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DID YOU KNOW...?

São Paulo has the largest Japanese community outside Japan, the largest Spanish community outside Spain, the largest Lebanese community outside Lebanon and the third largest Italian community outside Italy. And over one million slices of pizza are consumed every day!

SÃO PAULOPopulation: 11.32 million. (Source: UNdata)

SÃO PAULO

ANSWERS: Place: bar; cinema; jazz club; nightclub; restaurant; theatreWhat you do there: go dancing; have a drink; have dinner; listen to music; watch a play

Paulistas (people from São Paulo)

claim that their city has the most exciting

nightlife in Brazil. There’s something

for everyone with a huge range of

bars, restaurants, theatres, cinemas,

nightclubs and a lot more.

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City NightlifeJosh: Look at this! There are lots of places to go at night

in São Paulo!Lisa: I know. That’s why I love living here. So, what do

you want to do tonight?Josh: Well, I’d like to go the theatre, but I can’t fi nd any

plays in English.Lisa: You’re in Brazil! Surely you want to do something

more Brazilian! Josh: That’s true. How about some music then?Lisa: I can recommend a great jazz club near here. It’s

one of my favourite nightspots.Josh: Sounds cool, but didn’t you say we should do

something more Brazilian? Lisa: No, don’t worry. They play Brazilian music there

too, but if you prefer, we can go somewhere else. We could go dancing.

Josh: No, the jazz club sounds fun. Lisa: Good, so that’s decided! Josh: And perhaps we should have dinner before we go

to the jazz club.Lisa: Defi nitely I’m hungry. Do you prefer Japanese or

Italian food? The pizzas are good here.Josh: Let’s go for pizza!

USEFUL VOCABULARYbar cinema go dancing have a drink

have dinner listen to music jazz club nightclub

restaurant theatre watch a play

ACTIVITY 1

Put the words and expressions from the vocabulary box into pairs – the place and what you do there.

Place What you do there

DID YOU KNOW...?

São Paulo has the largest Japanese community outside Japan, the largest Spanish community outside Spain, the largest Lebanese community outside Lebanon and the third largest Italian community outside Italy. And over one million slices of pizza are consumed every day!

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SÃO PAULO

USEFUL EXPRESSIONSFor a X atmosphere, go to…I can recommendIf you prefer, we can…My favourite nightspot is…There are several…

ACTIVITY 2

Think of two interesting places in your town and then say why you recommend them.

Places

Reasons to recommend