Originally Posted by
Radiant Flyer
the city really breaks down when it rains a lot.
I lived in São Paulo for almost 2 years and feel that the city handles rain as well as any place I've been. In my opinion, the primary reason is that they're used to it. It rains a lot there.
Separately, São Paulo isn't Rio de Janeiro and isn't sitting on the beach in RdJ. OP, think about this...if you're going to Miami Beach, there's 2 major categories of activities to consider - the nightlife and the beach/sea and associated activities. If it rains, are you ok with only the nightlife? Only you can answer that question but if the answer is no, go when the weather will be better. RdJ has more than that but if that's your objective, postpone. Pretty simple formula
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