SÃO PAULOS SILVER ARROWS and other São Paulo, Brazil Transportation Tips

'Mode': AROUND
Category: Subway/Metro
Getting TO/AROUND: The São Paulo Metro (subway) which I have used occasionally ( because I live comfortably very close to a Metro station ) is as good and modern as any in , say, Europe. It's surprisingly very clean , grafitti free , fast and , as mentioned , modern.... There are so far few lines ( actually only three , north - south , east - west and the short line under Ave. Paulista but they start to integrate two or three city train lines into the Metro system ) and they're now constructing full blast a new , the "yellow", line which will run centrally towards the Marginal Pinheiros , Butantã and maybe beyond.....
This is not so good for me at the moment because they had to close the street where I have my business ( see restaurant tip re tacos, tequila and live mariachi music ) and as far as I know , the street will stay blocked for at least two years or more and my turnover has allready dropped pretty much.... On the other hand once everything is finished my business will be right one short block from a super modern Metro station.... Let's see....

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'Mode': AROUND
Category: Bus
Getting TO/AROUND: I may sound snobbish but I never use the public buses.... being so close to others I don't know makes me feel itchy , I prefer my car or , if not possible , I will take a taxi which are very cheap too.....
Hundreds of thousands of Paulistanos depend every day on the bus transportation system though which seems to be highly effective. There are inumerous bus lines and companies that criss cross the city.... My cleaning woman who lives pretty far away manages to arrive on time each day changing the bus only one time. My in laws took the bus once and told me it was a bit confusing finding out where the bus was heading to , so better inform yourself somewhere before boarding the bus , you may end up at the other end of the city.....

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