Sao Paulo<\/a>\u00a0for business or pleasure. Brazil\u2019s main financial hub is
\nhome to roughly 20 million people. And amongst the millions of locals, Sao
\nPaulo receives its fair share of visitors too. If you want to blend in in this
\nurban city, you are going to have to take note of how not to look like a
\ntourist while in town. From avoiding getting robbed to what to wear to your
\nbusiness meeting, here\u2019s how to look a little bit less like a tourist while in
\nSao Paulo.<\/p>\nDon\u2019t Be Bland:<\/strong>
\nAs a whole, Brazilians aren\u2019t afraid to wear color and lots of it. Sao Paulo is
\nno different where you can expect to see colorful outfits, usually a bit more
\nformal than the rest of Brazil. Travelers wearing a wardrobe of all neutral
\ncolors like blacks, whites and tans will have giant tourist stickers on their
\nbacks. If you don\u2019t want to stand out as much, try being a bit Brazilian and
\nadding pops of color to your outfits while in Sao Paulo.<\/p>\nDon\u2019t Do Business
\nCasual:<\/strong> Business casual doesn\u2019t really exist in Sao Paulo. Compared to
\nother parts of the country, Sao Paulo is decidedly more put together and
\nformal, especially in a business setting. If you are in town on business, you
\nwill stand out like a tourist if you don\u2019t look the part of businessman or businesswoman.
\nSuits and dresses tend to blend in better with the locals with whom you are
\ndoing business. Travelers should always keep things polished in business settings
\nand dress conservatively.<\/p>\nDon\u2019t Flash Your
\nValuables: <\/strong>Many tourists become the target of scams and robberies while in
\nSao Paulo. To avoid falling into that category, you can avoid looking the part
\nof tourist by not flashing your valuables. Tourists are often wearing more
\njewelry than locals. You also might be sightseeing around Sao Paulo with a
\ngiant SLR camera and thus telling the thieves to come talk to you. Travelers in
\nSao Paulo shouldn\u2019t resist taking photographs or pulling out their smartphones
\nbut you also have to be smart. On public transport or down isolated stretches
\nand in bad areas, leave your valuables behind so that you don\u2019t attract the
\nwrong kind of attention.<\/p>\nDon\u2019t Flip-Flop Abo<\/strong>ut
\nHavaianas:<\/strong> Brazil is known all over the world for its very colorful
\nflip-flops called Havaianas. While many tourists head to Sao Paulo to pick up a
\npair, you will be blending in with the locals too. Havaianas are standard beach
\nfootwear in Brazil. Sao Paulo is even home to the brand\u2019s flagship store where
\nyou can be tempted by all sorts of colorful soles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As the largest city in South America, it is no wonder many flock to\u00a0Sao Paulo\u00a0for business or pleasure. Brazil\u2019s main financial hub is home to roughly 20 million people. And amongst the millions of locals, Sao Paulo receives its fair share of visitors too. If you want to blend in in this urban city, you […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[71],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-57","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":98897405,"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57\/revisions\/98897405"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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