Journey with us to São Paulo for food, samba, and transit!
Journey with us to São Paulo for food, samba, and transit!In this episode, you get a look at how bus operators like Guarupass use facial recognition to make sure seniors can ride for free. You get a look at the absolutely massive operations center for the city’s system rail system CPTM–the largest in Latin America–and ride at the front of one of the trains that helps move this city of 22 million people.
And it wouldn’t be Transit Unplugged TV without food and culture. Paul is treated to a mouth-watering dinner at Varanda Grill followed by an evening of samba and dancing. You even get to hear Paul play a special jazz duo with the Varanda pianist!
Transit Unplugged is brought to you by Modaxo https://www.modaxo.com
TV Host/Producer – Paul Comfort
Video Director, Camera, and Sound – Jaime Cuadra
Video Editing – Jaime Cuadra
Music – Jaime Cuadra
Graphic Design – Tina Olagundoye
Executive Producer – Julie Gates
00:00 Introduction with Paul Comfort
01:10 About São Paulo
02:19 Guarupass, with Marcio Roberto Pacheco Dir. Guarupass. Facial recognition, contactless payments, and teaching kids about transit
04:05 Using one of the payment machines to buy tickets
04:15 Favorite form of transportation
04:28 How Do I Get There!?! To the Varanda Grill with Igor Mosseri
04:55 At Varanda Grill and talking about the culture of food in São Paulo with Igor Mosseri and Kleber Kikunaga, GM Cittati
06:57 Listen to Paul play some jazz with the restaurant’s pianist
07:10 About São Paulo’s rail network. CPTM is the largest train system in Latin America
07:35 Paul talks with Wilson Nagy GM Maintenance, CPTM about his train system and control room operations
09:00 Riding one of the trains with Felipe Alvarez, Chief CPTM Circulation Department
10:04 Behind the scenes at the Cittati offices with Laurent Memvielle, Modaxo Group Leader for Latin America, and a webinar on transit trends
10:27 Paul tries Brazil’s national drink, Caipirinha
10:53 Paul visits a samba club!
11:26 Wrap up and conclusion. Until next time!