Originally Posted by Radiant Flyer

If you read my post I said when it rains a lot. I was just in Sao Paulo and on February 15 a large storm came through, the city had major flooding, city streets were parking lots. A friend of mine that has lived their his whole life as well as hotel employees said this happens when they have heavy rains.

I also was not comparing Sao Paulo to Rio, as the question was they wanted to lay out and enjoy the sun.