When it comes to Brazilian travel, everyone wants to go Rio. Fewer exclamations are evoked by the coastal city's wonderfully colorful sister, Sao Paulo - perhaps because it's not on the beach, or maybe because the name is harder to pronounce (for the record, it means St. Paul in Portuguese.) World travelers in the know are perfectly aware, however, of Sao Paulo's many attributes. Wealthy and ethnically diverse, Brazil's largest city spills over with important Latin American art, world-class zoos, pretty colonial architecture, flowering gardens, posh shopping districts, festive nightlife, and trappings of an imperial history. Order a caipirinha and the tasty roast beef, cheese and cucumber Bauru sandwich to kick off the paulistano good times.
