Holambra

Seguindo!
Aqui vai uma dica pouco comum de viagem:
Holambra (Essa é a entrada da cidade, vai prá esquerda prá ver o resto (não tem muito prá ver))
Essa é uma cidadezinha no interior de São Paulo com um ambiente legal para quem gosta de paz, sussego, natureza e principalmente FLORES.
Tenho que dizer que, para mim, flores não estão entre os 10 assuntos que mais gosto (talvez não entre os 100) MAS como um cara comprometido tenho que, algumas vezes (e nesse caso, 'algumas vezes' significa SEMPRE! Cuidado solteiros!) seguir ordens da patroa... e desta vez foi um passeio por essa cidade.
Tá, o lugar não era só flores, gostei muito das tradições Holandesas/Alemãs - já que minha família tem influencias alemãs.
Ok, ok, vou falar a verdade! A arquitetura é legal, o lugar é bonito, mas o bom mesmo é a comida! LOL
Como sempre a comida! Um ótimo Kasseler com Chucrute no restaurante "The Old Dutch" :-)

Moving on!
Here goes an unusual travel tip: Holambra (From main city entrance, move to the left to see all the town (not much to see in fact))
This is a small town in Sao Paulo's countryside with a nice environment for people who likes nature, calm places and mainly - FLOWERS.
I have to say that, for me, flowers are not among my 10 first preferred subjects (maybe not among the first 100) BUT as a committed guy, sometimes (in this case, sometimes means ALL THE TIME! Be aware single guys!) I have to follow my girlfriend's direction. And this time was a quick trip to this place.

Ok, the place was not just flowers, and I enjoyed mainly the Holland/German traditions - as my family has some German influences.
Ok, ok, I'll tell the truth! The architecture is fine, the place is beautiful, but the best part was the food! LOL
As always the food. A great Kasseler with Sauerkraut in the Old Dutch restaurant :-)
Recommended! And, if you're a normal person, the plate serves 2 person.

Parque Lindenhof
(Trying to not post another dish picture too soon)
(Tentando não postar foto de comida tão cedo)

Nem vou me dar ao trabalho de escrever este post em português. Todos já devem estar cansados (como eu) desse papo todo.
Rumo a vida normal (se é que ela existe em Sampa) e em outubro, pense bem na "bobagem" que vai fazer!

Well, this post took me 2 weeks thinking about what should I do for a simple reason, I still believing that we live in a wonderful world (thanks mr Armstrong for your amazing voice!)... Yaeh, all right, of course I know that we have a lot to fix, so many problems and blah, blah, blah, but in here, at least, IN HERE, I tried to create a perfect place, showing the beauties of OUR home, the nice/funny/amazing/curious places that I had the opportunity to know and would like that you, my dear readers, had a chance to know also.
What I'm talking about? The huge mess that Sao Paulo became last week, mainly in 15/may/2006. Dozens of deaths, lots of burnet buses and the panic and caos in our biggest city.....
In fact, I don't want to write about it, but if you want to talk about this, leave a comment with your email and I can contact you about my impressions. All I want to say is that we're way better now and, surely, we will be back to the normal life (if you can call Sao Paulo lifestyle as normal) soon!

This is our situation now, police cars blocking part of the street

Ps: Agora a estatísitca do blog conta com a página de onde as pessoas vieram e o melhor até o momento foi de um cara que pesquisou no google "strip club en buenos aires" LOL
Ps: Now my blog statiscs are including the page where the people are comming, and the best one was someone who searched on google "strip club en buenos aires" LOL

O Aeroporto internacional de São Paulo, oficialmente chamado de Aeroporto Internacional Governador André Franco Montoro, normalmente chamado de Aeroporto de guarulhos - pois está na cidade de Guarulhos - e com o apelido de Cumbica - pois foi construído sobre a área da fazenda Cumbica, o mesmo nome do bairro.
Não é um lugar interessante só um aeroporto comum com tudo que um aeroporto ao redor do mundo costuma ter mas algumas cenas só por aqui. Nunca vi cartazes e faixas (e estou falando de cartazes GRAAANDESSSS) prá alguém que está partindo em outros lugares.... tantas risadas e lágrimas, abraços, beijos e dezenas de "até logo".... Claro que vc sempre vê algumas demostrações afetivas e emotivas mas aqui elas parecem muito mais apaixonadas (e está palavra - apaixonada - foi a que um coreano amigo meu usou para descrever os brasileiros quando ele se deparou com os mesmos na copa de 2002) Claro que essa impressão toda pode ter sido motivada pelos meus sentimentos no momento :) Estava lá prá falar tchau prá ela.... Wow, ela está indo para Toronto passar 6 longos meses (ou talvez mais). Esse período não será fácil mas não se compara com minha felicidade vendo vc se dando tão bem rumo ao "Grande Norte".
Boa Sorte a todos nós! Vejo você no fim do ano Cibele! Se cuida e tenha uma boa estada por aí irmãzinha!

Sao Paulo's International Airport, officially called as Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport, usually called as Guarulho's Airport - as it is placed in the city of Guarulhos - and with the funny nickname Cumbica - the airport was built over a farm which was called Cumbica, the same name has all the district.
Not an intersting place, just a regular airport with all the same things that you have in all airports around the world but some scenes I just saw in here. Never saw banners and signs (I mean, BIG, HUUUGEE banners and signs) for someone leaving... so many laughts and tears, hugs, kisses, tons of goodbyes.... Of course you see some "emotive and affectional demonstrations" but in here they seems to be much more passionate (this word was used by a Korean friend to describe brazilians that we first met in 2002 worldcup) Of course that this could be motivated by my feelings at that moment :) I was there to see her off.... Wow, she will be in Toronto for long 6 months (or maybe, more). This tiem wil be hard, but nothing compared to the hapinness, seing that you're doing great in the "big north".

Good Luck to all of us! See ya by the end of the year! Take care and have a nice stay my dear sister.

Cumbica International Airport

Buenos Aires

That was my last working-hard-and-a-lot trip!
This time I was in Buenos Aires... such a lovely place, great people, huge culture and a great gastronomy!
For me this one of the best things about the trip and the picture that I wass about to put was from a "Bife de Chorizo" but someone would say that this is a "Foodaholic blog" so I decided to show the historical places... by now just a pic without a subtitle as I really can't remember the name of this building :-P (sorry)

Ps: An year already past and I fell just like were here. I'm sure you're better now and still helping me! Thanks Mané!
Um ano já passou e eu sinto como se vc estivesse por aqui. Tenho certeza que está melhor agora e que segue me ajudando. Valeu Mané!

Carnaval na praia

Combo Post!
Guys, these days are being really busy! I have to study a lot of different topics and.... Well I promissed that this wouldn't be a nerd blog so I will not start talking about PMP, CMMI and other acronyms.
Maaannnn we had the Carnival in february and I didn't write a single line about it! Damn it! I'm a really bad blogger, I know but now goes some lines about it.

My manager defined in this way: "A period for the women go to the streets barely naked and to everyone do what we heard that we shouldn't do". " LOL
I think that this is the funniest definition that I've ever heard (and it's "almost" true), but talking seriously some interstingthing that I heard is about the common comparison to the Mardi Gras. Ok, both are similiar in essence BUT really ddifferent in scale - Mardi Gras is about hundreds and Brazilian carnival is about thousands, somethimes millions of people (like in Galo da Madrugada block). Well, the most important is that I had a 2 days and a half holidays plus a weekend at the beach! Almost a vacation :-P

Peruibe at night during the carnival

Night at work

Algumas imagens não precisam de descrição

Some images just don't need a description

Boa maneira de terminar um dia de trabalho
Good way to finish a workday

Avenida Paulista

Fazia um tempão que não andava por este lugar. A av Paulista é algo estranho mesmo! Aqui vc encontra todo tipo de coisa, das mais luxuosas até as mais simples.
Como sempre eu estava esperando o ônibus quando lembrei de tirar a foto (quase esqueço), e é por isso que ela não ficou tão boa (baita desculpa!=P).
Se você vier prá Sampa esse é o local a ser visitado! Prá mim o mais legal é o MASP. Aquele prédio suspenso por 4 pilares é algo fantástico! Lina Bo Bardi é a responsável pelo feito!
Além disso algumas boas lojas de livro e prédios históricos (até o Mc Donalds é em um deles) mas tem um algo mais nesse lugar... E eu não sei explicar.
Talvez pq essa avenida é uma sintese daquilo que Sampa é.... uma grande mistura de art, prostituição, cultura, pobreza, trabalho, beleza e feiura... tudo em uma avenida e áreas adjaventes.

Long time since my last walk around this place. The Paulista avenue is really strange! You can find any kind of thing in there, from a luxurious to the most simpler things.
As always I was waitting for a bus when I remebered to take this pic (that's why the girl is "pointing in the air"), that's why it's not so good (what a great excuse, eh? =P).
If you come to Sao Paulo this is a place to visit! For me the best point is MASP (Art museum of Sao Paulo). This building suspendend by 4 pillars is something amazing! Lina Bo Bardi(sorry, it's just in portuguese) is the responsible for that (remembering my good times of "wannabe an architect")
Some good book stores and historical buildings (even the Mc Donalds is in one of that) but there's something more in this place... and I just can't explain.
Probably because this place is a syntesis of what Sao Paulo is... a great mix of art, prostituion, culture, poverty, work, good, bad, beauty and ugly... everything in an avenue and surronding areas.

Ps: antes que alguém diga, não, nunca me preocupei na perfeita tradução dos tópicos e agora me preocupo menos ainda, por isso estão tão diferentes.
Before someone raise a hand to say: NO, I was never interested in having a perfect translation of those topics and now I'm even less interested, that's why you can see huge diferences.
In fact my main concern is about the content, if you can or can not understand what I'm trying to say... And of course I'm really worried about my english skills.
And also, I'm sure that most of you 2 portuguese-speaking-readers who can see the differences are always reading even the english parts(in my opinion, lately those are better than the portuguese ones).

Esperando o ônibus
Waitting for the bus