The Unique Hotel in São Paulo is a great place to unwind at the end of a long Brazilian business day.

Time out from a busy day for an excellent parillada at Fogo do Chão – said by many Paulistas to serve the best beef in town.

I’m here on business in São Paulo for a few days. Though it is spring the weather is cold,damp and windy – due to a stalled Antarctic front. São Paulo is one of the boomtowns of the world – and a great, if challenging place to visit. ArcticTropic will have updates all this week.

Yesterday morning, fresh off the plane from Miami , I took a cab from GRU to São Bento Cathedral in São Paulo, Brazil. This is a really old missal rite that is being revived, especially in Brazil.