SAO PAULO, BRAZIL! TODAY I'M GIVING MYSELF A BUDGET OF FORTY DOLLARS TO SEE WHAT I CAN GET.
FORTY DOLLARS AT TODAY'S EXCHANGE RATE IS GOING TO BE 214 BRAZILIAN REAL, LET'S SEE WHAT I CAN
DO WITH THIS IN ONE DAY. THE IDEA FOR TODAY IS NOT TO BE SUPER CHEAP AND NOT TO SPLURGE EITHER,
BUT TO FIND THE OPTIMUM WAY TO SPEND THE DAY. WITH THE POPULATION OF OVER 12 MILLION PEOPLE,
SAO PAULO IS THE LARGEST CITY IN ALL OF THE AMERICAS BUT IT DOESN'T FEEL LIKE IT BECAUSE
EVERYWHERE IS SUPER SPREAD OUT THIS CAN BE GOOD IF YOU DON'T LIKE CROWDS BUT IT CAN ALSO BE KIND OF
ANNOYING TO GET AROUND TO DIFFERENT PLACES. THE FIRST THING I LEARNED IS THAT BRAZIL IS HUGELY
DIVERSE. THE LARGEST NUMBER OF ITALIAN ANCESTRY EXISTS HERE, WITH SAO PAULO ESTIMATED TO HAVE ONE
IN THREE PEOPLE WITH ITALIAN ANCESTRY. SO NOW IT'S TIME TO START THE DAY. I'M WALKING THROUGH THIS
NICE NEIGHBORHOOD KNOWN AS JARDINES AND I SEE FRESH FRUIT SO I STOPPED TO GET A FRESH FRUIT
JUICE. THE FIRST THING TO KNOW ABOUT COMING TO BRAZIL IS VERY FEW PEOPLE SPEAK ENGLISH
SO LANGUAGE BARRIERS CAN BE A LITTLE TRICKY, ESPECIALLY WITH COVET THEY'RE NOT GETTING A TON
OF TOURISTS SO EVEN A LOT OF PLACES IN KIND OF MAIN NEIGHBORHOODS WON'T EVEN HAVE ENGLISH MENU
SOMETIMES YOU COMMUNICATE WITH JUST YOUR HANDS. THE PRICE OF THE SMOOTHIE: TWO DOLLARS. FROM
THERE I WALKED 20 MINUTES TO THE MOST FAMOUS PARK IN SAO PAULO. THIS IS CALLED IBIRA PUERTO PARK.
IT'S THE MOST VISITED PARK IN ALL OF SOUTH AMERICA GETTING MORE THAN 14 MILLION VISITORS
A YEAR. IT'S HUGE AND IT'S A GREAT WAY TO SEE MANY LOCALS EXERCISING OR WALKING. THIS INTERSECTION
IS A LITTLE BIT CHAOTIC LOTS OF DIFFERENT BIKERS GOING A LOT OF DIFFERENT WAYS SO IF YOU DO COME TO
THIS PARK BE CAREFUL. WHILE IN THE PARK I SEE A COCONUT STAND SO I GO FOR IT. ONE COCONUT:
A DOLLAR FIFTY. THIS PARK IS SUPER NICE IT KIND OF REMINDS ME A LITTLE BIT OF CENTRAL PARK JUST THE
FACT THAT IT'S SO HUGE YOU HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE RUNNING REALLY GOOD ENERGY BEAUTIFUL GREENERY
IT IS A BIT HOT AND OBVIOUSLY IT'S SUMMERTIME IN BRAZIL RIGHT NOW SO THAT'S TO BE EXPECTED AND IT'S
ALSO BRAZIL. ONE THING I LIKE QUITE A BIT ABOUT THIS PARK IS EVERYTHING IS SUPER UH ORGANIZED
CLEAN AND ALSO JUST LIKE PROFESSIONAL I GUESS. SO ALL OF THESE FANS YOU SEE THAT SELL COCONUTS
THEY LIST THEIR PRICES SO THEY CANNOT RIP YOU OFF THEY CANNOT SCAM YOU AND IT'S THE SAME PRICE AT
ALL OF THEM SO I REALLY LIKE THAT BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES IN SOME SOME COUNTRIES SUCH AS BRAZIL YOU'RE
GONNA GET A VARIETY OF PRICES OR PEOPLE WILL RIP YOU OFF IF YOU'RE A TOURIST BUT THAT CAN'T
ACTUALLY HAPPEN HERE IN THIS PARK. NEXT I WALK AROUND A BIT UNTIL I SEE THIS ART MUSEUM. THERE
ARE ONLY TWO EXHIBITS BUT IT'S PRETTY UNIQUE ART. SO THERE ARE TWO EXHIBITIONS CURRENTLY THIS ONE IS
ALL ABOUT WOVEN RUGS AND THEY ARE ACTUALLY REALLY BEAUTIFUL. ENTRY TO THE ART MUSEUM: TWO DOLLARS
FIFTY CENTS. AS I'M TRYING TO LEAVE THE PARK I SEE THIS FOOD STAND SOMETHING CALLED PAYO DE QUEJO. I
HEARD THAT THERE'S SOMETHING FAMOUS I HEARD THAT THERE'S SOMETHING YOU MUST TRY IN BRAZIL AND THAT
IS CHEESE BALLS THEY'RE CALLED: ? TELL ME IN THE COMMENTS HOW TO ACTUALLY PRONOUNCE THAT
BECAUSE I KNOW I'M PRONOUNCING IT WRONG BUT I'M SUPER EXCITED TO TRY THESE BECAUSE I HAD
MULTIPLE PEOPLE SAY YOU'RE GOING TO BRAZIL, YOU NEED TO TRY THESE CHEESE BALLS! THESE
ARE SORT OF LIKE CHEESE BALLS AND THEY'RE WELL KNOWN IN BRAZIL SIX CHEESE BALLS: TWO DOLLARS.
THIS PARK IS SUPER BEAUTIFUL SUPER GLAD I CAME HERE, TOTAL CENTRAL PARK VIBES. IT'S A GREAT
WAY TO START THE MORNING NOW I'M GONNA TAKE AN UBER TO GET TO ANOTHER NEIGHBORHOOD IT'S CALLED
JARDINES SO LET'S GO. FOR MY TRANSPORTATION I DO A COMBINATION OF WALKING AND UBER, A LOT OF TIMES
UBERS COST ME AROUND TWO DOLLARS. TO ORDER AN UBER IS SUPER EASY HERE IN BRAZIL IT'S VERY AFFORDABLE
AND IT OFTEN COMES RIGHT AWAY IT'S A VERY GOOD PROCESS. I TAKE A TAXI BACK TO THIS AREA CALLED
JARDINES AND SEE THIS TRENDY LOOKING RESTAURANT ONE THING TO NOTE ABOUT FOOD IN BRAZIL IS THAT
IT'S A TOTAL MIX OF STUFF THERE ARE SANDWICHES PASTAS RICE BEANS IT'S KIND OF HARD TO GET MY
HANDS AROUND ANYTHING SUPER TRADITIONAL. SO I'M LOOKING AT THE MENU EVERYTHING IS IN PORTUGUESE
AND THIS IS ACTUALLY REALLY COMMON THROUGHOUT BRAZIL BUT EVEN IN A CITY AS BIG AS SAO PAULO
YOU WOULD THINK THAT THEY WOULD GET SO MANY TOURISTS MAYBE FROM EUROPE OR THE US THAT THEY
WOULD HAVE AN ENGLISH VERSION OF THE MENU BUT THEY DON'T SO IT CAN BE DEFINITELY A LITTLE TRICKY,
YOU DEFINITELY WANT TO DOWNLOAD A TRANSLATION APP SO THAT YOU CAN SEE WHAT YOU'RE EATING FOR EXAMPLE
YOU DON'T EAT LIKE PORK OR BEEF OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT BE VERY CAREFUL BECAUSE IT'LL BE A
LITTLE TRICKY. ONE WAY AROUND THE LANGUAGE BARRIER IS LOOK UP THE INSTAGRAM OF THE RESTAURANT AND GET
INSPIRATION SO THAT'S WHAT I DID I JUST SEARCH FOR AN INSTAGRAM USUALLY WHEN I SIT AT A RESTAURANT
LOOK UP SOME OF THE MENU OPTIONS AND THEN THEN YOU CAN JUST POINT TO IT AND SAY WHAT YOU WANT.
I TELL THE WAITER I WANT SOMETHING LOCAL SO HE PUTS IN AN ORDER OF CHICKEN RICE AND SPINACH.
RICE CHICKEN SPINACH AND A CLUB SODA AT A PRETTY TRENDY RESTAURANT: ELEVEN DOLLARS.
IT'S QUITE GOOD BUT IT'S A LITTLE BIT BORING I WISH I GOT SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT MORE
WITH A LITTLE BIT MORE FLAVORS OR SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT MORE UNIQUE. THIS HAPPENS TO ME
WHEN I SAY CHICKEN I LIKE CHICKEN I LIKE RICE THEY JUST KIND OF BRING ME CHICKEN AND RICE.
I START WALKING TOWARD THIS AREA THAT GOOGLE RECOMMENDS IT'S CALLED
AVENIDA PALISTA BUT ON MY WAY THERE I SEE THESE DELICIOUS LOOKING CAKES AND I COULD USE SOME
DESSERT RIGHT ABOUT NOW. THESE LOOK AMAZING I WAS LITERALLY JUST WALKING BY AND I SAW THIS WINDOW
EVERYTHING LOOKS SO GOOD I GOTTA TRY ONE. A SLICE OF PISTACHIO CAKE FROM? MOLD CAKE! THREE DOLLARS.
THAT IS DELICIOUS. I WALK AROUND THIS AREA FOR A WHILE AND THIS IS REALLY COOL TO SEE ALL KINDS OF
DIFFERENT PEOPLE IN BRAZIL. ONE THING I WILL SAY IS THAT I DON'T SEE A SINGLE TOURIST, I GUESS IT'S
BECAUSE MAYBE THEY MOSTLY GO TO RIO DE JANEIRO WHICH IS MORE POPULAR I'M NOT REALLY SURE. NEXT I
TAKE A TAXI TO DOWNTOWN SAO PAULO. LET ME JUST WARN YOU THIS IS NOT THE SAFEST PLACE IN TOWN.
I SEE COPS EVERYWHERE, HOMELESS AND EVEN SOMEONE GETTING ARRESTED SO BE CAREFUL IF YOU COME HERE.
ALRIGHT SO I'VE WALKED AROUND DOWNTOWN NOT A WHOLE LOT TO SEE HERE I'LL BE COMPLETELY HONEST BUT
A COUPLE PEOPLE SAID IT'S WORTH CHECKING OUT SO I'M HAPPY I CAME HERE TO DOWNTOWN. IT ACTUALLY
REMINDED ME A LOT OF DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES FOR BETTER AND WORSE. I WALK AROUND FOR A BIT JUST
TO TAKE IN OTHER PARTS OF SAO PAULO BESIDES JUST THE NICE AND RICH AREAS THERE'S NOT A WHOLE LOT
TO SEE HERE YET I'M STILL REALLY GLAD I CAME. BUT NOW I THINK I'M GONNA REST A LITTLE BIT BEFORE IT
GETS DARK. I TAKE ANOTHER UBER THIS TIME IT ONLY COST ME: ONE DOLLAR, CRAZY CHEAP IT'S GETTING
DARK OUT SO I HEAD TO THIS RESTAURANT WHICH IS LOCATED IN A MALL THIS IS CALLED SAJ, IT'S A
LEBANESE RESTAURANT. ALRIGHT I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE THINKING 'WHY ARE YOU AT A LEBANESE RESTAURANT
IN BRAZIL' BUT BEFORE YOU JUDGE ME YOU SHOULD KNOW THERE IS AN ESTIMATED 7 TO 12 MILLION PEOPLE
OF LEBANESE DESCENT LIVING IN BRAZIL SO IT'S ACTUALLY A THING LEBANESE RESTAURANTS ARE SUPER
POPULAR HERE IN FACT THEY HAVE A WHOLE SANDWICH CALLED 'BEIRUT' I MADE A WHOLE OTHER VIDEO
ABOUT THAT YOU CAN GO CHECK IT OUT BUT FOR NOW I GOTTA FIND DINNER LET'S SEE WHAT'S IN MY BUDGET.
I GET A SODA DRINK WITH THIS PUMPKIN KIBE WITH ONIONS CARROT AND SPICES, IT'S SUPER DELICIOUS.
OKAY I KNOW THIS ISN'T BRAZILIAN FOOD BUT I GOTTA ADMIT THIS IS DELICIOUS. THE PRICE OF DINNER:
10 DOLLARS, THAT DINNER WAS QUITE GOOD BUT QUITE FILLING BUT I DO HAVE ABOUT FIVE DOLLARS LEFT AND
I'M FEELING LIKE I SHOULD GO FIND A COOL BAR OR SOMETHING TO GO EXPERIENCE A LITTLE BIT OF THE
NIGHT SCENE HERE IN SAO PAULO. TO END THE NIGHT I GO TO THIS MASSIVE NEW LUXURY HOTEL
IT'S CALLED THE ROSEWOOD AND THEY HAVE LOCATIONS ALL OVER THE WORLD BUT THIS IS THEIR FIRST HERE
IN SOUTH AMERICA THERE'S EVEN A LIVE BAND SINGER HERE. IT'S A TOTALLY DIFFERENT SIDE OF BRAZIL
I HAVE YET TO SEE AND REMINDS ME KIND OF LIKE LA OR NEW YORK BUT WITH A LATIN TWIST OF COURSE.
I ORDER A BEER WHICH IS SPECIAL SPECIFICALLY FOR THIS RESTAURANT AND BAR ONE SPECIALTY BEER FIVE
DOLLARS. SO I DID IT I SPENT FORTY DOLLARS IN ONE DAY IN SAO PAULO BRAZIL THIS PLACE IS CERTAINLY
CHEAPER THAN MOST CITIES IN THE US BUT IT'S ALSO MORE EXPENSIVE THAN PLACES LIKE THAILAND OR TURKEY
IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME CHECK OUT THE VIDEOS I MADE IN THOSE COUNTRIES WHERE I GIVE MYSELF A
BUDGET FOR THE DAY JUST LIKE I DID HERE LET ME KNOW IN THE COMMENTS WHERE SHOULD I CHALLENGE
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