São Paulo likes to analyse, debate and argue about football as much as it likes to cheer it. By tonight the whole city will be doing all three at once.
Brazil open their World Cup against Morocco at 7 pm BRT, and the bars of Vila Madalena and the Jardins are already bracing for it. The argument about who should start has been running all week.
First, though, the best weather of the week. At 21°C with only a slim chance of rain, this is the morning to be in Ibirapuera before the afternoon turns to football.
And the Pinacoteca is free today, across all three of its buildings. A morning at the Pina and a match at night is about as complete as a São Paulo Saturday gets.
Parque Ibirapuera on a clear Saturday morning, the city’s natural gathering place before a big match night. Photo: The Rio Times archive.RTAsk Rio TimesCurious about Latin American culture, food, and life? Ask our reporting.Start asking →
