So you’ve been posted to São Paulo or are attending a congress at the city and have a few days in your hands? Here’s a few ideas of what you could with with your spare time. ———————————————————————— 1. IF YOU HAVE JUST THE ONE DAY 1.1 Santos You could go and visit Santos historical centre, [...]
I am beginning to publish today a series of videos on Brazilian destinations. I am producing the short presentations (less than 3 minutes) under the deviajeabrasil.com name – the Spanish branch of this blog. The video that inaugurates the collection is about the Zu Lai Buddhist temple in Cotia, near São Paulo. An unlikely Brazilian [...]
In Cotia, 25 km from São Paulo, in the middle of the countryside, rises up the Zu Lai Buddhist temple, the biggest in Latin America. Financed by American Buddhism, its size, architecture, Buddhas and gardens transport its visitors hundreds of miles away from the megalopolis left behind. GOOGLE MAPS: Zu Lai temple PHOTO ALBUM: Zu [...]
