We booked the flight to our next destination and Tuesday became our last day full in Brazil.
We went out to the downtown area and Mercado Municipal which is the main market of Saõ Paulo. The place was buzzing with people trying to sell their produce as well as small restaurants serving food and drinks. The most famous dish in the market is sanduíche de mortadella, which is well… a sandwich with a lot of mortadella. We much more enjoyed trying different exotic fruits as well as local sweets 😋.
Since it’s our last day in Brazil it’s worth mentioning a couple of words about the food in general. Coming from Lithuania Brazil was a very smooth transition. Ordinary meals included meat/fish, potatoes, and rice with beans, beans being a very important part of any meal in general. However, there were usually very few vegetables coming together with the meal, so we got used to ordering them additionally.
The portions were usually very huge and we made the mistake many times of not sharing one meal. On the flip side, we would just ask to pack what we didn’t eat, so the same food was good for a couple of meals.
We also encountered many buffets, old and new. New ones had everything automated, where you get a badge when you enter, scan after you add food, and pay when leaving.