OH-SÃO- Coffee Lab STYLISH with the FIFA World Cup About to Kick O#, SHIRINE SAAD Scores the Details on SÃO PAULO’S
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TRAVEL Left: The Oscar Niemeyer– designed auditorium at Ibirapuera Park. Right: OH-SÃO- Coffee Lab STYLISH With the FIFA World Cup about to kick o#, SHIRINE SAAD scores the details on SÃO PAULO’s muito chique fashion, art HERCHCOVITCH ALEXANDRE and food scenes Skye Bar & Restaurante at Hotel Unique “Batman Alley”—a 30-kilometre stretch of (pedrolourenco.com), as FOOD AND DRINK graf!ti—has well as pieces from the Alex Atala of D.O.M. been described as a graphic country’s most creative (domrestaurante.com.br), novel come furniture makers, the named one of Time’s most to life Campana brothers, which in!uential people in 2013, are on display at Firma began cooking with local PEDROLOURENÇO Casa ($rmacasa.com.br)—a hub of ingredients 15 years ago. Now emerging design talent. "e tony a new wave of talents is fol- ART JUNGLE Fresh o# a 10-hour Jardins District is São Paolo’s Fifth lowing his lead. I start with caipir- !ight from NYC to Brazil’s largest city, Avenue. "ere, I splurge on two urban inhas and small bites—like octo- I rejuvenate with some vitamin A (as in warrior dresses from fashion-week pus skewers with paprika-spiked art). "e lush Ibirapuera Park is home to star Alexandre Herchcovitch potatoes—at Maní Manioca the Museum of Modern Art, Museum (herchcovitch.uol.com.br). Beachy (manimanioca.com.br). "en it’s o# of Contemporary Art and Museu Afro Brazilian brands such as Osklen to Epice (epicerestaurante.com.br) for Brasil—as well as architecture vision- (osklen.com) and Água de Coco a tasting menu that includes fried pig’s ary Oscar Niemeyer’s futuristic auditor- (aguadecoco.com.br) also have stores ears and the super-tart açaí ice cream ium, where São Paulo’s biennial will take in the area; from the latter, I pick up beloved by Brazilians. place in November. In the Pinheiros a teeny, Rio-ready print bikini. NIGHT MOVES Most locals don’t head area, I check out the city’s world- out until after midnight. I love the laid- famous street art at Choque Cultural back vibe at Ó do Borogodó, a dark (choquecultural.com.br), before visit- samba club o# a Pinheiros alleyway. Not ing Isabela Raposeiras Co!ee Lab too far from the main action in the heart (raposeiras.com.br) in the hipster mecca of Pinheiros, Riviera (rivierabar.com.br) Vila Madalena, where an overalls-clad serves creative cocktails—like a cachaha, barista concocts a heavenly cold brew honey, ginger and lemon-grass with a hint of citrus. Co#ee in hand, libation—to a young, beautiful crowd. I walk over to Beco do Batman, a SLEEP AT LAST Hotel Unique 30-kilometre alley splattered with (hotelunique.com.br), a marvel of mod- colourful tags. ern architecture, is a half-cylinder on SHOP, SHOP Also in Pinheiros, I check A Fernando and stilts and the chicest place to stay here. Humberto Campana out frocks from one of Brazil’s buzzi- chair made of wood Its rooftop bar o#ers sweeping views— est fashion designers, Pedro Lourenço scavenged from excuse enough for one last nightcap. WOLFENSON BOB (IBIRAPUERA PARK), PIMENTA CAIO PHOTOGRAPHY: (PEDRO LOURENÇO), GETTY UNIQUEIMAGES (SKYE BAR(BATMAN & RESTAURANTE). ALLEY), EDITOR: MAUREN HALUSHAK. COURTESY OF HOTEL a local favela FLARE July 2014 70 FLARE.COM.