Time Out São Paulo (Time Out Guides) Paperback – October 20, 2009

Excelent! So bad the don't make this anymore!

this book was extremely current and had great recommendations for restaurants, shops and entertainment. timeout is always a great purchase!

When I was at the bookstore, I did not hesitate to purchase the Lonely Planet books for my upcoming trip to Brazil, the phrasebook and overall Brazil version. Many of my friends suggested the Lonely Planet series so I figured it was dependable. I spent all the hours leading up to my trip familiarizing myself with the contents of both books. Since my trip was for only a week, I wanted to make sure I could hit all the "cool" spots and restaurants.However, once I arrived to Sao Paulo, my friend lent me her copy of this book, Time Out! - Sao Paulo. It is unbelievably well-organized. There are a few pages in the beginning that covers the background of each neighborhood. The book is divided into several sections, including Food (Consume), Shop, Arts & Entertainment, etc. Within each of these sections, there are additional sub-sections for each neighborhood within Sao Paulo. Of course, they also include the pricing scale for some of these establishments to help travelers stay within budget. There are several maps and pages on translations in the back to use as reference.In short, I found this book to be incredibly useful and easy to navigate. it was more helpful than the Lonely Planet book because it included more detailed maps, more up-to-date, cool descriptions, and photos.

I found this book quite annoying to read as a guide book and as a rule I would normally choose a lonely planet guide over a Time Out one every time, but they don't seem to do one. Although it seems to hold a lot of info there is no really succinct introductory section on the highlights to be had in SP to entice you to explore more of the book or the city itself which I am sure are there by the bucket load. Its district-based chapters are essentially just an endless listing of what's there but nothing leaps out and grabs you and urges you to get stuck in. It's as if they were afraid to give an opinion on anything other than shopping & nothing seems to get more than a few lines - if that. Generally I expect more from a City Guide - and sadly this fell short. Lonely Planet it ain't!

Really satisfied. Delivered as promised.

Guide book as I expected with lots of great things to do in SP. Will be using it frequently on my trip.

Sao Paulo ist keine ausgeprägte Touristenstadt. Gerade darum ist ein guter Reiseführer hier sehr nützlich, denn so entdeckt man doch einiges, was man sonst übersehen hätte. Überzeugt haben mich der übersichtliche Stadtplanteil und die Vielfalt der beschriebenen Attraktionen. Da mir leider nur wenig Zeit in Sao Paulo zur Verfügung stand, waren für mich die Tipps für 48 Stunden ein guter Anhaltspunkt.Der Reiseführer ist auf englisch, aber in deutscher Sprache habe ich wirklich nichts vergleichbares finden können.

Ich habe eine Reise nach Sao Paulo zur WM gemacht, alle wichtigen Informationen und auch ein aktueller Metroplan sind in diesem Reiseführer enthalten, Ferner ist der Führer schön kompakt und leicht zu verstehen.

Sao Paulo ist ganz sicher keine ausgeprägte Touristenstadt. Aber mit diesem Reiseführer doch ganz gut zu bewältigen.Ist zwar auf Englisch aber wir haben uns damit sehr gut in der Stadt bewegen können.