 Welcome to Brazil the largest country in South America the fifth largest nation in the whole world and today as an African content creator in this beautiful country I'm going to explore and share my experience as an African who is visiting Brazil. Hey listen, exploring Brazil via plane or bus from one point to another feels like you're traveling within a continent which means that Brazil is so vast. Brazil is a blessed country a country that is blessed with heavenly gorgeous beaches a country that is blessed with gold diamond bauxite and many other natural resources a country that is blessed with the largest rainforest in the whole world. What more can I tell you about Brazil? Agriculture is one of the backbone of this beautiful country. I mean listen I feel like Brazil and Africa got a lot in common. What do you think? Leave that in the comment section. But hey did you know that the football nation got a troubled past? A country that is built on slavery and exploitation of its natural resources. Making the present Brazil a diverse country which is made up of Europeans Africans and Amarindians. The real indigenous of the land who has been living here for over 11,000 years before the arrival of the Europeans. Despite their differences they've been able to come together to build one of the best countries in the world with the most beautiful and populous cities just like Rio de Janeiro. Salvador the blackest nation out of Africa where Mackay Jackson did his popular music video they don't care about us. Brazilia the capital city of Brazil did you know that it's the most organized city in Brazil and the city that you and I are going to explore today Sao Paulo the largest city in Latin America and the economic power of Brazil. I'm so excited to be here like this video subscribe if you are new to the channel and don't forget to share this video but hey this is the whole of the carnival. Enjoy Brazil! Paulista is a popular place known for being a place with a lot of cultural diversity a very important place to visit when you come to Brazil. Sao Paulo the central region of São Paulo is the Paulista Avenue a place welcome to Brazil. Good morning from Sao Paulo the largest city in Brazil in terms of population and believe me or not it's not what I expected I'm so sorry to say this because I've heard a lot about Brazil man but I never knew that Brazil is this beautiful or Brazil is this developed. Look at the view from my window man just look at the view they are so big on apartment but I want to tell you that if I come into Sao Paulo don't spend money on hotels spend money on Airbnb's. I mean this is my minimalist Airbnb and it cost me $43 and I love it I just love it because I feel like I'm still living in my own house you can see the minimalist bed I got my TV right here my wardrobe my mini kitchen right here this is a sofa but this sofa is convertible can convert it into into what you call it a bed and look at the view like I got place landing from that's the plane landing so there's an airport right in here it's more like a domestic airport just close to me so I mean I'm living in the middle of the city this is not the main reason why I'm here the main reason why I'm in Brazil is to bridge the gap between Africans living in Africa and Africans are taking forcefully from Africa and brought to the new world so before I show you the beauty of Sao Paulo first assignment I need to know the history of Afro Brazilians how my people got in here hence visiting the Afro-Brazilian Museum in Sao Paulo I love it when I see Africans that are found at the other side of Africa connecting back to their roots you know this is a museum and you could see the representation of how Africans were taken from the continent I mean forcefully taken out of the continent to the new world so they've represented that in here so as you can see that's the African map this is how Africans were taken by the Portuguese so you see these are Portuguese right here and Africans were chained you know we're chained so a lot of Africans were taken out of the continent chained that's the representation that you see and they were put on smaller boats they were packed on smaller boats and then out of the smaller boat they were all taken from different part of Africa and then put them in a bigger boats like this and then brought them to the new world by the Portuguese people you see some even could not make it they said that they fell inside a water like this is a real representation of slavery that happens way back and it's good that they are educating people about it for people to know that this is our history and this is what happened and it's sad if Africans coming from the continent don't even acknowledge that something like that happened but people out here know that hey this is our history and this is our story it means like we got to travel more of this country just to bring more of this storage to you guys to know that even though they are not in Africa but I still let people know that this is where we came from you see this is the culture of Benin you know growing up in Ghana we used to use this wow that's Angola Luanda right there so the culture of Angola right representing man look at that if I had my way around the goal is to travel to every black nation in the whole world but it's so expensive that's what I'm telling you guys please we've created a travel fund support us in any way that you can because traveling to this part of the world it's not easy but we are going to Salvador that's what we're going but being in Sao Paulo come on I cannot come in here without showing you how beautiful this city is because I feel like it's so diversified I feel like there's so much to see in this city so I'm just gonna spend two days in here go to the street don't know what the street go to offer but I'm here to show you the Brazil or the Sao Paulo that you don't see on TV this is our apartment and that's the Uber for today and trust me when you come to Brazil you don't even need the Ubers especially Sao Paulo I think they got one of the best transportation system that I've seen with the pass with the metro but in case you have more money to spend use the Uber just like what I'm doing I'm not the one paying for it man this guy what do you do man okay so my name is Isaac and I live in Sao Paulo for more than eight years I've been to many states in Brazil what I do is I travel to show other countries to people and how people live and the good side of the country you understand the link to his channel will be in the description the name is already on the screen you guys to go check him out and support him and but he has done something amazing since we came in here trust me I got in here I was like you know what who is this guy he sent me a message I responded I told him to come and meet me the whole of yesterday we moved around and he said you don't need to use your card I'm gonna use my card for everything I'm like bro what do you mean but yeah he did it and that's why I'm in Uber today if you're to be one of my a lot I'll be using the trains and buses to save money but yeah this is why you all need to go and subscribe to his channel and yeah follow him to support him man have to travel the world to go see the world for yourself because believe me or not this is not the Brazil that I saw on TV I know this is not Africa I know this is not a kind of videos that I've been doing but you see when you hear Brazil out there we talk of poverty we talk of football we talk about slams because if you watch documentaries about footballers coming from Brazil they're all coming from the slam but believe me this part of Brazil we're never shown in any documentary that I've watched and listen I just want to tell you all that it's about time you go out there you go live your life you go learn something new like it's incredible people I wish I speak Portuguese man because everyone in this country is super friendly even though we don't understand each other man look at that just look at that let me tell you fun fact about this country on Sao Paulo in every two minutes you see helicopter passing by man every two minutes I see helicopters cruising and another thing that I've seen is that everyone has a tattoo man almost almost everyone that I see why I want to know why I don't know because it's so strange when I you know coming from Africa and then you know I have but I got heads before that's why I did this oh yeah but here everybody yes yeah it's very popular I don't know but I did my first tattoo when I was 15 this is my first day in Sao Paulo and first impression I'm gonna tell you that this is definitely one of the most developed cities in the world one more thing it's super clean listen that does means everywhere in this city I mean if you can look around me whether you can find like maybe something on the ground like more like a plastic or anything like that you would never see anything of that sort this is not the city that I was expecting because anytime you see Brazil on TV that's not what we see so it's exciting to see that this is a real Brazil that they don't show you oh my goodness and what I really love about the city is the transportation whatever I'm telling you it's more like what I see with my naked eyes you see every one minute you see a bus passing by and even with the bus that's another transportation system that they got but they got a subway they got a metro they got the trains they got a taxes they got a Ubers incredible city what do you see I mean can you guys give them 360 what do you see but what do you see you see greens everywhere so should actually that Sao Paulo is also a green city love this place man you see change it to every 30 seconds because another bus just passed by and the police everywhere in the city making sure that the city is super safe I've not been to the rest of Brazil but I would say that so far so good this one of the safest place so far in the world yeah I mean based on where I've been to I wish I mean but everyone speaks Portuguese in here and only Portuguese whether I know this Hola como start to to bang and yeah so it's not every one minute is every five seconds or 10 seconds the list is 10 seconds I'm so sorry that was first impression but what he's saying is right because the next five seconds you see another bus right here and another one behind me in one second but this is a bus stop right yeah where are we going right now we are going to find Brazilian you can find Congolese you can find Cameroonian you can find Quebec people you understand that's it that beauty is especially for Africans and as an African youtuber I cannot come to this country without seeing my own people yeah so yeah we are about to take a bus oh my goodness that's such a fresh bus man look at that so I believe that the bus are numbers right yeah yeah numbers we have to know where you are going all right so let's go see my brother's oh how so you didn't pay for it no it's free yeah no it's telling me that because we're going for a short distance it decided not to pay for it so cool man so you know when you get to your next location you stop and take another one so we are who are which part of the mile that's the street where you can find Africans so we are away going there to eat an African food but this street is so diversified because I see everyone in here but especially more black people didn't yet but I'm so hungry I have to eat some African meal in Africa right now and because everyone in here looks like me man that's wow what's that where's the food for the left oh wow it's all African shops thank you see this one see this one how about you thank you What am I? I'm going to take you around Brazil with this man. Oh really? This is my, the first job I have here in Brazil. He's the one that took me to that job. That was 2015. Wow. I was walking here, one of the restaurants. He's the first person that helped me in this country. I'm Christian, why he's a Muslim. And he asked me to go to that place. They will give me that job. Do you get it? That's amazing man. So I have to pray with Muslim people before I have to walk with them there. Imagine that. What am I? Yeah. Good to see you. Good to see you. Thank you. Thank you. Wow. This is absolutely amazing man. I can't believe that I'm in Brazil and that people out here that watches my videos man. Yo, let me know in the comment section where have you been watching me from? 80s. Since everyone is as beautiful as 80s man. Are you going to say 80s? 12 years in Brazil. Yes. It's like you brought the whole Nigeria to Brazil man. We are trying. Yes. We are trying our best. We are trying our best. To make Brazil happy. I love that. I love that. Look at that. Everything that you want to buy from Nigeria is here. This is called cutfish. What's it called? Cutfish. Cutfish. Everything. So when you leave here you definitely not going to miss Africa man. It's giving me a vibe of Guangzhou China man. Like everything is here. Did you hear that? Everything you need from Nigeria is here. Everything. What are you doing? Everything there are some things that you can't find anything that is here. Yeah in this place. Wow. Everything. Fresh. You can get everything here. So who shops from here? The Nigerians that are living in Brazil. Nigeria. Yes. Wow. That's amazing man. If you look at that. Iboqueno. The outfit. He tried it. This is Africa man. That's right. That's right. One cut is finished. It's not for free. One, one-two. One-two. I have one-two. I have one-two. I think they are watching music. You cannot tell me that you are not in Africa man. Even with the music that they are playing. This is short. This one is short. This one is short. This one is short. This one is short. This one is short. This one is short. This one is short. This one is short. This one is short. Me I say Sprite or Fanta. If she doesn't see Sprite, she take Fanta for me. That's what I said. Sprite is there. It's like Ghana man. You know, just in Ghana, we don't have subways. But this one, you know, people are selling in the subway man. That's crazy. It's more like people selling in Trotros in Ghana. But I mean taking a ride in a subway feels like Back in the day in China. Guys, let's talk about something good. How are you? What are you selling, man? Guys, for those who haven't got it yet, let's go to the most famous street in the country that you don't need to miss. What is the name of the street? Avenida Paulista. And what makes it so famous then? Yeah, this place is well known because most of the demonstrations that happen in Brasile happens here and your voice can be heard here. The whole of Brasile, all eyes are on Avenida Paulista. And whenever you come to Avenida Paulista and you don't come to Maski, that's the building, Maski. That means you are not in Sao Paulo. Why? Yeah, because this place is well known. The Maski, yeah. The Maski is a well known museum in Sao Paulo, you understand. This is the famous street, the whole of Brasile. This is the famous street when you are in Brasile. To show that you are in Brasile, you have to be here. Wow. To show that you are in Brasile, you have to be here. It means that I am here. I am in Brasile, man. I mean, one of the things that I also read online is that on Sundays, this place, no car moves. Yeah, this place, when it's Sunday, is blocked. The whole street is blocked for only bicycles, for people to exercise. That's what I'm saying. Demonstrations happen on weekends. Okay. Because that's the free day for people to come out and order. But I must confess, it's a well laid street. I mean, bordering with skyscrapers and right opposite. You will see, that's what you call it. It's more like a park. A park, yeah. Yeah, that's a resting place. That's where you can rest. If you are tired, you can go and sit down there and maybe take a fresh air, you understand. Take fresh air. Yeah. Having a park in the city is the way to go. Because you need to breathe in fresh air. Whilst you're still in the middle of a congested street. So, yeah. A resting place. Indeed. After walking in the street of Sao Paulo. I decided to just rest in here. The park is super clean, man. Like, look at that. They got like a dustbin. So, you cannot see even a single rubbish on the floor, man. And everyone is walking with their dogs, man. It seems like everyone has a dog in this country. You got two cute dogs, man. That's a cute dog though. Thank you. What's the name? Baby. Baby. Yes. How? The dog is called Baby. Hi, Baby. How are you? Can you come and say hello to Daddy? Hey! Take your time. Can I... Oh, no. It's too many things. He gets distracted. Oh, yeah? But he's calm. He's calm? Yeah, that's all right. Nice. Are you from here? Yes. Oh, okay. Tell me something unique about Sao Paulo. Is it okay to... Yeah, sure. I like... There's a lot of different people doing different things and there's space for everyone here. I like that. Wow. It's my first time here and I'm really loving it. Oh, that's good. Yeah. So, I mean, I was so surprised that everyone... almost everyone has a dog in this country. Yeah, we like... And here, I think this region is especially... Attracts people that like dogs and like walking with dogs. That says it all. Hey, baby. Say hello to the camera. Yeah. Okay. Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you, too. What's your name? Maya. Maya. I'm Isabela. Isabela. Yes. Isabela is a very common name in Brazil. Yeah. Like, before coming here, I had a lot of Isabela. Isabela, hola. Hola. That's all I know. Boa tarde. It's good afternoon. Oh, bo... What? Boa tarde. Boa tarde. Yes. By the time I leave here, I'll start speaking Portuguese. Thank you. And nice meeting you. Bye-bye. Have a nice day. Oh. You know, I see, like, I'm watching this video. I've never been to Brazil. And I really want to come to Sao Paulo. Yeah. Why should somebody out there visit Sao Paulo? For any question. Yeah. Yes. But I think that is because it's beautiful. I guess because we have really, it's a mixture of many different cultures here. I don't know, the culture and the people, the places. I guess Brazil has this characteristic of, like, cultures coming from various different continents. So, and it's a really big city and, like, with a good infrastructure. So there's many places for you to go. Talking about diversity and different cultures in Brazil, I found out that the biggest Japanese population out of Japan is in Sao Paulo. And I had to jump on the train to go check it out. But what I found was really shocking. This place is actually not a Japanese town. The real indigenous people of the land are blacks. But they were kicked out. I'm out of the metro. I'm currently at the most visited place in the whole of Sao Paulo. Because I checked online, that's what they told me. So I had to come and visit. And this place is called Le Bretagie. So it's basically more like a Japanese town within Sao Paulo. And the history behind it. I have no idea. But everything in here gives you a Japanese vibe. You see Japanese people all over the place. If you visit Japanese towns, you need to eat Japanese food. So this is called, like, Jiaozi. In China, we call it Jiaozi. It's dumplings. It's not like a fried dumplings. Come on. Let's go. Soup. Soup people. You're having a great time. Are you Japanese? You say Japanese? Yes. Konnichiwa? Konnichiwa. Yeah, in big up. Bangaweo. You don't speak Japanese? No. I speak Japanese though. Konnichiwa. Boku no namayoa maya desu. I don't think that. You're Japanese. You're born here. Yes. By Japanese parents? Their parents are Japanese. And they do not teach you Japanese? They don't teach you Japanese? No. No, no, no. Have you ever been to Japan though? Have you ever been to Japan? No, never been to Japan. She has never been there before. Her parents have been there. Please, visit Japan. Please, visit Japan. Yes. Hello, brother. What is it saying? So it's Prasa Dalibu Daji, Africa, Japan. Wow. Doesn't it mean that this place is a place for Africans and Japanese, not just Japanese people? Yeah. The liberation of Japanese and Africans. Oh, wow. Yeah. Did you know this before? You just saw it? I just saw it. I just saw it myself. You know, that's why I always have to be here to get a tiny details, man. Yeah. Finally. Good morning. Good morning. I just basically want to know who this guy is. You want to know who this guy is? Yeah. Who is he? He is Chaginhas. He is a popular saint of Sao Paulo. He never became saint through the Cathedral Church, but he's a popular saint from Sao Paulo because of his history. He was a slave that rebelled against the Brazilian army in the colony times. And he was arrested and he was trapped here on the church. So he was taken by the... he was taken from here to the square, that Praça da Liberdade, the Liberty Square. Yeah. And he was hanged there, but the rope broke three times before... on the moment of hanging. And the moment of the... the hanging, the people scream Liberdade, freedom. So this is the... The name. The history of the name of the Liberdade. Oh, the Blacks' Dream Heist. The Blacks' Dream Heist. They are the initiators of the Liberdade. They started the Liberdade. They were indigenous people of the Liberdade. They created the Liberdade. Then came the Japanese and came the Japanese. The Japanese came. And the Koreans came. And the Koreans came. Yeah. And they decided that it was theirs. And they took over. Yeah. And no. But no. Now you pay attention and that explains how... And that's what we do here in the chapel. We call these people... Church here. Because that's not the truth. The Japanese are taking over. It's for them. But that's not for them. So this is what they are doing in the church here, explaining to people the real story. Yeah. What I know is that Black people were executed in here. Yes. Many. A lot. buried. And buried here. Who are the people that were killing them? The whites. And the black people. And even the blacks were killing their own people. They will kill on the square and they will bring it here because here is the first public cemetery of the city. Slaves and natives, and other immigrants like Italians, Portuguese. They were buried here. Here was a... was a... was a graveyard to... from 1775. 1775? Yeah. And the church began on 1769. Oh, okay. So they built a church on top of the graveyard. Yeah. So down here, there are still people down there. Yeah. The displays right here is where slaves were hanged and killed. But before they killed them here, see the church right there, that's where they pray for them. And then they bring them here to kill them. Bon dia. Bon dia. I just want to know if she's Afro-Brazilian? Yes. Born and raised in Brazil? Yes. How does it feel being Afro-Brazilian in Brazil? Well, sometimes I feel like I'm from racism. But at the same time, I have empowerment. I feel very empowered. Okay. So she said sometimes she feels injustice in Brazil because of the racism and all that. But sometimes she feels more encouraged, you understand? Bold and encouraged. There is racism in Brazil? Same racism in Brazil? Same. She said yes. It's shocking to see that wherever you see black people, racism exists. And on this note, I think I need to bring a new video about being black in Brazil. Don't forget to like this video. I hope you enjoyed this 40-minute video and subscribe and be part of this awesome channel. And hey, share the videos and let them know that whatabaya is in Brazil. Thank you and I'll see you all in the next one. Peace out.