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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 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 , 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 District is São Paolo’s Fifth lowing his lead. I start with caipir- !ight from NYC to ’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 . place in November. In the 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 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) , 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 , 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