Things To Do
Catanduva
Things to do - Eat at a rodizio (all you can eat buffet)... or many! Options include Pizza (Só na Lenha), Esfirra (Haig), Churrasco (Castellana Steakhouse), Sushi (Sushi Bistrô), lunch buffet (Paulinhos Grill) - Have an Açaí at Don Açaí - Check out the Praza and Igreja (Plaza and Church) in Centro (downtown) and take a look at all the shops nearby - Eat some bread and have a bem gelada at a Posto (gas station)! As weird as it sounds, gas stations in Brazil are spots to hang out and have a drink on a warm afternoon. Plus they are known to have the best bread in the city! - Check out a boteco for janta (dinner) and some nightlife. In any Brazilian town, you can find a corner boteco to grab some food and a drink - just beware, as the Brazilian saying goes: "nunca é só uma" (it's never just one drink)! - Look for the monkeys - if you are lucky, you can find a group of monkeys off the highway - talk to Josh and Flávia for the best spots - Eat at a Pesque Pague - Fazenda Santa Luzia
Rio Preto
Things to do - Hang with the Capybaras at the Represa! - Take a walk through the Shopping Malls (Iguatemi and Rio Preto Shopping) where people from all over the region come to shop and eat - Have a sorvete (ice cream) at Borelli - Enjoy some music at a balada - Take a walk down Centro and do some shopping - Have a lanche at Bernardino's - Drink some natural sucos (juice) at Sucos de Fazenda
São Paulo
Things to check out in São Paulo - Avenida Paulista (famous avenue with shopping, the Art Museum, and buildings with views) - Museum of Futebol - Mercadão (Giant marketplace where you can try fresh fruit) - Pinheiros (neighborhood with good restaurants and street art [Beco do Batman]) - Allianz Parque: futebol stadium of Palmeiras, one of the top teams in Brazil - Parque Ibirapuera: a natural park in the middle of the city
Rio de Janeiro
Rio is where the forest meets the ocean and you can hike (or take a tram) up to the Cristo Redentor statue and then walk along the parallelipipido sidewalks of Ipanema and Copacabana before taking a dip in the bathtub water temperature Atlantic You can also try famous Brazilian plates, such as açaí, feijoada, pastel, pão de queijo, and churrasco (Brazilian barbecue), although they are known to be better in the interior “countryside” where the wedding will take place Things to do - Eat Açaí and a tapioca at Bibi Sucos - Walk along the praias (beaches) of Ipanema and Copacabana - Take the tram (or hike if you feel adventurous) up to Corcovado to see the Cristo Statue and a view of the Bay - Take a cable car to Pão de Açucar (Sugarloaf Mountain) - Take a tour of Maracanã, one of the most famous futebol stadiums in the world - See amazing street art by Kobra (Etnias Mural) and other artists near the Museu do Amanhã - Catch the sunset at Arpoador (make sure to clap)!