Arrival at Sao Paulo airport Garulhos, October 2 to 6: 08. Grey skies, oppressive heat and humidity tiring after 11 hours without being able to sleep.
Fresenius
The driver waiting for me. The airport in Sao Paulo is not unusual as all airports. I try
He not look comfortable on the Geraldo this photo ..
Let's talk about geography: The city of Sao Paulo has also given its name to a state that has an area equal to 20 times that of the Nord-Pas-de-Calais, which is populated by 37 million. Half of Brazilian GDP is produced in this region.
The megalopolis of Sao Paulo alone has 2 million inhabitants intramural, and 20 million with its suburbs, making it the 3 rd largest city in the world after Tokyo and Mexico City.
Immensité.C is the first impression which seized me as and when the buildings parade through the windows the taxi at a slow pace, it is true, because at 7am, the avenues leading to the center of the city are completely blocked.
A first look at Brazil's very colorful. A merry mess, where everyone meets and exceeds, in cars often displaying more than 300 000 km
Despite this, I feel immediately at home. People seem devoid of aggression, and are fish tails apologetically nicely.
Arrival at hotel Travel Inn. Very different from what I had imagined, it is located in the district of Morumbi, affluent residential area of Sao Paulo. Rather nice, it's actually a room-apartment with a kitchen and a lounge with TV. The great class.
View from balcony
I have 30 minutes respectively, go under the shower, brushing your teeth and get the damn suit, a bit crumpled, before finding my driver-politician.
Directorate-Fresenius HemoCare! Once out of Morumbi, the landscape changes dramatically, offering real landscapes of travel diaries: some vendors hang their wares on horseback the edge of the road, we pass the very exotic fruit vendors, stalls selling everything and nothing, finally, above all, and colorful people!
Brazil in all its beauty, because it is one of the few similarities that I found with France again, the poor are much more beautiful than the rich.
Funny to say, but true ... It's full of color ...
blacks, whites, Asians, with football shirts of all colors, a graceful way of walking, and a smile on their face permanently.
Fresenius is not located in Sao Paulo but even in the suburbs, to Itapecerica da Serra . New buildings, production lines monstrous, but we are not here to talk about work is not it?
Oddly, the stress keeps me physically fit and mentally, and I do not feel the fatigue
Wednesday night-shopping day!
Sao Paulo is crowded with malls, these malls that are scattered throughout the city as control towers.
It allows me to approach the cost of living in Brazil. If the cost the food is low for us (about 50 cents a beer, and 8? for a meal with appetizer, main course, dessert, wine and coffee), textiles and electronics brand has about the same price as Europe because of import costs.
At dinner menu, pizzas and beer before going for a walk in the shops nearby. Premiere sports shop, and the first surprise: the store manager speaks French. He studied at the French school in Rio, and there is talk of France, Brazil, and football of course ... The occasion OPUR me to admire the local teams' jerseys, though leaves me little Bayron choice but to rave to the Corinthians jersey ... it offers me the way! The manager
him, "spins a pair of socks.
Owl home!
The mall is nice, very clean, almost too ... Many wealthy people there pavoisent. A little piece of Europe right in Western Sao Paulo remember that globalization has no geographical or cultural boundaries.
Moreover, returning to the car park via the lift, we met Fitipaldis Emerson, former F1 driver Brazilian. The
merdredi was a very special day for me, because game day! Corinthians Santos received.
short overview of football in Sao Paulo: 3 football clubs coexist among the elite.
-Sao Paulo, currently first in the championship, and the richest club in the city, at the budget and infrastructure. It is subject to ridicule from fans of other clubs because he seems to be traditionally supported by a club of gay fans! It evolves
Municipal Stadium Morumbi.
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-Corinthians FC, the defending champion, the most popular club in Sao Paulo, the club Bayron, and therefore, my club Foster Brazilian, after Racing. Corinthians officiate at Pacaembu.
-Palmeiras, who play in green, and is the biggest rival Corinthians. Surprisingly: Bayron warned me not to wear any t-shirt green color to the stadium. I did well to follow these instructions: During the game, I did not see any green at all. Very impressive.
For people mastering the language of Paulo Coelho, here's a little story explaining the rivalry between the teams of Sao Paulo:
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We arrive Pacaembu stage, stage public Municipal where big games are played for Corinthians 3 hours before kickoff.
The latter is in the middle of a bowl in front of a huge plaza, very conducive to clashes between fans.
Quite possible applications in this ring ...
I Bayron questions about tickets, and he tells me he does not. In Brazil, it is customary for people queuing to buy tickets to resell them a bit more on game day. Unlike France, it is tolerated.
Many vendors approach us already to see if we look tickets.
The entrance to the Pacaembu
No bar on the horizon, but many sellers of beer in a hurry ... which are in themselves illegal, because contrary, ticket sales Alcohol is prohibited in the vicinity of the stadium.
fade into the crowd
It takes lots of pictures, we laugh, and even Osama joins us to celebrate this pre-game.
Fair play, I let him leave in free
arrives finally the long awaited moment of entry into the stadium ... We joined the queue for one to enter the enclosure, everybody jump, and shoot, which allows us to cross the first police checkpoint without any difficulty.
By cons, can not zap the 2nd. A police officer shall ensure that no weapons, and we come directly into the arena of Corinthians.
I am finally!
From the outset, I note that the atmosphere is radically different from what I had seen in Europe so far.
Already, you can not find any scarf. Climate adaptation ... By cons, entertainment forums obliges Corinthians fans all wear the jersey of the club, they remove to turn over their head. The main group
ultra local level, 'Gavio' (Hawks), occupies a large part of the stadium.
The Gavio
Opposite Santos supporters hold a forum in full! 5000 people ...
fans Santos
The songs are continuous throughout the match, with huge surges at times!
To my great regret, Corinthians lost 3-0, which relegates them in the shallows of the classification ...
At the exit, several stampede glowing report fights everywhere. It does not linger, and we will fill the Pasni from a street vendor selling pork smoke. Unfortunately, the song remains on my stomach and then prevents me from getting to sleep before 3 am ...
An unforgettable evening as simple for me. Any abstract Brazil between 18h and midnight, in what seemed lasted 5 minutes.
No spotlights, no DJ voice Ducasse, no fireworks or mucholin fashion trend.
No, just people in all their simplicity, beer, some fries, a guitarist, and a lot of samba! Life is so simple and pleasant in Brazil ....
Gabriel, Marcia, Cris and everyone! 
Food, alcohol, and big smiles 
Bayron and Cris, who will marry next September What I resent unfortunately not enough, the fault to my hips French, definitely different from hips Brazilian.
learning difficult Once again, the scenery is guaranteed. The box looks more like a large auditorium, where different groups, local or well known, follow one another. Between each show, a DJ sets the mood ...
But here is the Brazilian music prevails! Everyone takes great choral music standards Paulista and Carioca, singing and raising hands.
Unfortunately, due to rampant alcohol, no photos of this nice place, but you can always visit the website to get an idea
http://www.cariocaclub.com.br / index2.asp
Again a short night's sleep too, because the next day, we have an appointment with Valeria, Marketing Manager of Fresenius, and Mario, her husband, who invite us to a barbecue at her house.
You should know that in Brazil, the barbecue is a real institution. A bit like the Nord-Pas-de-Calais elsewhere, but much more rooted in culture.
A weekend is not really one if not through the meat and grilled hectoliters of beer.
Let's talk about food ... Sao Paulo is a cosmopolitan city, there are thousands of restaurants of different styles and countries, open all night. In this, it is not very different from that found in major European capitals.
But the basic element of food in Sao Paulo is the meat! Here, no room for vegetables or bread els ...
And the queen of meat is the picanha. A picture is worth a thousand text, here is a diagram locating the location you This meat on the beef, as well as its appearance. It looks a bit like our Sunday roast beef in appearance
Bizarre this part 5! , we eat fried onions, fried chicken wings, fries. In short lots of good things bad for the line ....
... Like beer flowing stream. From what I've seen people drink about 2 times more bièers in Sao Paulo in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais. However, it is much weaker than its Belgian counterpart. It rarely exceeds 4 degrees, and drinks like whey.
The best known are Brahma, Skol, Bohemia, Original ...
Va is for the beverage base, including the girls .. This is also hard to find a bottle of mineral water. And when vouis have the misfortune to have a drink in public, it insinuates that you are gay!
If you want something a little more muscular, there is only one alternative: cachaca, light and its derivative, the caipirinha, a veritable institution ...
Cachaça is a liquor, from cane sugar, and quite similar to rum, though a little more fruity.
The caipirinha is cachaça-based cocktail, with lime and sugar .. I refer you to google and others to find the recipe, which is not very complicated, but gives amazing results!
Thus unfolds so my afternoon to eat, drink, eat and drink, along with Valeria, Mario, Bayron, and all their friends ..
Valeria family (Notice the tshirt: r'présente cha!) 
Valeria bis family And at 21h, so I returned to my quarters in a very advanced state of fatigue.
Sunday Sunday is a Brazilian French: deserved rest and salvation to the apartment and stroll in Morumbi, and the mall on the corner. Drucker I miss a little, but I hold out.
The 3 days are lighter, and are devoted to restaurants and buying souvenirs.
Wednesday night, last night in the 'Brazilian tavern'. One evening a little sad when I say goodbye one by one all these people I learned to appreciate within 2 weeks.
With Viviane Thursday, the last day before my departure, we visit Sao Paulo by day.
To be quite frank, Sao Paulo is not an architecturally beautiful city.
artery most famous, the 'Paulista Avenue' has more in common with a boulevard of a city with the East 'Unter den Linden' or 'Champs Elysees'.
The MASP (Museu de Arte de São Paulo) ELCC along this avenue. It is an architectural curiosity, because it is the larger building in the world focused supported by pillars bearing also excluded.
The MASP on 'Paulista Avenue, 
Bayron, a beer, MASP This ballad around São Paulo makes me aware of that SP is a city with 3 speeds: very poor, very rich and middle class with a standard of living similar to its French counterpart.
Central Park, formerly the place of perdition, désomrias rehabilitated by Municipality 
Municipal Theater More than sightseeing, this day makes me really taste the city, especially thanks to Bayron. I think I'll never forget the beers drunk in Brahma bar, under a light drizzle, the tunes off mingling with the roar of engines and people with a smile permanently attached to the figure. At this moment, and for some moments, I had the impression of having found my 'home'.
Unfortunately, time comes back the next day ... and the conclusion by At the same time.
I overlooked a lot of anecdotes, I probably forgot a lot of very important things.
As the supernatural beauty of Brazilian women, millions of light years away as icons that they're made in France ...
As the eternal optimism of Brazilians, contrasting sharply with the gloom and inaction of France visceral, so cutting it took me 2 days to heal and get back into the mindset of the hexagon.
If I were to describe Brazil in a few words on the basis of a 2 week stay, I would say Brazil is a country incredibly crazy, where everything is mutliple by 10: the warmth of the people, how to express their emotions, joy, pride, their love for football exacerbated ...
introverts, go your way ... If you love life, go for it!!
