...well it's my fourth week in Brazil and i've got the tiniest change in colour to my skin, i think off-white is going to be the closest i get to a tan but still i have to say i'm loving the sunshine. Today i've just had a chilled day saundering around Paulista, i've got a cold (thought i'd escaped them but no, even in tropical weather i manage to catch one, lol) - think it's from school, so lovingly past on by stuart :) Today i claimed Livraria Cultura as my loc...

Visited the city market yesterday, Mercado Municipal, which has an enormous diversity of aromas, flavours, sights and sounds that is such a good demonstration of the culture, really good fun! There wasn't as many people as i've seen before in the market but i think that's because they were all out on the streets of Rua 25 de Marco, it's famous for discount-shops, street vendors selling an abundance of things, all sorts of bric-a-brac. Lets just say that the produ...

Just back from Serra, so gorgeous even in the rain Those that have been will know the air changes so much from the city and it's very peaceful in comparison to city noise. I actually felt cold surprisingly on the Saturday night and had my thick bench jumper on, apparently i'm very Brazillian as I haven't really felt the heat considering it's been hot and humid. However, saying that i did feel the sun on sunday and my skin saw it's effects, I had suncream on and ...

Well I've arrived, safe and sound to Sao Paulo and just about caught up on my sleep. It is very humid here but not too hot, enjoying the warmth definately after such wintry weather at home, sorry to rub it in :) Have of course visited the fruit market already, was in heaven :) Brazillians are very much into their food, with a lot of italian influences so trying lots of new dishes - pastels which are a cross between a pancake and samosa with meat inside are lov...