Hanging out in SP...

Hi Tammy,

Welcome to Expat-blog and to Brazil. You will love São Paulo for sure, there's so much to see and do. I am a Canadian who has been living in Brazil for over ten years now, many of them in São Paulo. I have just recently moved to Macaé - RJ, which is my wife's hometown.

Anything you need to know about Brazil and São Paulo you will be able to find out in my posts at the top of the first Brazil Forum page. If you need anything else just ask.

First thing you will want to do, if you haven't already done so, is stop off at the nearest Casa Lotérica or one of the bus loops (terminal) and buy a Bilhete Único (pass) keep it topped up with credits so you can get the most out of the transit system. It will allow you to use the buses, CPTM trains and the Metrô. It also allows transfers between buses and trains which cash fares do not. Use both Google Maps and the SPTrans website to plan routes. SPTrans doesn't always give the shortest route between two points so Google helps out on that score. Once you get used to the system then using Google Maps you can probably cut quite a bit from your travel time.

I'm sure you will make lots of new friends here on Expat-blog and of course you will meet many new people every day in São Paulo. It's a very easy place to make friends.

Cheers,
William James Woodward - Brazil Animator, Expat-blog

Hi William

Thanks for your kind message (massively helpful too!), I am enjoying this crazy city so far but am keen to get out and meet some people.

Thanks again, and I will check out your other posts too.

Cheers, Thamsin

hi Tamzinha.

i've just arrived to São Paulo, also, and although i'm portuguese and not needing to improve my portuguese (maybe train the accent), it would be great to get to know people here.

Hi there

Great, I have messages your inbox, hope to meet up maybe next week?

Cheers, Thamsin

Hi Tamzinha!

I'm French Canadian but trilingual (portuguese/english/french) and I know only French speaking or Portuguese speaking people in SP. I would be very happy to have someone to keep my english up-to-date too! I saw you were coming from England and I worked there couple of years ago, just absolutely love the accent!

I will arrive in Brazil in the next few weeks, if you want we can meet up after my arrival

Émilie

Hey Emilie, drop me a message when you arrive, we can make a plan.

Cheers, Thamsin

Hi Tamzinha!

Im Brazilian and I love to meet new people.

Let me know if you want to meet up.

This is my email

Cheers

Hi Tamzinha im new here as well speak both English and Portuguese looking to meet and make friends as well! nice to meet you!

Hello, how are you?
I lived abroud for almost 4 years so i really know how its to be an expat!
I would love to improve my english skills and if you want i can teach you some portuguese as well.
Take care
Tamara

sounds good.  i speak it pretty well, i learned portugese first english second but we can definetly improve your english skills! im going to be giving lessons to my brothers and cousins here in S.P. took a TESOL course in the U.S. before coming here. let's meet up at some point for sure.

Bom dia.
Eu sou francês mas cheguei esta semana para morar em Sampa. Busco amigos para ir no Club do Jazz.
Seb.

@Seb, could you please post in English in this Anglophone forum?

Thanks,
Harmonie.