Don’t expect upscale on Paulista, no matter what the guidebooks say.  Instead, expect a street festival with crowsds, music, and the same kinds of vendors you will find in Liberdade.

Like punk bands.

And crews practicing for Rio.

Dress accordingly.

Do note that there may well be 50,000 people in the street protesting!  Actually this is rare according to our local friends who say, “They are protesting against a law which would protect members of the parliament and senate against prosecution (to an even greater extent than they are already protected).”

In any case, getting into MASP was non-trivial.  And then we were stuck in the new building since the rain caused the museum to shut down its doors and we could not switch buildings.