My Gateway Vacation

Sao Paulo is the most ethnically diverse city in Brazil by far. After slavery was abolished they started to replace the African slave workers with immigrants in the coffee plantations. The person responsible for the replacement of the slaves with immigrants was the senator at this time, Nicolau Vergueiro. This senator brought in German, Swiss, and Portuguese people to work even on his own properties. Thanks to this man, however, Sao Paulo has become a great city to travel to if you are looking for a city with a wide diversity of things to do. With over one hundred ethnicities city wide, there are many culturally different things to do throughout Sao Paulo. Between venues of performing arts, to buildings of top architectural design, Sao Paulo is by far one of the most exciting cities in South America to visit.

Music has played a very important part in the history of Sao Paulo as well. Of course, the music of Sao Paulo has been affected by the many different cultures and ethnicities that dwell within the city. There are many musical venues located around the city for the vacationer interested in the music scene. The Bar Brahma venue in Centro has been a popular place in Sao Paulo for the local legends to play at such as Adoniran Barbosa, who composed and sang samba. The Julio Prestes Cultural Center in another very important performing arts building in Sao Paulo. The cultural center is actually inside the Julio Prestes Station which has been totally restored and renovated by the state government of Brazil. Inside the Station is the Sala Sao Paulo, which has one thousand four hundred and ninety eight seats, and is also the home of the Orquestra Sinfonica do Estado of Sao Paulo. The Sala Sao Paulo is a venue especially made for symphonic and chamber presentations. It has been designed and updated to meet the most up to date international standards and is often compared to our own Boston Symphonic Hall here in America. If you are traveling to Sao Paulo this is a must see destination of the city.

There is also the Municipal Theater of Sao Paulo, which happens to be one of the most important theaters in South America, and is also one of the oldest theaters here in this country. It is also one of the greatest landmarks in the city. Not only is it historically important to the city and to South America, but it is also an important architectural landmark. It is a great place to visit if you are making your way to Sao Paulo. In this building, arts were revolutionized in Brazil during the Week of Modern Art in 1922. This building is also now home to the Sao Paulo Municipal Symphonic Orchestra, the Lyric Choir, and the City Ballet. If you are interested in the arts of different regions of the world, Sao Paulo is a wonderful place to visit for its many historical buildings and venues for arts and performing arts.