1- Good and cheap food in São Paulo!
São Paulo is a place with great gastronomic diversity and there is food for all tastes and prices. Something that we should consider in SP are Japanese and Chinese foods. As the Japanese community is large, this impacts the supply of this type of food. There are more expensive restaurants, such as Tartuferia Giapponese, which is a Japanese restaurant specializing in truffles, but there are also cheap and extremely delicious Japanese fast food, like Sukiya Brasil. The street foods are good too and there are good quality food trucks, with good prices for the city.
2- The best sights of Espírito Santo!
When visiting Espírito Santo, Brazil, do not miss the most beautiful and fun places of this state full of beautiful beaches and wonderful gastronomy:
- Penha Convent: free admission. From there it is possible to have a wide and privileged view of the cities of Vitoria and Vila Velha. It’s a Catholic Church that tells a little about the history of Brazil;
- Morro do Moreno - Trails full of adventures that reach the Morro do Moreno rock, from where it is possible to have a wide and privileged view of the cities of Vitoria and Vila Velha. It’s in Vila Velha, more precisely in Praia da Costa.
- Pedra da Cebola Park - Think of a pleasant, familiar park filled with animals (like ducks and peacock) free and still decorated by nature with a stone that looks like an onion! Yes, so the name of the Park is Onion Stone! It’s super cute!
- Guarapari - A town near Vila Velha, which has beautiful beaches, local food restaurants and a busy Carnival every year.
3- The best restaurants to eat the traditional moqueca capixaba in Espírito Santo!
Moqueca is a Brazilian recipe based on salt water fish stew, tomatoes, onions, garlic and coriander. It is slowly cooked in a terra cotta casserole, optionally served with prawns, and includes by preference a mix of boneless fish species, like small shark, swordfish. You will find the best of this wonderful food in the following restaurants: Atlântica Restaurant, Caranguejo Island, Bellas Ondas, in Vitória. In Guarapari you will find the bests: the Gaeta and the Cantinho do Curuca.
4- Good and cheap food in Rio de Janeiro!
If you plan to save money in Rio, you can eat well and cheap. First of all, you can consider the beautiful street foods, food trucks throughout the city, and also at the fairs. Don’t forget to try the traditional feijoada, the pastel with cane juice and the açaí. Don’t forget to try too these very different, cheap and traditional foods, such as “buchada de boi”, “rabada”, “mocotó”, which are easily found at excellent prices anywhere in Rio.
5- Broadway Musical Theater in Brazil: Where to find it?
Broadway Musical Theater in Brazil you will find either in São Paulo or Rio de Janeiro. Only in these two states there are theaters capable of producing large productions. In Rio de Janeiro we have important theaters such as City of Arts, Rio de Janeiro Municipal Theater, Cecília Meireles Room, Leblon Theater. In São Paulo the best theaters where you will surely find some beautiful and great musical production is in the Renault Theater, the Teatro Alfa and the Teatro Santander.