making a video about my city :)
Glad you returned with this channel, it's great
Hey, I am from São Paulo State and love your videos. I am Very happy because I Can see the name of my City here (São Bernardo do Campo). Have a Nice day! Congratulations for your job!
There's a historical-cultural area called Paulistania where we've got the traditional folk cultures called caipira and caizara. It takes about 30% to 40% of Brazil's total area.
Glad you're bringing back the channel, Paul! Keep them coming please, your content is great.
Thank you, Joe! I'm glad you like it. This channel is a lot more sustainable than Langfocus (which is a constant struggle to create content for). But this one is still small for now.
@@GEOfocusChannel for now! It will keep growing, you have much potential for this channel. And i think I've seen all your LangFocus videos and i appreciate all the detail and work you put into them. I'll stay posted as usual!
Thanks, I appreciate it! I'm confident this channel will grow a lot, but it will just take time.
Quiero mucho conocer a Sao Paulo 👏
Hi Paul, thanks for making this great video about São Paulo. I live in Germany but I was born in São Paulo and I love this city. There is only one remark from my side: the gentilic (or demonym) for São Paulo city is "Paulistano" (masculine) or "Paulistana" (feminine). Paulista is the gentilic for the State of São Paulo. It means that people born in São Paulo city is both Paulistano and Paulista.
This is only a small remark, I really enjoyed the accuracy of the information. I'm surprised that you pronounced the indigenous Tupi-Guarani names like Ibirapuera and Anhanguera like a native speaker! These words are very tricky for non pt_BR speakers :D
Thanks again for the great content and have a nice day!
Nice video.
Thanks for sharing
It’s my pleasure 😊
Hey Paul, many thanks for this amazing video! I'm a keen follower of your videos on LangFocus (I see you are also a langofreak like me!), which I love so much, but how didn't I know about this channel?? Actually it seems it wasn't only me!!
Thank you for depicting São Paulo which is, for me, kind of my base camp in Brazil only because of true and pure love for this megalopolis :) I am actually born and raised in Santos (the big port you mentioned). By the way Santistas (people born there) are very proud of their city and their region, and are very clear in distinguishing themselves and the Santos' coastal lowlands - either culturally and geographically - from the São Paulo metro area (although they depend and rely a lot on each other and there's constant movement of people between them, either for work or for tourism). But, as Paulistas, they cannot disguise love and admiration for the capital of their state, and many of them moved there and lived there sometime in their lives (including me). Moreover, as you said, the Santos metro area is indeed part of the São Paulo Expanded Metropolitan Complex.
I have lived in France, the US (NYC), Croatia and Suriname, and now, back to Brazil, I am living in the capital Brasília, where I work. But I still have a "home" in São Paulo, one can find me over there all the time 'cause sometimes I just need to breathe some of that culture, to soak up that craziness, to get lost into that diversity of people and, why not to say, to indulge in some of the amazing food places :)
Keep up the good job for I am now a keen follower of this channel too! Love from the capital of Brazil!
Yeah, RUclips really treats each of my channels completely separately. And most people tend to not click through from one to the other, even when I introduce them to it. But I'll keep working to get eyes on this channel.
Wow! I’m really interested in these videos! I love them!
I hope this channel doesn’t stop.
I don’t plan to stop. I’m having a lot more fun with this than I am with Langfocus.
Interesting video, I love to see a more elaborate explanation of my home country that doesn't focus only in carnival or football. But I think what you said about Viracopos it's not fully correct. Viracopos is the main hub of one of the three most important Brazilian airlines (Azul airlines) and they offer a lot of domestic and a few international flights. It's 100km away from são Paulo indeed, but it's easily accessible by one of the best Brazilian highways (Bandeirantes) and depending on where are you in Sao Paulo Viracopos it's sometimes more easily reachable than Guarulhos. But indeed Viracopos is one of the busiest cargo airports in Brazil!
Great video. You've done an impressive research work! Pretty acurate. Born and raised in São Paulo here. I have a relationship of hate and love with the city. The thing a hate the most is How expensive the city is and the many hours you take to go to work (people can take up to 2 hours in a single travel - 4 hours a day!). Apart from that, I love almost every thing, the mild weather, the streets of the historical Downtown area, the paulista Avenue, which is closed for cars on sundays, how cosmopolitan and diverse the city is... I'm Very surprised on How badly known this city is
Spent a few hour in the airport for connection, very big yet crowdy
There are also old cathedrals every bit as beautiful as ones in Europe, something I’d never considered. Also the parks are gorgeous and well designed.
I am brazilian and I just love this City so bad. Some of my relatives live there and I was used to going there frequently since my childhood. Eerytime I go there it is like the first time, it always surprises me for its vibe and diversity. The only thing I hate in this City is the traffic jam that can be monstruous, but it is compensated by the amazing vibe.
Between the coffee and the sugar cane, I can get a nice buzz.
Excellent. Thank you!
It's my pleasure. Thanks for watching it! :)
You should do Mexico City too, it's the second largest city in the Americas next to Sao Paulo
Mexico City is on the list, but it will probably take a while to get to it. We have a few months of videos already made, and we've been doing mainly country profiles for now.
Congratulations for the channel, Paul. Love your Langfocus videos too. Two comments on São Paulo: "Paulistas" are those from the state of São Paulo, whereas if you're from the "city" of São Paulo, you're a "paulistano" the flag you show around 4'50" is from the city of São Paulo, not the state. Another comment is that Brazil's independence was declared in 1822, not 1882. Kudos again on your videos. They're awesome. Fabio Astolfi (by the way, another Italian descent in São Paulo).
The date of independence was correct in my script, but unfortunately I misread it while reading the teleprompter (because this was the first time I ever used one).
@@GEOfocusChannel thanks for the prompt response!
4:45 Actually, a person from São Paulo state is Paulista. A person from São Paulo city is Paulistano.
I see. Thanks for adding that!
I wonder why this video got so much less attention than some of the other GeoFocus videos, because this was a really interesting video.
Partly it’s because this was one of the first videos in the rebooted series, so when I launched it most people didn’t remember this channel. Now most people get notified about new videos, but don’t notice the older ones. Not just this video, but others on Vietnam, Italy, Greece, etc. have not really been discovered by the audience yet. But when the channel’s a bit bigger they will start tongrt noticed more.
Also, countries probably attract more attention than cities.
São Paulo's subway is the best subway system I've ever used (and I've been to London, NYC, Paris and others).
It is a really good city to visit, but awful to live in.
The only problem I've heard about it is that certain stations and lines get really crowded. But I've spent enough time in Tokyo to know that's not the end of the world. :)
@@GEOfocusChannel Oh yeah, it might take a while to get in during rush hour, but during the rest of the day it's crowded, but not unbearable.
a big problem of the metro is that it is too small for the city size, a lot os areas are excluded of the metro system
@@fernandobock1971 with the free integration with superficie traim system there is no point of the metropolitan area that is not covered, you go to any point of city and near cities, paing just one ticket priced just 0,75 cents of dollar because 50% of ticket price are paid by govenement.
It can be a good place to live if you are wealthy (upper middle class and above), because in this case:
- You will live in a safe neighborhood, with many attractions (museums, restaurants, bars), with access to the best subway lines (and usually less crowded than the more peripherical lines), near downtown, many food delivery options, museums, etc. etc. Basically, endless entertainment.
- The best jobs are usually in the commercial/financial districts that are near all these best neighborhoods, so short trips to work (there will be traffic but the distance will be small)
- Lots of options for Taxis and Ubers
- The best parks nearby
So, basically, you will be able to avoid the worst parts of the city: traffic and crime; and will have plenty of the best parts (entertainment, food, arts, good jobs)
Hi there! Amazing video as always Paul! It's so interesting for us, Brazilians, how overlooked São Paulo is, considering that the metro area consists of almost 10% of the entire country's population!
Just a note: A "Paulista" is someone from the state of São Paulo, and a "Paulistano" is someone from the city of São Paulo, quite confusing I know (even we get it wrong sometimes)... the same can be said about Rio: a person from the city of Rio is called "Carioca" while someone from the state of Rio, is "Fluminense"
Very interesting video. São Paulo only needs a landmark, then it'd make it on travel bucket lists. Apparently, the food scene is great.
Thanks Paul, very interesting video, can't wait to see more vids, especially city profiles! 💪
Thanks! At the beginning there will be more country profiles, but later on there will be more of a focus on cities.
Congrats for the outstanding description of my city, and state. Being Born in São Paulo City I'm both "paulista" and "paulistano".
I would say the best part of SP is the culture/s. I always make an effort to go Liberdade neighborhood, the Asian area (Korean, Japanese, Chinese, and many others).
A feature you might mention is the use of the tilde (~) in architecture in Sào Paulo!
🤩 I learnt a lot about my own city watching your video. Thank you for your research. I will keep it safe to share with my non-paulistano friends.
Thanks! I’m glad you like it 😊👍🏻
Muy buena publicación. Interesante. 👍
The adjective 'paulista' refers to San Paulo State, to talk specifically about San Paulo City we say 'paulistan' ('paulistano' for the male form and 'paulistana' for the female form.
What a beautiful Portuguese you speak!
I had no idea São Paulo was so unrecognized because I recognize it as much as Rio de Janeiro and always did although I'm from Portugal. I had no idea that São Paulo was the most populated city in America, I thought it was Mexico City.
Must be a true nightmare living there. I'm happy I never went there or any such mega city. In portugal, in Porto (second biggest city in Portugal) which has a population with little more than 200k people it's a true nightmare living there, I can't even imagine the true hell it is living in a city with more population than my country. lol
São Paulo is a city of the world, but still has the best of Brazilian culture and people in it!
That's my fifty cents as a Paulista Paulistano.
São Paulo’s largest city in the world
I live near São Paulo and this is a great big city all the biggest events are there so, if you want to be connected with the world this is your place.
I was born in São Paulo, and Today I live in a nearby city in great S Paulo. My city has lots of restaurants, night clubs and shopping malls.
for me, the most special about the city is the food
What do you recommend? I love churrasco, but I'm not sure how much of it Brazilians actually eat.
@@GEOfocusChannel I defenetely recommend churrasco. if you go to a "churrascaria" I think you should try picanha, maminha, fraldinha, alcatra, cupim and coração, and farofa which is a kind of powder we eat with meat. if you enjoy ice cream, you should check frida & mina, they serve the best ice cream I've ever eaten. if you like to try new fruits, there is the "mercadão municipal", they sell strange and different fruits but you can try for free. and I also recommend you to try Açaí, my favourite part of brazilian gastronomy. as you said in the video, a lot os japanese imigrants came do São Paulo, and they built a district called liberdade. the food there is not brazilian, but the experience of eating japanese food in Brazil can be very different.
04:47 - i was born in this concrete jungle.
são paulo state -> paulista // both male and female
são paulo city -> paulistano // paulistana (M//F)
fan of são paulo soccer team -> são paulino "or bambi for close friends"
I'm from the south of brazil. The southernest state rio grande do sul(Grand southern river). I lived for 5 years in são paulo, tho not the city, the state, I lived in a previously rural small city called São Jozé dos campos(Saint Joseph of the camps) which is more around a rural area of the state. It is now one of the larger cities in the state, becoming a metropoli like area similar to the capital the great Saint Paul, as it is known here("grande São paulo" in portuguese) It is bloody hot in there during summer, which is really counter intuitive when u see granpas wearing full warm santa claus suits during christmas time mid high summer heat in december. The south where i live is much cooler during winter, but still manages to have some very high temperatures during summer heat wave days. I plan to move to canada once I finish university to work as a game dev there, as the gaming markethere is nigh non exisstant, also canada is cold almost all the time and never reaches 45c during summer on the colder reagions which is a nice plus. Thaks fpr the awesome in depth video on this great city.
Excellent video! I'm from São Paulo, descendant of Italian an Northeastern immigrants.
One of the most interesting facts about city's history is that the Jesuit Missionaries founded it exactly in the crossing point of the most important indigenous trails in the continent. It was an ancient place known by all indigenous people - some scientists say these trails have tens of thousands of years and were opened by the megafauna of the Holocene.
The Jesuits knew exactly what they were doing: they made the city's horoscope to determine the best day to found it, they studied the many rivers that cross the region to use them as routes, and they were certain the city would prosper in the future by all these features.
They were totally right.
They certainly were! It's fascinating that the indigenous trails intersected there.
@@GEOfocusChannel One of these trails connected the costal tribes directly to Cuzco, in the Inca Empire.
Northeastern Brazilians unlike Italian they still speak Portuguese like São Paolo and both Northeastern Brazil and São Paolo are parts of Brazil and Italians mostly speak in Italy is not part of Brazil but Italians in Brazil lives in São Paolo and Southern parts of the country
A financial center with lot of millionaires and a terrible traffic, the is result is the city with the largest traffic of helecopters in the world
Haha, that's amazing.
1:05 That's because in Brazil there aren't unincorporated areas, so every piece of forest and farm is located within the area of a municipality. São Paulo municipality has a large forest area in its southern half, with very few inhabitants (7:19).
I've been to several places in Brazil. Sao Paulo scares me, however, because it just seems to overwhelmingly and impenetrably huge. And the city does not seem to have any must-see sights. I know this was not a travelogue video, but I saw more of the must-see sights from Rio de Janeiro in this Sao Paulo video than I did of Sao Paulo. But I would love to be proven wrong that there are no "must-see" sights in Sao Paulo (or "must eat" food), whether we are talking Estado do Sao Paulo or Cidade do Sao Paulo.
Some cities are like that. They don't have any particularly famous sites, but they are interesting to visit or sojourn in for the overall experience.
As a northern brazillian the only thing i know i wanna visit in São Paulo is the Museum Of Art in Avenida Paulista. Its really more of a business/working 24h city than a tourist attraction, but it has its places and nightlife from what i hear, and it has lots of events like Lollapalooza music festival and the largest pride parade in south America
i love liberdade
First Again and this country where the city is in is some what related to portugal.
It's a lot easier to be first on this channel! (For now, but not forever!) :D
I'll remember all you early people! :)
@@GEOfocusChannel Thanks I'm a subcriber.
I appreciate it. :D
@@GEOfocusChannel Ok.
I learned more about geografy here than I did in school.
Thanks! That's nice to hear. :) I know that high school teachers sometimes play my videos in class.
🇧🇷 Just the 145th comment to support Paul and his team in their (and our) geographical 🗺 cognitive endeavors 👏🏻
Thanks, Johan! 😎
im from colombia and i visited sao paulo many times , even though their language is portuguese as you mention the population has the most japanese, german, and italians and portuguese is probably the fifth in the population. i like sao paulo more then rio for it is much safer and more clean.
Yes, it seems that a lot of people like Sao Paulo better than Rio, especially as a place to live rather than as a tourist.
Lugar limpo e seguro é melhor ficar em casa...São Paulo é a quarta cidade MAIS FEIA DO MUNDO, segundo pesquisa de jornal inglês....
Such a random city though. You could make videos about 100 other cities so it's unexpected to see São Paulo. Although I have to say that I don't know much about São Paulo so I probably learned more than if it was about a city I know more about.
It’s one of the biggest cities in the world.
Anyway, you can expect the unexpected on this channel. The sequence of topics will seem completely random to viewers, though I have a reason for including every topic.
Santos region is not part of SP metropolitan area, is another region called Baixada Santista. It one hour by car between Sao Paulo city and Baixada Santista. In the coast of Sao Paulo state is the region of banana plantations. Sao Paulo city has the biggest Japanese and Lebanese population outside Japan and Lebanon. Nowadays the Korean, Bolivian, Chinese and Sirian immigration is grow quickly. There are many immigrants neighborhoods like Liberdade, Bexiga, Bom Retiro, Vila Zelina, Pari Mooca,etc..
Yes, you’re right. I included Santos because it’s the main port that serves Sao Paulo city, and is in Sao Paulo state.
I didn't know that São Paulo is the most populous city in Brasil.
Remember that Mexico City’s airport is busier because domestic and international flights are held at the same place while in São Paulo domestic and international are split. And there is a third airport and also Campinas. Brazil is actually the second country in the world in number of airports.
...e esse governo de merda está privatizando todos os aeroportos...As empresas que estão adquirindo o controle dos aeroportos confundem aeroporto com shopping e agora s maioria está querendo devolver is mesmos ao governo..A INFRAERO não pode ser desmantelada, até porquê, é considerada uma das melhores gestoras de aeroportos no mundo, conforme dados internacionais de gestão aeroportuária.....GOVERNO DE MERDA..
Sem dúvidas o ponto forte de São Paulo é a oferta cosmopolita de comida, comparável, a meu ver, a Londres, embora com menor ênfase na comida oriental. Outro ponto a não perder é a variedade cultural, seja nacional ou internacional. You'll never be bored.
I don’t want to be disrespectful because I appreciate all your content. Some facts are not correct, like Paulista (which is for state of São Paulo) and the distance to Viracopos. Some facts sounds more like Wikipedia facts, like the size of diasporas in São Paulo. There is no reliable data about ancestry in Brazil
In the videos about Portuguese in LangFocus, I was impressed by how accurate they were. A really good research. Here I was expecting the same level of exactitude that made me recommend LangFocus to everyone
The level of quality and absolute perfection that people expect from me on Langfocus is inhuman. Completely unrealistic. There are no other videos like that on RUclips, and that’s because I spend hundreds of hours (weeks of my life) making a single video. And I don’t get rewarded for it. I look at what people do, and people value more frequent videos, not videos that are extremely carefully made but take 6 weeks to make.
I’m making sure this channel is good, but this channel is human. It’s within the range of normal. So, if people find 2 imprecise details out of 1000 details in the video, that’s fine. That’s normal, and that’s really good compared to most. On Langfocus I simply set the standard too high by being an absolute perfectionist, which is not a good thing.
Loved the video. Thanks from a native from the city 🙂
São Paulo is huge and its problems are many. However it is indeed a diverse place with lots of things to do + a very good urban transportation network.
As others have already noticed, paulista is the demonym of the person born in the State of São Paulo. Paulistano is the demonym of the person born in the City.
Once it took me 4 hours by car in a Monday morning to drive 50km within the city.
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Surely one of the aspects I like the most there is diversity. São Paulo gather people of all phenotype backgrounds altogether, specially in less developed areas of the city. In my family only it can be found people with indigenous traces, as well as black, white and even Japanese.
Sant Paul
6:48: You made a mistake, Brazil's independence was declared in 1822
This was my first time using a teleprompter. I misread what I had written in the text.
São Paulo is the New York of the latin world, is a really big cosmopolitan city with a big economic power.
Wanna be happy in SP: tip #1, live near your workplace
That sounds like a good plan!
Interesting! How did you get interesated in Sao Paulo?
I’m interested in the world’s major cities, and Sao Paulo is one that most people don’t know so much about. I wanted to learn more about it, and let viewers learn more about it. 👍🏻
The most interesting to me would be the multiculturalism. My best friend is actually a Paulista, and she is of German descent. Which is funny, because she lives in Germany and no-one there would expect she's Brazilian!
The ones born in the SP city are called Paulistanos. Paulistas are those born in São Paulo State
Yes, there have been a few comments about this. Paulistanos are also Paulistas, but not necessarily the other way around.
Brazil's indenpendence was declared in 1822, not 1882, Paul
Yes, 1822 is in my script. But this was my first time using a teleprompter, so I misread it.
@@GEOfocusChannel as a Brazilian, I forgive you
Que pena , não tem legendas em Português :(
Ignora meu eu do passado. Agora tem.
Need imperial measurements as well!
Paulista fo' life!
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A person from São Paulo city is _paulistano, fem: paulistana_ . A person from São Paulo State is _paulista_ (same feminine). Not all paulista is paulistano, but all paulistano is paulista.
Jaraguá. J have the J sound. Not the i sound. Like in english.
São Paulo is ugly and lacks trees or other green areas. Ibira might be huge but you can spend a lot of time getting there. Best place to stay is the Avenida Paulista.
I believe Mexico City is bigger & its metro system as well but São Paulo looks more like New York due to its buildings & people.
Acredito que a Cidade do Mexico é maior e seu metrô também, mas Sampa é mais parecido a Nova Iorque por causa dos predios é as pessoas.
It’s not bigger, yet. There are some data’s that say that population in Mexico City will pass SP in the next few years. About the metro, if you count the train service in Sp (that is fully integrated with the metro, so you can pay only one passage and use everything) it is MUCH bigger than Mexico City.
Fun fact: Citizens from São Paulo and Rio often have a beef with each other. There is this kind of rivalry about which is the best city and even who has the best accent (And of course Rio, my home, wins :D).
LOL The paulistano accent is basically the modern standard Brazilian accent that you see on media. You guys discuss which one is best?
@@israel.s.garcia Yup, 'cuz the media just focus on you guys all the time. But ask anyone in the country, and you'll see how people like ours better. It's just unique, bro (and closer to the original Portuguese one)
@@thallesdasilva3330 Hahaha, I'm from Minas. Carioca accent sounds cool, but unprofessional, if you want my opinion.
O sotaque Carioca e melhor porque e bem diferente, en quanto o sotaque do Sampa e o mais parecido dos falantes de Espanhol.
Rio's accent is the coolest cause is quite different, whereas São Paulo's sounds much more similar to Spanish speakers.
@@jamescook2412 Ok, so different = best? And you're saying the paulistano accent sounds spanish-y? That doesn't make sense, if anything it sounds Italian. But even though, it's pretty consistent as a Brazilian accent. While the carioca accent has those strong R sounds and the S have SH sound, which reflects how the Portuguese nobility spoke in the 19th century. And that goes without saying that they invent a lot of words out of nothing, so common language for them sounds like slang for the rest of Brazil. And the guy ahead said that it's closer to original Portuguese. No! It's closer to modern European Portuguese compared to paulistano accent. But you gotta remember that Brazilian Portuguese diverged from European Portuguese before the 19th century and at that time SH sounds for S in the language as a whole (both Brazilian and European) wasn't common. It's not because modern Portuguese people speak that way that that's how they spoke originally.
All of my friends from SP say that carioca is nojento
nasty*
Always forget about this city since it has practically no international media representation
Online creators can just bypass the mainstream media entirely. :)