Olympic-sized Infrastructure Investment
Global Leaders in Construction Management to Brazil
São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro - January 5th - 17th, 2014
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We from Campus Brasil hardly incentivate all the Olympic-sized infrastructure investment participants to explore and experience this amazing country. It is a unique professional and academic opportunity to learn about Brazil´s infra-structure and civil engineering investments and improvements from top notches companies and firms but we also think your experience only will be complete if you participate on the social and cultural activities.
So immerse in this amazing country, drinking a caipirinha, trying some samba moves, eating a good feijoada or even only watching people walking by the beach!
Leisure and Optional Activities:
Paulista Avenue
Busy, to the point where it can be difficult to walk in a straight line, Avenida Paulista is at once noisy, hectic and exciting. Lining the top of a long high ridge, it has become one of the city's postcard images. Looking at Avenida Paulista today, it’s almost impossible to imagine that 120 years ago it was covered in forest. The transformation began 120 years ago when the forest was bought for development by an engineer – Joaquim Eugênio de Lima – who, like many of the city’s pioneering fathers, now has the honour of a street bearing his name. In 1891, when the city's population was under 100,000, the first paving stone, and the beginnings of Avendia Paulista, were laid.
One of the first of today's landmarks to be built on Avenida Paulista was Parque Villon – known today as Parque Trianon, though officially called Parque Tenente Siqueira Campos. The park opened in 1892 and houses the only protected snippet of Atlantic forest in the region, offering much-needed shaded on sunny days, and peace and quiet from the street's hustle and bustle.
Avenida Paulista is also home to two of the city’s most important cultural institutions: the MASP, inaugurated in 1968 and home to an impressive collection of European and Brazilian art; and the Casa das Rosas, built in 1928, and now a cultural centre dedicated to literature and poetry, with an excellent café at the back.
It's one of the most important and most known place in Sao Paulo, with lots of different and unusual buildings and a vibrant cultural life as also many options around there to eat and socialize. A must go place in this concret jungle.
MASP - São Paulo Museum of Art
Brazilian Steakhouse - Welcome Dinner
January 06th - 7.00PM
Food and 1 non-alcholic drink included in the program
Brazilian steakhouses are popular for its unique buffet serving method. The style, known as rodizio, involves waiters bringing large cut of roasted meats to diners' tables and carving out portions by request. Many establishments have signals on each table diners can use to request service.
Although grilled goods are the restaurants' defining feature, most churrascarias have separate buffet tables offering appetizers and desserts and if you are vegetarian that will be your place as it has plenty of salad options as also rice, beans, pasta or even sushis. Most restaurants offer a wide selection of meat and cuts, including steaks and sausages. Common cuts of beef include filet mignon, prime sirloin, and short ribs; a variety of cuts for chicken and pork are usually also available. Diners can also request that the servers prepare cuts with certain levels of doneness, whether it be very rare or well-done.
Skye Bar
The Unique Hotel is shaped like a giant boat. Brave architecture and design are a feature of Brazil and this imposing building is truly striking. Take the lift to the roof and the Sky bar for some research into the caipirinha - Brazil's most famous cocktail. There's an amazing terrace complete with loungers, a pool and a stunning view of the city.
São Paulo Bike Tour
January 6th
The night bike tour provided by our partners from Hey! São Paulo. They are specialists on thematic city tours around the city using folding bikes which can give us authonomy to explore Sao Paulo. We will be abble to use the bikes but also other kinds of transportantion as also allowing the riders to stop for a coconut water or a caipirinha in one of the thousands of paulistas bars and restaurants.
Price per person: BRL 70.00 = around USD 35.00
Includes: folding bike rental, security equipment, expert guidance
Grazie a Dio - Samba Club
São Paulo - January 9th
Address: Rua Girassol, 67 - Vila Madalena
Not too big neither too small Grazie a Dio is one of the best live music clubs to listen some local popular music such as samba, samba-rock, and MPB in Sao Paulo. Get together, dance and mood this happy and enthusiastic atmosphere or you can even sit by the dance floor sides and taste some good Brazilian food and watch them to dance.
Entrance fee: BRL 30.00 = around USD 12.00
Paraty
Set amid jutting peninsulas and secluded beaches, with a backdrop of steep, jungled mountains plunging into an island-studded bay, Paraty is one of Brazil’s most appealing and exquisitely preserved historical gems.
Paraty’s colonial center is remarkable not only for its centuries-old architecture, but also for its lack of automobile traffic. The irregular cobblestone streets are closed to motor vehicles, making it a delightful place to stroll about. Elegant white buildings adorned with fanciful multihued borders and latticed windows blend harmoniously with the natural beauty that envelops the town.
Dozens of pristine beaches are within a couple of hours of Paraty by boat or bus, while inland, the Parque Nacional da Serra da Bocaina provides protection for a lush remnant of Mata Atlântica (Atlantic rainforest). The Brazilian government has recognized Paraty as a National Historic Site since 1966.
Paraty is crowded and lively throughout the summer holidays, brimming with Brazilian and European vacationers. The town’s cosmopolitan flavor is further enhanced by the large number of artists, writers and chefs, both Brazilian and foreign, who have settled here and opened shops, galleries and restaurants.
The historic center is small and easy to navigate, although street names and addresses can get confusing. Some streets have more than one name, and house numbers don’t always follow a predictable pattern.
Sugar Loaf
Rio de Janeiro - January th
Tickets included in the program
The statue of Cristo Redentor (Christ the Redeemer) perched atop the 710-metre high Corcovado mountain attracts half a million visitors a year, and no amount of hyperbole can do justice to the views of Rio that its peak affords. The statue itself, measuring 30 metres high and weighing 1,145 tonnes, was opened to the public on 12 October 1931, despite having first been mooted to the powers that be as early as the 1850s, since when the open arms have been a permanent plea for peace facing out towards Guanabara Bay.
Corcovado lies within the Parque Nacional da Tijuca. We will reach the statue taking the red narrow-gauge train that departs every 30 minutes, and takes approximately 20 minutes to reach the top.
Christ the Redeemer
January th
Tickets included in the program
The statue of Cristo Redentor (Christ the Redeemer) perched atop the 710-metre high Corcovado mountain attracts half a million visitors a year, and no amount of hyperbole can do justice to the views of Rio that its peak affords. The statue itself, measuring 30 metres high and weighing 1,145 tonnes, was opened to the public on 12 October 1931, despite having first been mooted to the powers that be as early as the 1850s, since when the open arms have been a permanent plea for peace facing out towards Guanabara Bay.
Corcovado lies within the Parque Nacional da Tijuca. We will reach the statue taking the red narrow-gauge train that departs every 30 minutes, and takes approximately 20 minutes to reach the top.
Rio Scenarium
January 9th
Address: Rua do Lavradio, 20.
Think Rio and you picture caipirinhas on the beach. In fact there are hardly any beach bars. At night the in-crowd head away from the beach to Lapa - a sort of Brazilian Hoxton, arty and a bit edgy. There's a string of bars to choose from but my favourite was Rio Scenarium. Arranged over three floors of a dilapidated warehouse and stuffed with antiques and movie props from suits of armour to old bicycles, it attracts a mixed crowd of all ages who come to practise their samba moves. Even awkward English girls with no sense of rhythm end up dancing.
Entrance fee: BRL 40.00 = around USD 28.00
Roda de Samba at Pedra do Sal
Rio de Janeiro - January 13th
A relaxed program, with some drinks and good music. Near by the Largo de Sao Francisco da Prainha, at Praça Maua, probably one of the birthplaces of samba the Roda de Samba da Pedra do Sal brings classic samba for tourists and locals who stop by there on Monday. The atmosphere is casual and democratic reflects the Carioca spirit. You don´t have to pay anything, just come and find a little space to join the samba. The event is only canceled on days of heavy rain, since the place is open and only the musicians are under canvas.
Free Entance
Samba School Rehearsal
Rio de Janeiro - January 14th
Carnival 2012 is only six weeks away and the energy in the Cidade Maravilhosa is already building, especially now that the New Year celebrations have passed. All the samba schools are preparing for the final performance in the Sambódromo stadium, and a great way to experience what Carnival is about, is to go to some of the open rehearsals.
They are not exactly “schools” in the sense that you go there to take classes, but rather communities most often associated with one or more neighborhoods, often favelas.
The members of each school work for months building floats, sowing costumes, coordinating the drum section and much more. The only payment most people receive is to participate in the parade, an intense competition and source of pride.These preparations cost a lot of money though, and one of the ways used to raise funding is to throw so called “rehearsal parties”. These are open to everyone and are great fun, and also an important cultural point of interest.They start as early as in August and go on until Carnival, with every week the atmosphere is getting more energetic. The parties attract large crowds from all levels of society, with the large majority being Brazilians who get together to dance, flirt and have fun.
The Basics: Don't let the term 'rehearsal' confuse you – a samba school rehearsal is as much a party as a chance for the school to practice its song and its moves. Everyone's welcome – get involved if you know some samba steps, or just enjoy the party. They can be crowded, sometimes slightly chaotic events so take care, especially if you're heading to an out-of-the-way school, to work out how you're getting home beforehand, and leave valuables at home.