Monthly Newsletter March 2012 Forum www.AmSoc.com.br

Save the date St. Patrick’s Day Party Upcoming AmSoc events Save the date! Saturday, March 17th is Mar 17th - St. Patrick’s Day Event St. Patrick’s Day! Apr 21st - Volunteer Day This year AmSoc is taking a new Apr 21st - Annual Championship approach to St. Patrick’s Day and we will Apr 25th - AGM be having a private house party in the May 11th - Annual Gala home of one of our board members who lives in . No more standing in line for an hour to TheThe TeenTeen IssueIssue get into a packed pub where you cannot even hear the person next to you, let alone reach the bar to buy a drink! Summer Camps So join us for this fun occasion where you are sure to have a great time. You must be a member of good standing of Page 6: Send your teen of to one of these fab summer camps and they AmSoc or be with an AmSoc member to will actually learn something. get in. Space is limited so reserve today. Call the AmSoc office at 5182-2074 to reserve. Price per person is R$50 which includes munchies and... of course, green beer!! Teens in SP

Page 10: There is much more for teens to do in than hanging out at the mall. Save the date: AmSoc Annual Gala

Teen Parties

Page 16: Our columnist Maureen wonders what life with a teen will be like in .

Our Mission

The American Society of São Paulo promotes friendship by organizing social, cultural and athletic events for its diverse membership; encourages integration with the Brazilian society; and supports the American traditions of education, philanthropy and volunteerism. (see more about the Gala on page 3) President’s Corner Erik Poliak Award

T h e A portion of the proceeds By Jennifer Showers, AmSoc Vice-President beginning of generated by the Gala will this new year go to the Maria Helen Drexel The Eric Poliak Selection Committee is finds us very Association, one of the charities soliciting award nominations from the general busy planning that AmSoc supports. The American Society membership. m a n y organization provides housing Nominations for the award can be sent A m e r i c a n and a family environment for directly to the AmSoc office, AmSoc@ S o c i e t y about 70 at-risk children, with americansociety.com.br, or directly to me at events in the the goal of helping help them [email protected]. Please place “Eric By Joe Sherman, u p c o m i n g reintegrate into their family and Poliak Nominee” in the heading and include AmSoc president months. community (Read more about your name, the name of your nominee, and the Plans are Helen Drexel on page 10). reasons you think the person is worthy of the underway for a spectacular St. So get ready to come dance 2011 award. Please send us your nomination by Patrick’s Day party in a private the night away with us! The Gala April 1, 2012. home and this year we are kicking will be at the Buffet Torres on off what is sure to become a May 11 with dinner, dancing, and The Eric Poliak Award was established in much-anticipated yearly event: fantastic auction items. 1985 with the following objectives: the AmSoc Annual Gala. Ticket sales will begin soon We were inspired by the and we expect to surpass the 60th 1. To reward exceptional efforts-above and beyond normal success of our 60th anniversary Event total of 479 guests. Get volunteerism-a sustained effort, which has benefited or party in 2010, which received your tables organized and tickets enhanced the American Society membership in São Paulo a lot of great feedback from soon as space is limited. those who attended (nearly 500 In other news we will be having 2. To foster community service efforts with the membership people). our Annual General meeting of the American Society - among short term as well as long The board is putting in a lot in April. In addition to the term members. of work to make sure the Gala, traditional formalities of electing which will be a charity dinner officers and Board members, we 3. To expand the horizons of those already interested in dance with a live and silent will have a cocktail reception volunteering. auction, is a great success. which is a wonderful opportunity Our board members are to meet other AmSoc members. 4. To encourage diversification of activities and types of working on marketing and I hope to see you there! services to all kinds of organizations and entities Eric Poliak communications, corporate was a true example of volunteerism, active in Chapel School, sponsorships, tickets sales, Abraços, Little League, the 4th of July celebrations, the Fellowship logistics and budget. It’s truly a Joe Church and other Boards and Committees. team effort led by board member The Board of Governors established the award shortly Kevin May (read Kevin’s bio in after Poliak’s death, to be given to someone who has renewed this issue of the Forum). his legacy, exceptional efforts above and beyond normal volunteerism.

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2 Forum March 2012 The American Society of São Paulo Dance the Night Away at the AmSoc Annual Gala Buy Your Tickets!

in São Paulo. We are 1. Contact the AmSoc office at 5182- excited to announce the 2074 for a ticket seller near you most prestigious event of the season—the American 2. Visit www.americansocietygala. Society Annual Gala, a com to buy your ticket online (this formal charity dinner dance option will be available March 15) to be held on Friday , May 11, 2012 at the beautiful 3. Fill out the enclosed order form Buffet Torres in Moema. It and reserve your table with the AmSoc will be an evening of fun, office and make a direct deposit in the friendship, laughter and bank account of the American Society lots of dancing. Which ever way you choose, we This will be a night to remember! We know we are well in advance want to see you there. You won’t want Calling all AmSoc members and of the date but tickets sell quickly. To to miss it! friends of members and actually , the reserve yours, you can do one of the entire expat community (and friends) following::

Beneficiary Selected more. The Association’s Mission The association is currently raising To protect, promote and guarantee the full rights funds to expand the space at its of children and adolescents, and their reintegration Brooklin headquarters used for all of its into family and community. programming needs, include tutoring, therapy and educational activities. We For more information about the hope we can count on you to help! Maria Helen Drexel Association visit Reserve your seats for our Annual Gala www.helendrexel.org.br. taking place May 11th by purchasing American Society is pleased your tickets today! Together we can to announce that the Maria Helen support this valuable organization and Drexel Association will be the help improve the lives of the children primary beneficiary of this year’s it serves. annual charity gala! The association, founded in 1973, provides housing and a family environment for children who have experienced abandonment, homelessness, neglect and abuse, with the goal of helping them reintegrate into their family and community. Close to 70 children call one of the association’s seven houses “home”. Each home is assigned a “House Mom” who fulfills typical parenting responsibilities such as taking children to medical appointments and meeting with teachers. And over 80 volunteers donate their time to provide counseling, help with fieldtrips, organize parties, host before/after school programs, and

March 2012 Forum 3 Board Profile By Kevin D. May

I was an and to contemplate my next adventure. opportunity to benefit the AmSoc Air Force During the six months that I was there, community, contribute meaningfully brat, so I came to the realization that São to our charitable endeavors here and, we moved Paulo had become home for me. My in the process, have a lot of fun. I had around a largest professional network and social had a few glasses of red wine and, lot when I networks are here, and I have to admit in a moment of perspiration, boldly was young, that I was more than a little, ummm, suggested that if we took the decision w h i c h homesick. to host a gala event, that I would be sowed the So in June of 2010, I packed my happy to spearhead the effort. seeds for bags, came back down to São Paulo, The rest is future history. The event the restless/ and focused my efforts on finding will include drinks and dinner, a live adventurous my next opportunity. The decision and silent auction and dancing to one drive which panned out. Another buddy of mine, of São Paulo’s best DJs, and part of ultimately an ex-President of AmSoc, made two the proceeds will go to the Associação led me here. recommendations: Maria Helen Drexel, one of the charities After finishing my MBA, I spent The first was that I get involved in supported by AmSoc. ten years in financial sales traveling the Board of Governors of AmSoc, This year’s gala event is scheduled to and from Brazil starting in 1995. I and the second was to refer me to a for May 11, the Friday before Mother’s joined the Latin American arm of an local private equity firm that needed Day. (Moms, you deserve this event. American service franchise, helping someone to join the executive ranks of Dads, moms deserve this event.) Tickets with expansions efforts in the region, one of their portfolio companies. will be going on sale in March, and I and moved to São Paulo in 2006. Both recommendations have led to encourage everyone to lock their tables I never really considered myself an good result. I am in a good position in quickly, given limited capacity. expat here, at least not in the traditional professionally, both challenged and Also, if you want to get involved sense. I had already come to grips with rewarded for my contribution. I have in the planning and execution of the the minor irritations of daily life and also found myself at home within the event, drop me a quick e-mail at kevin. quickly became fully engaged in the AmSoc Board of Governors. [email protected]. tremendous aspects of living in Brazil AmSoc is many things to many Anyway, I love Brazil. I love that appealed to me. people. For me it was sports. For being an American in Brazil. AmSoc Most people think of soccer and others it is a social venue. For yet aspires to help Americans take full beaches when they think of Brazil, others it is an opportunity to give back advantage of their stay here and works but the variety of leisure activities in to the local community. When I joined to give back to our host community São Paulo and Brazil are limitless. I the board, I had two focuses. The first in a meaningful way. I encourage particularly enjoy dining out, team was to understand what our aspirations our AmSoc constituency to embrace sports and mountain and freshwater are. The second was to see how I could these aspirations and to actively getaways. help realize them. engage in helping us define how we So when I moved here, I just asked In October last year, several of can collectively best realize these myself, what do I want to do this the board members got together for aspirations. weekend? What do I want to for the a brainstorming session to explore next feriado? what events we might hold that would My first encounter with The provide the greatest benefit to the American Society fit well into that line AmSoc community. of thinking. I hadn’t played softball in We came to the realization that, of all a long time and a buddy of mine invited the events that we have held over the me to play for his team in an AmSoc past 60 years, the ones that have been softball tourney. That invite opened the the most successful and that have best door to a host of other sporting events. enabled us to attend the various aspects I have since played in many AmSoc of the AmSoc mission have been our softball, football, golf and basketball gala events. tourneys and have had a great time. The electricity in that meeting was In 2009, I went back to the US for palpable. We realized that there was a few months to help my sister and a latent demand that we had been her husband reorganize their business overlooking, that we had a tremendous

4 Forum March 2012 The American Society of São Paulo Welcome to our New Members Welcome the following New Members who joined us recently. We are very grateful for your support!

NAME MEMBERSHIP TYPE CITIZENSHIP COMPANY OR PROFESSION

Luis Fernando & Roberta BARROS Family Patron American Accerfity - American Express Company

Richard & Deborah BROWN Family American

Stephanie FERTINEL Junior American RAF Arquitetura

Birgit I. W. RUNGE Family German

New Member Profile

company my husband works don’t have to talk on the phone, that is. for are located in São Paulo, and they asked him to come Favorite place to hang out: here and help building a new The neighbourhood parks like Burle team. Marx, or Clube Castelo in Interlagos – lovely, green, quiet, you completely Best things so far: forget in what a huge city you’re in All the great people I met, whether Brazilian or not; the wonderful food; and the great travel opportunities both inside and outside of Brazil. We have already visited the Pantanal, Iguaçu, lots of beautiful beaches, the Easter Island, Machu Picchu, Galapagos, and Patagonia…

Name: Early frustrations: Birgit Wingert Runge Make that ongoing frustrations – the time it takes to get your documents, the Origin, time here: traffic, and the frequent black-outs in Born and raised in Germany, in the area my area… close to Cologne, where I also studied and met my husband. With him I spent Have ‘saudade’ for anything back home?: almost 2 years in Madison/Wisconsin, Santo Amaro (where I live) is full of working at the university. We moved people with German roots, you’re able back to Germany to the Palatinate to get virtually every food item you region (lots of great wine!) in 1994, long for. So the only ‘saudade’ we have started raising a couple of children, and is for family and friends back home. the whole family came to São Paulo three years ago. Progress with Portuguese: Could be better after all this time, but Why São Paulo: usually I get what people say and can The South America headquarters of the make myself understood. As long as I

March 2012 Forum 5 Battling Summer Sloths: Cool Camp Options For Your Teens! By Kristina L. Dooley

As the second half of the school Cardigan.org) in New Hampshire. With year unfolds, many adolescents begin a wide array of academic offerings, envisioning what their summer will your bookworm will probably enjoy consist of: Wii marathons, iCarly reruns, classes such as Literary Luminaries and trips to the mall. If this doesn’t and Grammar Gurus. Girls and boys in sound like the ideal way for your child grades three through nine can choose to spend their two and a half months to participate in either a 3-week (June of freedom, then now is a great time 23-July 14) or 6-week session (June to consider some residential summer 23-August 2) at Cardigan. In addition program options. to the academic If you’ve got the component, Summer future Paula Abdul or Session participants Nicole Scherzinger will also participate in Offering one or two-week sessions in living under your roof, fun weekend trips and July, this camp is sure to be a hit with then the Grier School’s afternoon recreational your young thrill-seeker! (www.bestcamp.org) activities. Any future Lionel Messi or Serena Summer Intensive Boys and girls ages Williams will feel right at home Dance Program could 7-17 with learning participating in the Baylor School’s be a great option for differences or attention (www.BaylorSchool.org) Team Baylor them. Girls ages 12-17 issues, such as ADD/ Sports Camp. Sports enthusiasts ages will spend several hours ADHD or Dyslexia, 8-13 can spend the week of June 24- each day during the will benefit from the 29 on the Tennessee school’s campus school’s summer program training with experienced coaches in 3-week program, held offered by the Linden sports including , soccer, golf, and June 24-July 13, learning ballet and Hill School (www.LindenHS.org) . Team Baylor participants jazz technique, choreography for in Massachusetts. Held July 8-28, range in ability from novice to expert performance, and exploring several the Linden Hill program combines and, regardless of skill, will receive dance styles. In addition to dance academic coursework with recreational individualized instruction. instruction, participants will also have activities such as fishing, hiking and No matter what type of interests your the opportunity to enjoy traditional mini-golf. The academic component son or daughter has, there is most likely “camp” activities such as swimming, of the program focuses on maintaining a residential summer program that outdoor sports, and creative writing. skills developed during the school year, would be a great fit for them. An added For those parents who regularly catch not on remediation, and is intended to bonus to participating in programs like their young one reading by flashlight provide participants an opportunity to those mentioned above is that, not only under the covers at midnight, you may prevent regression over the summer will they stay active during their time want to consider the Summer Session at months. off of school, they’ll be making great the Cardigan Mountain School (www. If your son or daughter is entering friends and creating lasting memories grades 6-9 and has a passion for at the same time! adventure, New Hampshire’s White Mountain School Climbing Kristina L. Dooley is the founder Camp (www.WhiteMountain. of Estrela Consulting, an Independent org) might just be the place Educational Consulting firm helping for them. From beginner to families navigate the college, boarding advanced, participants will school, and summer program search learn the fundamentals of rock processes. Kristina is a former AmSoc climbing, gear placement, and member now living in Mexico City and anchor building from certified can be reached via email at Kristina@ American Mountain Guides EstrelaConsulting.com or online at Association (AMGA) instructors. www.EstrelaConsulting.com.

6 Forum March 20102012 The American Society of São Paulo Consulate Corner: It’s Voting Time Again...

...and it’s easier than ever! problems. U.S. Citizens should also note that If you are an American Citizen the new absentee voting laws in effect now is the time to start planning for for the 2012 elections require you to how to go about voting in the U.S. complete a new Federal Post Card primaries and in the November 4th Application online every year. general election. The American You will no longer automatically Citizen Services Unit at the U.S. receive ballots based on Consulate General in São a previous absentee Paulo is ready to assist request. you with exercising R e m e m b e r your right to vote that your vote in 2012. counts! Many We encourage U.S. elections all American within the C i t i z e n s past ten residing in years have Brazil to been decided register as by a margin soon as possible of victory as primary of less than elections in many 0.1%. states have already All states are begun. required to count You can register and every absentee ballot request a ballot by completing as long as it’s valid and the Federal Post Card Application reaches local election officials by the on the Federal Voting Assistance absentee ballot receipt deadline. In Program’s website (www.fvap.gov). the event that you decide to mail in The application is accepted by your ballot, please keep in mind the all local election officials in all U.S. time it takes for international mail to States and territories. Simply enter arrive to your hometown. the FVAP website, click your state You can also drop off your ballot at on the map, and let the online wizard any U.S. Consulate or Embassy and walk you through registering step-by- we will mail your ballot for you in the step. postage-paid envelope provided to Your “legal state of residence” you online, or with pre-affixed U.S. for voting purposes is generally the postage. It can take a month or more state or territory you last resided in for mail from the U.S. Consulate immediately prior to your departure General in São Paulo to arrive in the from the . United States. Recently enacted laws have made The U.S. Consulate General in São the voting process easier by allowing Paulo is here to assist you. If you have for online registration, delivery and any questions about overseas voting return of ballots in many states. To please contact U.S Consulate General take advantage of electronic ballot São Paulo’s voting Assistance Officer delivery, be sure to include your email at voteSã[email protected]. address when you register. For any other questions regarding Even if November may seem far American Citizen Services, please away, registering now will allow contact ACSInfoSã[email protected] enough time for election officials or visit our website at to contact you and resolve any http://brazil.usembassy.gov/service.html

March 20102012 Forum 7 Fun for teens By Melissa Harkin, AmSoc member

I’ve written about a variety of things das Abelhas did! Explore the fascinating and here in the Forum: best winter spots, wonderful world of bees. Among the various It’s worth spending at least two hours places to escape from Carnaval, places fun options they offer, there’s the Arbelhismo: enjoying the entire complex. Snakes from to enjoy Carnaval, culinary trips, etc. On top of a giant bee with ten different bridges around the world, spiders, frogs, lizards and But what about the teens? and different levels of difficulty, children scorpions surprise visitors in the Biological They want to have fun as well! visualize the adventure that lies ahead: circular Museum. In the snake area, besides seeing They want to know what entertainment tubes of 5 and 16 meters, slides, jump beds, the reptiles outdoors, children can touch options they have in this 22 million a toy bee house, hiking, swings, and several some non-venomous species (after 2:30pm, people megacity. other activities. under the supervision of monitors). The more That’s why I present you the fun list http://www.cidadedasabelhas.com.br/ scientifcally inspired one can have fun at the below! Museum of Microbiology, examining bacteria Oh and, by the way, if you are an Love Blankie and fungi through machines of magnification. adult reading this article, please toss it Launched by businesswoman and designer www.butantan.gov.br over to your kids! Let them read it and Fernanda Egydio, Love Blankie is the first sewing decide where they want to go! They’ll school of São Paulo for children. The space Zoológico let you know as soon as it’s time to ask offers courses in sewing machines for children, Since its inauguration in 1958, the park for money and a ride! divided into three stages - basic, intermediate fell into the good graces of families from São and advanced - with weekly classes of one Paulo. In its 825,000 square meters you can hour and a half. The atmosphere of the place see 3,500 animals, including mammals, birds, inspires, with fabrics, ribbons and trimmings reptiles and amphibians. Giraffes, leopards, in sight. At registration, each student receives chimpanzees and hippos are the kids’ favorites. a personalized sewing basket, with linens, I suggest you buy a map at the entrance. needles, thimble, scissors, pins, measurement http://www.zoologico.com.br tape and other items used during the course. In each class, a different design is developed, and So, in this city that offers so much of the child can take home the piece produced. nightlife and fine dining, let alone all of Among the creations made by students are the day-to-day common forms of adult patchwork aprons, shirts customized with appeasement, hand the reigns over to bows, dress dolls and pillows. the kids during this part of the summer, http://www.loveblankie.com.br/ and have some of that “quality time” Aquário de São Paulo we all seem to miss out on in our busy Considered a reference in animal treatment Ski Mountain Park and exhibition, the São Paulo Aquarium is the Even without an largest aquarium in Latin America, established ounce of snow the park in 2006 with 9 thousand square meters and 2 has an area for skiing million liters of water. The only theme aquarium and snowboarding, in Brazil, this complex makes kids feel as if they with two lanes made ​​ were immersed in the environment, with more of polyethylene pins - than 3 thousand animals from approximately a kind of fluffy rubber. 300 species. http://www.aquariodeSãopaulo. There is also tree com.br/english/ climbing and archery. www.skipark.com.br Cia. Fragmentos How about learning some acrobatics and Zooparque Atibaia circus arts? Cia. Fragmentos opens the doors Eagles, rhinos, to a magical universe. They offer a fun and wolves and otters entertaining circus course, teaching how to are among the 1,400 reap the benefits of a healthy life thru art. animals spread over http://www.ciafragmentos.com.br/servico. 500,000 square meters htm of private park located 90 kilometers from São Paulo. Among the ecosystems reproduced at mega-city lives. Cidade das Abelhas the park are an African savannah and Brazilian Happy kids = happier homes! Who thought bees could be fun? Well, Cidade cerrado. www.zooparque.com.br

8 Forum March The American Society of São Paulo Sports review: Abacaxi Bowl 2012 By John Kennedy, AmSoc board member

On February 4th at the Graded game could have gone either way. School in Morumbi, the American For example, in the PACA-Old Society hosted its 14th annual Abacaxi School game, PACA lost in the Bowl. Nine teams participated and closing minutes due to a controversial approximately 150 players and call by the referee who disallowed a spectators enjoyed the activities, game wining TD reception because a which started at 10am and ended at foot was out of the end zone (too bad 5pm. we didn´t have BAND Sports filming The format for this flag football this year for a TV replay!). tournament was like last year’s where Then in the Chapel-Carcamanos we had 3 Groups of 3 teams play each game, time ran out with Chapel other, with each Group having one threatening to score the game winner strong team (last years top 3 finisher), on the 1 foot line! one weak team (a new entrant) and Old School and the Cougars went one average team. The first and second on to win the next semifinal games place teams of each Group resulting each by less than 1 TD score to from the round robin play advance. advance to the Finals! Of these six teams, four teams play in In the end, it was the Cougars a Wild Card round while the top two again who walked off with the title, records receive byes. becoming the second team to be The surprise of the tournament a three-peat champion along with this year was another first time PACA School’s six championships. entry of a Brazilian team, called Old The tournament star and MVP School, because it is led and QB´d came from the Cougar team: Casey by American Kevin May, an AmSoc Frost, an American they recruited Board member. They unfortunately from the Corinthian’s Club team of played the two-time Champs Cougars the São Paulo tackle football league twice, first in the round robin losing to play QB in place of their leader and 20-6 and then in the finals 16-6. last year’s QB Chris Harshberger. The playoff games were all closely The tournament’s game results are contested, whereby each Wild Card as follows:

Results W – L Net Pt. Diff.

1. Cougars 4 - 0 +44

2. Old School (ex-Locos) 3 - 2 + 2

3. Devilz 2 – 1 +18

4. Carcamanos 2 – 2 +43

5. Chapel School 1 - 2 +16

6. PACA School 1 – 2 + 7

7. Graded School 0 – 2 - 10

8. US Consulate 0 – 2 - 14

9. AmSoc 0 – 2 - 54

March Forum 9 Teen Time in São Paulo By Ernest White II, Staff Writer

regional parks anchoring the and bouldering (scrambling over large extremities of São Paulo provide obstacles and up walls no higher than miles of exhilarating hiking 13 feet), offering lessons for beginners trails. The Parque Estadual da and challenging courses so you can Cantareira, bordering the city to drive the kiddies up the wall for a the north, features stunning views change. 90 Graus Escalada Esportiva, of the skyline from a 3,300-foot- near Congonhas Airport, is another fine high rocky perch, called Pedra rock climbing gym. Grande (Big Rock), set amongst If rock climbing isn’t the verdant green of the Atlantic exhilarating enough, how about going forest. Even more challenging is for a little speed at one of the city’s go- the trail up to the Pico do Jaraguá kart racetracks. Kartin, in Jaguaré, is an São Paulo is known for offering – the highest point in the city at nearly all-purpose amusement center, with an unlimited diversion to adults in the 4,000 feet – which gives kids a good exciting – if loud - indoor go-kart track, form of 24-hour nightlife, and to small workout as well as the opportunity to foosball tables, and video games, making children through interactive museums glimpse a forest monkey or two. On the it the perfect place for a 13th or 14th and attractions. But what about the age opposite end of town, near Morumbi, birthday party. Other go-kart tracks in group that’s the hardest to please, that the lush foliage of Parque Burle Marx the area include Kartódromo Premium- is discovering the world at the same is slowly reclaiming an uninhabited Interlagos, a stone’s throw away from time proclaiming to be “over it”? What mansion built for by a Brazilian the city’s Formula 1 race course, and is there for teenagers to do in the city? millionaire for an Austrian princess in the Kartódromo Internacional Granja the 1950s, a nod to the ostentation of Viana in the nearby town of Cotia. Outdoorsy types the glitterati and a good way to start a Another favorite American serious conversation with your teens teenage pastime: bowling (called Believe it or not, São Paulo is dotted about the fleetingness of celebrity in “boliche” in Portuguese). São Paulo with parks of all sizes, offering any the Twitter era (or not). Lastly, far to has dozens of bowling alleys scattered number of opportunities for teenagers the city’s south lies the Represa de across the city, with lessons for to get a little sun, some fresh(er) air, Guarapiranga, a dam and 16.5 square beginners and prizes for the winners. and some exercise. The most obvious mile reservoir with lakeside beaches for Some of the more family-friendly place is Parque do Ibirapuera, the city’s sunning and soccer, plus an ecological bowling alleys in town include Strike answer to New York’s Central Park, park focusing on the protection of local Bowling in Interlagos, Villa Bowling and host to a clutch of impressive Atlantic forest wildlife. in Vila Olímpia, Tiger Bowling in museums that teenagers will probably Bom Retiro, and Bowling Station in think aren’t all that impressive. Yet the On the inside track Vila Prudente. Most of these venues covered promenade connecting several feature restaurants, video games, and of the museums serves as a veritable For more indoor-oriented activities, pool tables, and as bowling is typically skateboard park, where youngins can São Paulo’s got many more options a group activity, you’ll get the chance dash back and forth attempting stunts for your teens than just hundreds of to show the next generation just what a to their heart’s content. The park hosts shopping malls. From rock climbing bad bowling mamma-jamma you were six different bike and jogging trails, and bowling to go karts and video back in the day. and bicycles can be rented at the park’s games, the city has dozens of main kiosk. For teenagers interested amusement centers that are safe from Park and ride in Brazil’s national sport, weekend the elements and engaging for even mornings mean capoeira sessions held the most jaded adolescent. Adventure When it comes to thrill rides, on the grass that are open to the public sportswear and equipment emporium it’s not kids stuff at the city’s big and welcome beginners. Other close-in Casa de Pedra operates what they call amusement parks. Playcenter, nestled city parks with excellent biking options the largest rock climbing gym in Brazil. in the industrial district of Barra Funda, include vast, newish Parque Villa- Located near Perdizes (Água Branca hurtles park visitors through the air on Lobos in Alto de Pinheiros, Parque do to be exact), Casa de Pedra features heaving metal roller coasters such as Povo in Jardim Paulistano, and Parque 46-foot-high walls, top-rope climbing the Looping Star and the Boomerang. do Carmo in Zona Leste. (climbers are attached to a secure rope Even bigger, and much more of a For a little high adventure, the suspended from the top of the wall), Disney-style theme park than an inland

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amusement pier, Hopi Hari offers TEEN ACTIVITIES IN SÃO PAULO outside, but only if you have a crash helmet, teenagers a physical and social thrill, gloves, knee and elbow guards as thousands of young people descend Basketball (Spectator) http://www.mp.usp.br/ on the park on the weekend. Looney Federação Paulista de Volleyball, R. Frei Caneca - Museu do Futebol Tunes characters like Bugs Bunny, 1407, Bela Vista, tel. (11) 2112-1900 www.museudofutebol.org.br Donald Duck, and Porky Pig animate www.fpb.com.br - Museo do Ipiranga, also has a great park the atmosphere and thrill rides like the outside Montezum (Latin America’s biggest Bowling - Catavento Cultural (touch a real meteorite, wooden roller coaster) and the Katapul - Bowling Station, R. do Orfanato 440, Vila get to know the inside of the human body, (a looping coaster) make a trip out to Prudente, tel. (11) 2272-8000 understand how a power generator works Hopi (72 km from São Paulo) a day- www.bowlingstation.com.br http://www.cataventocultural.org.br/home.asp long affair. - Strike Bowling, Shopping Interlagos, Av. A recognizable Florida import Interlagos 2255, Interlagos, tel. (11) 5562- Parks is the Wet’n Wild water park (“Wetchie” 9085, www.strikebowling.com.br - Parque Burle Marx, R. Dona Helena Pereira in local parlance), located in nearby - Tiger Bowling, Rua Sérgio Tomás 204, Bom de Morais 200, Panamby, tel. (11) 3746-7631, Itapeva (72 km). When the weather’s Retiro, tel. (11) 3338-2435 www.parqueburlemarx.com.br warm, the teeny-boppers can splash www.tigerboliche.com.br - , Av. Afonso Sampaio Souza around in the Wave Lagoon, or take on - Villa Bowling, Shopping Vila Olímpia, R. 951, Itaquera, tel. (11) 6748-0010 one of the ripping water slides, like the Olimpíadas 360, tel. (11) 3047-3687 Parque do Ibirapuera, Av. Pedro Álvares Cabral, aptly-named Kamikaze. www.villabowling.com.br Ibirapuera, tel. (11) 5574-5177 - Parque do Povo, Av. Henrique Chamma 590, Good sports Camps Itaim Bibi, tel. (11) 3078-6869 - NR: www.nr.com.br/ - Parque Estadual da Cantareira, R. do Horto Like any metropolis worth - Peraltas: http://www.peraltas.com.br/index/ 1799, Horto Florestal, tel. (11) 2203-0115, its traffic jams and smog, São Paulo - Águias da Serra: http://www.aguiasdaserra. www.ambiente.sp.gov.br has a clutch of sports teams – mostly com.br/ - Parque Villa Lobos - Av. Professor Fonseca soccer – that compete against one Rodrigues, 2.001 - Alto dos Pinheiros: another and other cities amid a raucous, Capoeira (Participatory) Orchid’s house, sports field, play ground, gym carnivalesque atmosphere better-suited - Centro de Capoeira Angola Angoleiro Sim for adults. For rent: bikes, rollers, skates. to older teens. São Paulo Futebol Clube Sinhô, Rua Turiaçu 1172, Perdizes, tel. (11) www.ambiente.sp.gov.br/parquevillalobos/index. at the Estádio do Morumbi, Palmeiras 3673-0688, www.angoleirosimsinho.org.br php and Corinthians at Estádio do - Grupo Cordão de Ouro, R. Jesuíno Pascoal 44, - Represa de Guarapiranga, Estrada da Riviera Pacaembu, and Portuguesa in Canindé Santa Cecília, tel. (11) 3223 5357 3286, Riviera Paulista (Zona Norte) are each gearing up for www.grupocordaodeouro.com.br another season of cross-town rivalry Rock Climbing Gyms and footloose action. The Brazilian Days Out - 90 Graus Escalada Esportiva, R. João Pedro championship season runs from May - Fazenda do Chocolate (Chocolate Farm- Cardoso 107, Aeroporto, tel. (11) 5034-8775, 20th until December, while the ladies’ chocolate, handicraft, horseback riding , animals, www.90graus.com.br Brazil Cup starts March 3rd and ends coffee, http://www.fazendadochocolate.com. - Casa de Pedra, R. Venâncio Aires 31, Água May 12th, so you’ve got plenty of br/fazendadochocolate/Bem-vindos.html Branca, tel. (11) 3875-1521, time to get out to a ball game. Don’t - Brotas: Ecotourism and extreme sports www.casadepedra.com.br forget to check out the popular Museu http://www.brotas.com.br/ do Futebol, with its fascinating, in- - Hotel Fazenda Quatro Estações Soccer (Spectator) depth look into “The Beautiful Game,” http://www.hotelfazenda4estacoes.com.br/ - Corinthians, Estádio do Pacaembu, Praça located within Pacaembu. index2.php Charles Miller 1, Pacaembu, www.corinthians. Other spectator sports in town com.br include men’s and women’s volleyball Go-Kart Tracks/Activity Centers - São Paulo Futebol Clube, Estádio do Morumbi, and basketball at the Ginásio do - Kartin, Av. Jaguaré 1133, Jaguaré, tel. (11) Praça Roberto Gomes Pedrosa 1, Morumbi Ibirapuera. For participatory events, 3716-0070, www.kartin.com.br - Palmeiras, Estádio do Pacaembu, Praça Charles and to put a Brazilian spin on things – - Kartódromo Internacional Granja Viana, R. Dr. Miller 1, Pacaembu, www.palmeiras.com.br literally – teenagers can participate in Tomas Sepe 443, Jardim da Glória, Cotia, tel. - Museu do Futebol, Estádio do Pacaembu, capoeira classes at most local gyms, (11) 4702-5055, www.kartgranjaviana.com.br Praça Charles Miller 1, Pacaembu, tel. (11) but if you want a more authentic - Kartódromo Premium-Interlagos, Av. Jacinto 3664-3848 experience for your young capoeirista, Júlio, Portão 9, Interlagos, tel. (11) 5666-8072 www.museudofutebol.org.br head down to Angoleiro Sim Sinhô in www.premiuminterlagos.com.br Perdizes or Grupo Cordão de Ouro in Volleyball (Spectator) Santa Cecília. Soon, your teenagers’ll Museums Federação Paulista de Volleyball, R. Abílio have a fuller activity schedule than you - Museu Paulista da UPS or Soares 1370, Paraíso, tel. (11) 3053-9560, will. You can visit the museum and skateboard www.fpv.com.br

March 2012 Forum 11 Volunteer Day Pancake April 21st Breakfast

How do you create the perfect as a volunteer can help give them that Those who joined us for the Saturday in São Paulo? On April important down time that they need. pancake breakfast on February 5th 21st, come spend a few hours playing If you have been thinking about how were not disappointed! games, swimming, cooking out, and you can become more involved in your Stacks and stacks of homemade sharing quality time with some of São local community here in São Paulo, blueberry and plain pancakes were Paulo’s most underprivileged children you are like most of us. served, with toppings such as Aunt at the Third Annual Volunteer Day at We all want to do our part to make Jemima syrup (imported from the U.S. Consulate. a positive impact during our time in the USA just for the occasion), T h e Brazil. Finding delicious fruit toppings, whipped C o m m u n i t y our niche and cream, and even chocolate whipped A c t i o n reaching a cream! C o m m i t t e e bit beyond The coffee, tea, orange juice (CAC) of the our everyday and grape juice all went quickly. A m e r i c a n routines can be What a great way to kick off Little Society is challenging. League and show our support for looking for D u r i n g the Abacaxi Bowl which was held volunteers of Volunteer Day, at the same time. all ages to make we will have Thanks to the volunteers who this year’s i n f o r m a t i o n worked the event and to the Volunteer Day on the ten AmSoc members who supported a success. locations where us by coming out and eating these You can choose to participate in the American Society is doing non- delicious pancakes! the activity you like the most: tennis, profit work, and most importantly how soccer, swimming, playing games, face you can become involved. painting, crafts, cooking lunch, etc. You can sign up for Volunteer Day Families can participate together, and shifts from 10:30-1:30 and from 1:00- kids are welcome to come and help. 4:00 by contacting the CAC’s new The children who will come to play Volunteer Coordinator Silvana Mooney on Volunteer Day do not have access [email protected]. to safe, green space to run around, or We also need donations of snacks, clean swimming pools to cool off on drinks, hamburgers, hotdogs, and these hot summer days. baked goods, or you can sponsor lunch The joy they receive from getting for a child for just R$10. exercise outdoors in a safe environment Thank you in advance for your with their friends is priceless. They involvement. We are looking forward will have a chance to relax and let to a fabulous day! down their guard for a while, and you

12 Forum March 2012 The American Society of São Paulo Pancake Register now for the 2012 AGM

Breakfast improve our local community. In order to participate in the AGM, you must be an AmSoc member. If you wish to participate, it is essential that you RSVP by April 19th, as spaces are limited and the deadline will be strictly enforced. To reserve your On Wednesday, April 25th, the space please contact American Society will host their [email protected] or (11) Annual General Meeting (AGM) at 5182-2074. Also, be sure to bring a venue to be confirmed. your passport or RNE to the meeting, The reception will start at 8 p.m. as identification will be checked at with cocktails and refreshments. the door. After the meeting a social hour will follow. The AGM allows members to meet each other, and to talk to those on the board as well. It is a wonderful opportunity to share your ideas with those who are responsible for running the Society and planning its events. The important task of board elections is also a part of every AGM. Members of the Board of Governors serve two year terms and at each meeting half of these terms expire and must be filled. For long-timers and recent arrivals, the AGM is one of the best ways to keep in touch with and learn about what the American Society is doing. It’s also a great way to make contact with people who want to

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March 2012 Forum 13 classifieds

Housing

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14 Forum March 2012 The American Society calendar of São Paulo

March 2012 Learn more about this month’s AmSoc events (highlighted) at www.AmSoc.com.br.

Pinacoteca do Estado de The Panting Museum has a new collection of art. At Praça da Luz, 02 - Luz - Phone: 3324-1000. São Paulo Open from Tuesday to Sunday until 6pm. Tickets prices: R$ 6,00 and R$ 3,00. Free on Saturday. Students with ID card pay half price. Children under 10 years and elderly over 60 years do not pay. Visit www.pinacoteca.org.br

Until April 22 Rome - The lives of Temporary exhibition at MASP (Art Museum of SP) - Avenida Paulista, 1578. Open from Tuesday Emperors to Sunday from 11 am to 6 pm. Tickets prices: R$ 15,00. Students with ID card pay half price. Children under 10 years and elderly over 60 years do not pay. Visit www.masp.art.br

02 until 18 Friday The Addams Family The Addams Family “has an original story. It is the nightmare of all parents. His youngest (Musical Comedy) daughter became a young woman, and to make matters worse, fell in love with a sweet and intelligent girl from a traditional family. Yes, Wandinha Addams, the last princess of darkness, has a boyfriend “normal”, and for parents, Gomez and Morticia, this is an event that will turn upside down the Addams’ house when they are forced to organize a dinner for the young and their parents. At Teatro Abril - Av. Brigadeiro Luis Antonio, 411. Tickets: www.ticketsforfun.com. br

03 Saturday Button Soccer It will be at Museu do Futebol (Estádio do Pacaembu). From 9 am to 5 pm. For adults and Championship children. To do the registration send an email to [email protected] or call 3664- 3855, until March 2dn. More information www.museudofutebol.org.br

07 Wednesday INC Monthly Coffee & Time: 9h00 - 12h00, Location: Scandinavian Church Bazaar

08 Thursday Symphony Orchestra of São Opening 2012 season of OSESP. Visit www.osesp.art.br to see the program. Paulo

10, 11, 17, 18 Saturday Sponge Bob Square Pants A play for kids. At Credicard Hall - Av. Nações Unidas, 17955. More information and tickets: www. and Sunday (Bob Esponja) credicard.com.br/credicardhall

17 Saturday St. Patrick’s Happy Hour In a member’s home. See front page.

29 Thursday Show Joe Cocker has been claimed in the past 40 years as one of the most important artists of the music world. At Via Funchal - R. Funchal, 65. Starts at 10 pm. To buy your ticket visit www. viafunchal.com.br

April 1st Sunday Easter Party for kids At Chapel School. There will be sandwiches, soft drinks, water, cupcakes and Easter egg hunting in the yard! Let’s play together! For members: R$ 20/child, max R$ 50/family. For non-members: R$ 30/child, max R$ 70/family.

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March 2012 Forum 15 Teens: The Inside Scoop

By Maureen Kennedy Alves, AmSoc board member

My son, Thomas, just turned one in January. down. If she didn’t let me go somewhere, I Generally alcohol is not served, but teenagers Now as many of you may remember, or may wanted to know why, for what reason, and if being teenagers, it usually finds its way in. be going through yourselves right now, one she happened to know, thank you very much, seems to be the magic age when babies start that everybody else in the world would be Matinês talking. And with that comes what may be there. their favorite word: No. That got me to thinking about what it would Don’t let the name fool you – this is People told us not to worry, that growing be like to move to Brazil with an adolescent. not an afternoon film at the movie theater. up in a bilingual home (I speak English, The teenage years seem difficult enough to Matinês are dance clubs for kids between the my husband Portuguese), Thomas probably navigate, let alone in place where you don’t ages of 12 and 17. They are usually held in wouldn’t start talking until he was two. But know what the local customs are. Maybe your nightclubs that open their doors to the teen sure enough, like clockwork, right around his child is telling you that everyone else is doing set in the late afternoon and early evening, first birthday, the words (or semi-formations it (whatever it is), but how do you know? before the start of regular business hours. So thereof) started spilling. Mama, papa, agua, So, with that in mind, I polled my husband what goes on inside them? Well, in addition bi (for bird), bah (for bottle), and, of course, and some other Brazilian friends to find out a to dancing, I’m told teen matinês are a lot the most clearly pronounced of all – no. little bit about teen social life in Brazil. What’s like regular Brazilian baladas in that there’s Take the other night, for example, when I different down here from back at home? And a whole lot of meeting and making out going tried to change his diaper after bathtime. He what can you expect? Here’s what I found on. This is something you may want to think rolled over and took off crawling, repeating out: about when your 12- or 13-year-old begs to “no, no, no” all the while. Finally, he sat on go, considering that kids up to 17 are allowed. his naked fanny, looked back at me with a Quinze Anos Parties Only non-alcoholic beverages are sold at the triumphant smile and giggled in a way that I bar. swear meant to convey, “Hah, I have beaten I’m sure you’ve heard of quinze anos – you.” the celebrated 15th birthday party that is Makeup And all I could think of while he was doing roughly the equivalent to the U.S. sweet this, was, ‘Oh man, am I (and please pardon sixteen, but on a much larger scale. If you’re One thing I noticed about Brazil right the expression here) screwed.” here long enough, chances are your teenager away was not only how made up women were You see, in retrospect, babyhood was easy. will be invited to one. These are huge festas when going out at night, but girls, too. At Sure, you’re sleep deprived. And car rides with at least a couple of hundred people, 13, a big night for me was a little Johnson’s become like Dante’s seventh circle of hell (at some parents, but mostly kids. And not just Baby Perfume, some Bonne Bell lip gloss and least if you have a baby like mine who seemed 15-year-olds. Younger acquaintances are maybe some pink eye shadow snuck from my to feel riding in a car was a form of physical invited (don’t be shocked if your 13-year-old older sister’s makeup bag. But here it is not torture). But personal opinions that differ receives an invitation), as are older friends – uncommon for 12-year-olds to be fully made from my own? And free will? My goodness, I up to college age (something to keep in mind up for a night out with friends. So if your thought, what am I in for? if your 13-year-old does indeed receive that young daughter starts getting into makeup, I started wondering what it will be like invitation). The parties generally begin around it doesn’t say anything about the type of when Thomas is a teenager and if he will be as 9 pm and the dancing doesn’t usually start company she’s keeping. It just means she’s, stubborn an adolescent as I was. If my mother until midnight. So if your kid says nobody well, doing as the Romans. said black, I said white. If she said up, I said leaves before midnight, well, it’s kind of true.