Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil

São Paulo Apartment

May 7th, 2014 | Posted by Brianna in Brazil | Lodging | The Places We've Been

Our home in São Paulo was a compact 1-bedroom apartment on a double-digit floor of a big bland downtown building with a fantastic view, many built-in conveniences, and a super comfortable bed. From the outside, things felt a bit chaotic. The building sits at the intersection of two main-ish streets with lots of foot traffic and a noticeable homeless population. The lobby was only slightly calmer with lots of comings and goings in a variety of languages (Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese, and Spanish mostly) and elevators delivered its passengers to their floor at a half-walled back hallway that opens to the view opposite of that which is visible from our apartment. It was mind-boggling to grasp how the sea of concrete could stretch so insanely far in every direction, but there it was – no matter which way we looked, building after building after building full of tiny boxes housing millions and millions of people. Indeed, I felt a bit like an ant that never tired at simply staring out into the abyss.

Inside of the apartment, we had a shocking number of conveniences well organized into the small space. A huge couch for lounging, one of the most comfortable beds we’ve had yet, tons of storage, every kitchen appliance we could need, a washing machine, an elaborate drying system, filtered water, a full fridge, a dining table, tv, large computer monitor, and still space for the dogs’ kennel. Our host was very easy to communicate with and even stopped by one evening for a nice chat.  We were quite comfortable, and in a challenging city, it makes everything seem easier to have things run smoothly at home.

The Door

The Door - "Place of Happy People"

Living Room and Bedroom Door from Kitchen

Living Room and Bedroom Door from Kitchen

Bedroom from Living Room

Bedroom from Living Room

Living Room and Kitchen from Bedroom Door

Living Room and Kitchen from Bedroom Door

Kitchen and Apartment Door

Kitchen and Apartment Door

Bathroom and Washing Machine from Front Door

Bathroom and Washing Machine from Front Door

Corridor to Elevators from Our Door

Corridor to Elevators from Our Door

Backside of Building

Backside of Building

View 1 From Bedroom

View 1 From Bedroom

View 2 from Bedroom

View 2 from Bedroom

View 1 from Corridor

View 1 from Corridor

View 2 from Corridor

View 2 from Corridor

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  • Sam says:

    Looks cute and cozy! A really comfortable bed and good storage space are things that can often be hard to find in short term rentals, so that’s great you got them here!



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