Avenida Paulista is a must experience feeling. I say that but I have no advice as to when you…read moreshould visit. My first time experiencing Avenida Paulista, was not as memorable as my last visit. During that first visit, in the pre-riot days of Dilma's presidency, Avenida Paulista was the main thoroughfare in a massive city. The thing that stuck out for me nearly 10 years ago was the number of orelhões and how many were styled uniquely. One, particularly dug had knitting around it's pole. Other than that, it was a very hot summer's day, snapping photos and eventually forgetting most of what I saw. But my last visit, on a drizzly, late August Sunday was amazing. I could not stop soaking of the effortless street styles of Young Brazil. I felt like I was scrolling through the 'Gram watching folks stunt. But I wasn't, I was just weaving through life in São Paulo. There was an all women Samba band playing by the library, there were countless Queer couples holding hands or arm-in-arm. This time, I took only one picture because I knew what I was experiencing was unforgettable. Most memorial was the conversation in Portuguese of course, with Transgender political activist over our mutual "adoration" of Prince Rogers Nelson, all due peace and blessings be upon his beautiful soul. Coming from the U.S. I feel like my last visit to Avenida Paulista helped my view of the world to develop further. U.S. dialog often presents Main Street and Wall Street as the two poles. I like that dichotomy, its catchy but what about "Pennsylvania Avenue" as it is often referred to as outside of D.C. and Pennsylvania Avenue SE. What about the juxtaposition between Times Square and North Avenue in Baltimore, U.S.A.? I'm just working through it, myself. But all the hues of Brown, the vacant mansion right by the park, across from the glittering buildings, the weed in the air--everything which I was privy to, not as a spectator but as a welcome guest. I am giving Avenida Paulista 5 Stars--easy. I do this well aware that you, the reader, may not feel what I felt. The point is, I don't know if I would feel the same way again, there, but somewhere in the world, in the future, I will.

Paulista Avenue is the main avenue in all of Sao Paulo. However, I would not really compare to the…read moreChicago's Michigan Avenue or New York's Fifth Avenue. This avenue has more in common with Wall Street. It is mostly made of office buildings of financial and political orgnaizations. There is some shopping to be found here, but this is a place where you'll mainly see locals in business attire. It is still an impressive looking street with all of the skyscrapers that line it. And one place that really stands out architecturally and is worth a visit is the Sao Paulo Museum of Art. It is only 1.7 miles and I found it plesant to walk to the whole length to experience the sights and sounds of this huge city.