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Diarmuid
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Posted: 13 October 2006 at 14:42

Anybody here live in or near Santa Cecilia, São Paulo?

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Posted: 13 October 2006 at 15:52

It's not far from Jardins, so I guess a bunch of people...

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Posted: 13 October 2006 at 20:11

I used to live in Higienopolis ... within walking distance to Santa Cecilia. But now lives in Charcara Flora area ... what can I say, love my name too much I guess

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Posted: 14 October 2006 at 13:52

Hi Diamuid,

Santa Cecila is very near the centro and Higienopolis is technically Santa Cecila on the maps but people will say the live in Higienopolis. It is a nice enough area (again depending the road) and it is near metro, shopping etc.

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Posted: 14 October 2006 at 14:13

More or less 10 Metro stops from me, if that helps at all

Foreigners are spread all over the city, although as Denise intimates a lot of the richer ones are in the centre, west and south zones of the city.

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Posted: 14 October 2006 at 22:48

Hey Fabcats,

Thanks for enlightening me ... lived there for 3 years and did not know that Higienopolis IS in Santa Cecilia!!! The housing contract NEVER showed Santa Cecilia at all ... hmmm, perhaps the owner were trying to charge us more rental??? We lived on Rua Bahia, and loved everyday of our 3 years there, with everything within walking distance, and lots of greeneries too, and when my son was born, we took walks everyday to the park!

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zecapagodinho
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Posted: 17 October 2006 at 00:13

One of my best friends lives in Santa Cecilia. An interesting neighbourhood which includes a good mix of good ole seediness, sex shops, butecos (from pê sujos to snooty), grand old apartments, dodgy apartments, a metro station and a nice church....It gets down to which end of it you choose.....

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Posted: 18 October 2006 at 17:39

Oi Zeca

You're right Sta. Cecilia is a very interesting neighbourhood. I've already lived in Jardins (hated it, found it very "cardboardy"), Bela Vista (loved it), Frei Caneca (was ok, but I find the atmosphere there now a bit strange for me).

The mix in Sta Cecilia is pretty cool. When I first went there I thought everybody was really friendly, people would just come up and start talking to me. na ja, after a while and some strange suggestions, I found out that it's quite an active "discrete" red light district. (yeah I know, lerdo, lerdo mesmo).

It's really got everything, and at my watering hole (um pê sujo - great phrase zeca, never heard it before), you see everything, all types of people, from the young having "happy hour" to the old hookers trying to turn a trick so they can eat. It also has the family life side that I liked so much in Bela Vista.

But I think if I could, I would live in Paraiso or Ana Rosa, these are my favourite areas here.

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Posted: 21 October 2006 at 16:01

Oieeê Diarmuid,

When I move back to SP (if and when I'm not sure), I'll be choosing the fringes of Vila Madalena I reckon...although there's many new apartments on the southside, its is too Mauricinho and Patricinha for me....sorry southerners....

I used to love living next to MASP but it gets far too noisy and there's very little open space within our predio....if I were single, I'd probably live in Santa Cecilia....

Right now its BH...

ZecaP.

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Diarmuid
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Posted: 23 October 2006 at 00:17

Oi Zeca

BH, you're in a good place where you are.

"if I were single, I'd probably live in Santa Cecilia...."

- tell me about it - but unfortunately, this little soldier isn't seeing any action

sorry, but didn't get the "Mauricinho and Patricinha" thing, you mean conservative?

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Diarmuid Senior Member Joined: 11 October 2006 Location: Brazil Online Status: Offline Posts: 995	Topic: Santa Cecilia Posted: 13 October 2006 at 14:42
	Anybody here live in or near Santa Cecilia, São Paulo?

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Denise Gringoes.com Guru Joined: 29 July 2005 Location: Brazil Online Status: Offline Posts: 3648	Posted: 13 October 2006 at 15:52
	It's not far from Jardins, so I guess a bunch of people...
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Flora Senior Member Joined: 14 September 2006 Location: Brazil Online Status: Offline Posts: 247	Posted: 13 October 2006 at 20:11
	I used to live in Higienopolis ... within walking distance to Santa Cecilia. But now lives in Charcara Flora area ... what can I say, love my name too much I guess
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Fabcats Newbie Joined: 09 February 2004 Location: Brazil Online Status: Offline Posts: 30	Posted: 14 October 2006 at 13:52
	Hi Diamuid, Santa Cecila is very near the centro and Higienopolis is technically Santa Cecila on the maps but people will say the live in Higienopolis. It is a nice enough area (again depending the road) and it is near metro, shopping etc. Regards Catfabs
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Russell Gringoes.com Guru Joined: 28 July 2005 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 4960	Posted: 14 October 2006 at 14:13
	More or less 10 Metro stops from me, if that helps at all Foreigners are spread all over the city, although as Denise intimates a lot of the richer ones are in the centre, west and south zones of the city.
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Flora Senior Member Joined: 14 September 2006 Location: Brazil Online Status: Offline Posts: 247	Posted: 14 October 2006 at 22:48
	Hey Fabcats, Thanks for enlightening me ... lived there for 3 years and did not know that Higienopolis IS in Santa Cecilia!!! The housing contract NEVER showed Santa Cecilia at all ... hmmm, perhaps the owner were trying to charge us more rental??? We lived on Rua Bahia, and loved everyday of our 3 years there, with everything within walking distance, and lots of greeneries too, and when my son was born, we took walks everyday to the park!
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zecapagodinho Senior Member Joined: 13 August 2005 Location: Australia Online Status: Offline Posts: 547	Posted: 17 October 2006 at 00:13
	One of my best friends lives in Santa Cecilia. An interesting neighbourhood which includes a good mix of good ole seediness, sex shops, butecos (from pê sujos to snooty), grand old apartments, dodgy apartments, a metro station and a nice church....It gets down to which end of it you choose.....
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Diarmuid Senior Member Joined: 11 October 2006 Location: Brazil Online Status: Offline Posts: 995	Posted: 18 October 2006 at 17:39
	Oi Zeca You're right Sta. Cecilia is a very interesting neighbourhood. I've already lived in Jardins (hated it, found it very "cardboardy"), Bela Vista (loved it), Frei Caneca (was ok, but I find the atmosphere there now a bit strange for me). The mix in Sta Cecilia is pretty cool. When I first went there I thought everybody was really friendly, people would just come up and start talking to me. na ja, after a while and some strange suggestions, I found out that it's quite an active "discrete" red light district. (yeah I know, lerdo, lerdo mesmo). It's really got everything, and at my watering hole (um pê sujo - great phrase zeca, never heard it before), you see everything, all types of people, from the young having "happy hour" to the old hookers trying to turn a trick so they can eat. It also has the family life side that I liked so much in Bela Vista. But I think if I could, I would live in Paraiso or Ana Rosa, these are my favourite areas here.
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zecapagodinho Senior Member Joined: 13 August 2005 Location: Australia Online Status: Offline Posts: 547	Posted: 21 October 2006 at 16:01
	Oieeê Diarmuid, When I move back to SP (if and when I'm not sure), I'll be choosing the fringes of Vila Madalena I reckon...although there's many new apartments on the southside, its is too Mauricinho and Patricinha for me....sorry southerners.... I used to love living next to MASP but it gets far too noisy and there's very little open space within our predio....if I were single, I'd probably live in Santa Cecilia.... Right now its BH... ZecaP. Edited by zecapagodinho
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Diarmuid Senior Member Joined: 11 October 2006 Location: Brazil Online Status: Offline Posts: 995	Posted: 23 October 2006 at 00:17
	Oi Zeca BH, you're in a good place where you are. "if I were single, I'd probably live in Santa Cecilia...." - tell me about it - but unfortunately, this little soldier isn't seeing any action sorry, but didn't get the "Mauricinho and Patricinha" thing, you mean conservative?
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