The neighborhood is one of the nicest sections of Sao Paulo, lots of trees and a few small parks. Many, actually most, of the residents live in upscale high-rise apartments and condos, heavily secured, as are most upscale neighborhoods everywhere these days.
One of THE attractions in the area is the Higienopolis Mall, which from the outside, does not really look like what it is on the inside. When walking in, however, almost everyone would be welcomed by this familiar sight.
Moving into the central core of the mall gives one a 'woah' moment. It's a lot more than it appears from the outside.
There is virtually every high-end retailer one can imagine on hand in this mall, but with prices that match the highest end retail in the States, if not even higher. You'll notice the soccer-themed play area on the ground floor. This is a 'child-care, drop off', where shoppers may leave their children for supervised activities, while they take their time shopping.
And there's one sight which made me more than a little homesick. Many people in the Higienopolis area have dogs. The general rule is the larger the dog, the more affluent one is, since your living quarters can house both you and a big dog. They take their dogs everywhere, and saw a number during my brief visit to the mall. This one is the one which made me homesick.
As I sit in the Arena Fonte Nova SMC the morning of the US-Belgium match, Helen sent me this from the beach house at Cape San Blas, also from this morning.
At the moment, am considering us very rich.
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