Buenas Aires, Uruguay, and Sao Paulo

We’re getting ready for another amazing side trip. This time its for our anniversary. We got help with our Buenas Aires itineraries from two of my amazing students and friends Hernan and Ursula.  We are also using www.rentalocalfriend.com for Sao Paulo Check out their suggestions:

Hernan

Notorius. Bar musica.   Callao con Plaza Rodriguez Peña

Lugares de tango

Confiteria Ideal. Suipacha 380

La Catedral Sarmiento 4006 ir el Martes

El beso Riobamba 416

Milonga Parakultural Scalabrini Ortiz 1331 telf +54 11 48326753

Leather: Murillo con Scalabrini.  Altura 45 Cordoba

Restaurantes:

Go to Puerto Madero

Marcelo (try the Vegetarian Risotto)

Chila

Wine: Try wines from Patagonia

Café:

In Recoleta neighborhood Café La Biela

Tortoni

Teatro Colón (like La Scalla)

Sao Paulo

Museo of modern art, the one with the red Arc MASP (Museo de Arte de Sao Paulo)

If you have time Soccer Museum at Pacaembu (all the world cups)

Ursula

Restaurants

1. Cabaña Las Lilas
2. Marcelo
3. La Brigada
4. Piegari
5. Cabrera

Shopping

1. Santa Fe Street (is a street where you can find a lot of stores, I think it´s cheaper than the malls)
2. Unicenter Mall (the biggest mall in Buenos Aires, 45 minutes)
3. Alto Palermo Mall (smaller but very nice)
4. Paseo Alcorta
5. Patio Bulrich Mall (only for looking, it´s the most expensive).
6. Florida (is a street only for walking, you have a lot of stores there).
7. Murillo (where you can find leather stuff)
8. Av. Cordova (where you can find some outlets)

Brands of clothing/shoes/purses

1. Akiabara (clothes)
2. Paula Cahen (clothes)
3. Ossira (clothes)
4. Ayres (clothes)
5. Peuque (clothes)
6. Viamo (shoes)
7. Paruolo (shoes)
8. Ricky Sarkany (shoes)
9. Prune (the best for purses and wallets, it´s expensive but it worth it)
10. Blaque (purses)
11. Caro Cuore (excellent for underwear)
12. Sibyl Vane (shoes)

Places

1. Puerto Madero
2. Recoleta (is a very nice district)
3. Palermo
4. Palermo Hollywood (it´s a bohemian district, like Barranco)
5. Av. Corrientes (a street for theaters, like Broadway, you can go to a Tango show, there is one that is very famous, called Sr. Tango, I have never gone. I remember that I went to “La Tanguera”, it´s a theater show, very nice).
6. Caminito /Boca
7. La Bombonera (is a football stadium, some people like to go, mostly if you like football games)
8. San Telmo (fair of antiques).
9. 9 de Julio (the main street)

Joana (Rent a local friend and of course our new found friend)

Thanks Amigos!