This is an example of the crazy traffic and the dangerous habits of the motorcycle drivers in Sao Paulo. Can't wait to drive!
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The adventures of a family of four (and a dog) who have left Motown for Sao Paulo!
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5 comments:
hi!
I found your blog through Expat Brasil. The motoboys are like this in every city in Brazil!! (I am in Belo Horizonte!). It drives me crazy - they want to drive on the street like cars, but manuever like bicycles!!
I don´t know what your shipping arrangements are, but top on my list of things from the US I had to have were my Joy of Cooking (the tables for metric conversions and substituions have been lifesavers), measuring spoons and cups, bakeware and cookware. The quality stuff in Brazil is WAY overpriced. Although appliances are also more expensive, I don´t think it is worth bringing them down (except for a mixer and other specialty stuff like a waffle maker). Living in SP, you will be able to get most anything - you just might not want to pay that much for it. Typical things I pick up in the States when I go are spices (especially Mexican) and now toys (I have a 2 year old). With cable TV and a bunch of US chain restaurants (TGIFridays, Outback, and Applebee´s and Starbucks in SP), you can get a US fix when you need it (as assimilated as I am, sometimes you just want to revel in US culture). I wish you good luck with the move and your time in SP
Corinne--Great advice! Thanks a lot. I hadn't thought about spices. Lots to do in the next few weeks...but somehow it will get done.
for more advice about the logistics of the move, check out some of the older posts of other Brazil expat blogs, especially Daily Life in Rio, Emily and Eric´s Adventures and Blondie in Brazil. None are SP, but all deal with company relocations.
Hi Colleen,
My name is Fabiola and I am from Brazil and I´ve been living in São Paulo for a year.
I used to live in Michigan between 2001 and 2002, in Dearborn Heights, since my husband used to work for one of the other american automakers (now he works for one of the French).
I have no clue how I got in yout blog, but it caught my attention when I started to read it.
Since, I´ve been on the other side of the relocation (Brazil to US, and later Brazil to France), if you need any help or any information I will try to help you.
Just a tip, bring peanut butter and maple syrup on your shipment, even in Sâo Paulo they are hard to find and way too expansive.
Welcome to the crazy city called São Paulo.
Fabiola
what about the crazy people video-ing while driving?
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