So don't think that just because I sleep a good 6 hours on average every night that that means when the weekend comes I just go to bed until Sunday. Oh no. I am still fully taking advantage of the spectacular night life scene here in São Paulo along with the multitude of gastronomic opportunities and do not plan on changing that. Anyways, here are some pics/videos from the last few weeks that I have been meaning to share with you all.
Last weekend some friends and I went to the Mercado Municipal, a ginormous covered market place in the center of São Paulo with gorgeous stain-glass windows, where you can find any spice, meat, fruit, nut, cheese along with famous Brazilian delicacies. The best part is all the free samples. Every stand wants your business so how to do they entice you? By giving you a taste of what ever your heart desires. You literally can get a full meal just walking through the place. Its like Costco, but better! .
One of the many fruit stands with endless samples.
Here are some sausages with spices above. Have you ever seen so many?
You can't go to the Mercado Municipal without trying the infamous Mortadella sandwich: slices of Mortadella meat (aka Bologna) with melted cheese and a hint of sun-dried tomato between french bread. The meat is the main part of the meal as you can see by the thickness. Is it good? Um, sort of. A little too heavy for me to be honest. Does it sop up a hangover? Without a doubt. Will I eat it again? Probably not, but everyone MUST try it.
I have moved on from the classic lemon caipirinha to a strawberry/kiwi one. Let me tell you folks, this is it: the world's best cocktail. I am literally counting down the days until I get home and can make these for everyone. Get ready people.
An unbelievable feijoada meal a few Saturdays ago at the gorgeous Como Assim restaurant. You walk down a set of stairs and are suddenly in a tropical garden with live samba music and melt-in-your-mouth eats. Feijoada, a bean stew that on average contains 5-6 different types of beef and pork, is a typical dish eaten here for lunch on Saturdays, accompanied by rice, farofa, couve, and fried pieces of pork. We also ordered a side of Calabresa (type of sausage) that came with sauteed onions, toasted baguette slices and an unbelievable green, garlic mayonnaise to make little sandwiches. We ate and we ate. And then we took a nap. If you think Thanksgiving dinner is hard to handle, try feijoada.
Here is a bunch of us infront of the famous Teatro Municipal after spending the afternoon at yet another Cervejada (kegger sponsored by the University).
Cervejada. This one was at a bar right across the street from our university so it made it easier to go to class afterwards.....yeah....
Our University put on a White and Glow party where everyone had to wear white so you could glow on the dance floor. There was special face paint and an open bar!
This pic was taken of my friend Elsa and I at a water slide darty (day party) I went to a few weekends ago. It was an absolute blast. I copy and pasted two links to youtube videos of all of us doing the water slide so you can get a better idea.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HQeYPW1Bws&feature=youtu.be
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfS1o1Tdi8c&feature=youtu.be
Thats all for now! Hope you all have a good week and we will talk soon! Beijossss
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