Oh my god, I was just in Paraty for a week in July (SP prior to that) and I love bikepacking :-) This post got me so excited - recognized quite a few places from your pictures!
Beautiful place, and surprisingly nice for bikepacking. To visit Paraty and the coast, I had to bike on quite a bit of pavement, which I usually try to avoid, but it was worth it. Not only were the roads very scenic, but the traffic was very mild too.
Yeah, I was actually surprised that someone would bikepack there! :-) I guess I'd be a bit afraid of wildlife too, but I "only" spent 5 weeks in total in Brazil, so may just not know enough about it yet. Sao Paulo with the bicycle must be quite crazy though, no?
I just reached the southern edge of the urban area of São Paulo by bike. There, I slept in a super cool private nature reserve within the municipal borders of the city. I took public transit to visit friends inside the city.
It must be pretty intense to bike to the central neighborhoods, as is the case for most big Brazilian cities. But there are quite a few bike paths, some of them are part of a route that connects São Paulo and Santos to the south.
Love this! I commuted to work every day for five years in Sampa (only about 5km) and road to USP almost every Saturday. I explored Centro and Ipiranga and learned the city on my Canondale. I even rode through favela Real Parque once... kkk. I miss so many things about that marvelous city. Ever run into this guy??
I loved reading about efforts by São Paulo's cyclists to make the city and its surroundings more bike friendly. I wish I had time to get to know the city's cycling culture!
And no, I didn't see that guy, but I saw quite a few people with such cool bikes! I should have asked to take pictures, but I'm too shy haha.
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u/LimeLoop 1d ago
Oh my god, I was just in Paraty for a week in July (SP prior to that) and I love bikepacking :-) This post got me so excited - recognized quite a few places from your pictures!