Sao Paulo is South America’s busiest, largest and most international city. This city
is constantly changing and growing and when it comes to business this is the city
where things get done. Days here are spent seriously working and nights are to enjoy
and have fun. Soccer is the sport that is held deer to everyone’s hearts here. Clubs
from this major city or its port city, Santos, have already won 10 of the 17
national league championships. When George W. Bush came to Brazil and visited Sao
Paulo, he ignored the national capital Brasilia, and the magazine America Economia
ranked Sao Paulo as the best city to do business with in Latin America. Because of
it’s heavy traffic, mapping out your trip is very important. Be sure and book a
hotel that is cose to where you will have your business meetings. The following
leading international chains have great properties in Sao Paulo: The Marriott’s
Renaissance, near Avenida Paulista and the Hilton in the Nerrin district. If you
want something more upscale, there are a number of selections all over town. The
extremely elegant L’Hotel half a block from Avenida Paulista has wonderful service
including your own innovative “personal shopper”, which is great to have if your
schedule gets too busy that you can’t enjoy some shopping on your own. At this hotel
because of its beautiful atrium and antiques, it has become an extremely popular
setting for fashion photographers and even scenes in Brazilian telenovelas and
filming ads. In this world-class dining city Sao Paulo offers the best works-class
and excellent dining. In addition to Brazilian cuisine, here the emphasis is on Sao
Paulo’s important immigrant groups, Japanese, German, Spanish, Arab, Italian and
Portuguese.
For the meat lover your trip would not be complete without going to a
rodizio-style all-you-can-eat steakhouses or churrascaria. There is also a salad
buffet followed by table service where waiters keep bringing you skewers of beef and
sausage straight from the grill. One of the best places to enjoy this is at the
Barbacoa. Another place to visit that is designed to impress and services two main
purpose to its business visitor is the Fasano. First this is the best upscale
Italian restaurant which will impress your clients and second, its how well you know
Sao Paulo and sends out a message that you know how to take care of your clients and
know the best places to take them.