Macau, assim como Hong Kong, faz parte da China, mas atua como província independente e brasileiros não precisam de visto. O mais interessante e diferente neste pequeno país é que eles foram colonizados e administrados por Portugal por mais de 400 anos, porém os únicos sinais disso são as placas de sinalização em português e o estilo arquitetônico que ainda permanecem por lá, mas o idioma falado não escutamos em lugar algum.
Nos últimos anos a cidade deu um "boom" com a chegada de grandes redes hoteleiras e cassinos. Muitos dizem que é a Las Vegas da Ásia, mesmo faturando quase 6x mais do que Las Vegas, Macau não tem o mesmo prestígio que sua irmã americana. Porém tem atraído cada vez mais turistas e apostadores a cada ano que passa. Muitos dos cassinos que existem em Las Vegas, também existem em Macau e é aqui que fica o maior cassino do mundo: The Venetian Macau.
Uma das vantagens da cidade é que todos ou quase todos os grandes hotéis/cassino, oferecem transfer grátis do porto para o hotel ou do hotel para o aeroporto e vice-versa. Alguns ainda oferecem rotas alternativas para alguns pontos turísticos, ou seja, não se preocupe com táxi ou ônibus por lá. Nós usamos este serviço todas as vezes que saímos e nem é preciso estar hospedado no hotel em questão, pois não se trata de um serviço exclusivo de hóspedes.
Desembarcamos no porto no início da tarde, passamos na imigração e fomos para o hotel. Deixamos nossas coisas e fomos dar uma banda pela cidade. Caminhamos até as Ruínas de São Paulo, que são ruínas literalmente. Antigamente era uma igreja jesuíta que após um grande incêndio restou apenas a fachada.
Subimos na Fortaleza do Monte, lá de cima é possível ter uma visão 360° da cidade. Impressionante ver a parte rica e desenvolvida onde ficam os principais hotéis e cassinos e logo adiante a parte mais antiga e não desenvolvida, onde provavelmente mora grande parte da população de Macau.
Para chegar às ruínas e na fortaleza, passamos pela Rua de São Paulo, onde existem muitos comércios, lojas de cookies chineses e meat jerky, uma carne em tirinhas, semelhante a uma carne seca, porém com diversos sabores. Eles cortam e deixam ali para as pessoas provarem. Acho que conseguimos provar todos os sabores possíveis, saímos de lá satisfeitos. Na volta, aproveitamos para ir a uma pastelaria e experimentar o famoso "pastel de nata", uma iguaria portuguesa que foi incorporada à culinária local. No Brasil conhecemos por Pastel de Belém.
À noite saímos para dar uma volta próximo á Macau Tower. É um belo passeio à beira de um lago. Ao lado da Macau Tower estava tendo uma feira de comidas da Coreia do Sul. Ficamos por lá mesmo, nos divertindo na feira e matando a saudade da comida coreana.
No dia seguinte fomos ao A-ma Temple, estava entre os top 10 do tripadvisor, mas sinceramente não entendemos o porque. Talvez porque já tínhamos vistos tantos outros maiores e mais imponentes que no final das contas este deixou a desejar. Logo após fomos Caminhar pelo Fisherman's Whart e fomos até o Museu de Tecnologia, onde estava tendo uma exposição de Legos.
Na volta paramos na Macau Tower novamente e fomos na feira da Coreia para jantarmos antes de ir para o aeroporto, pois nossa estadia em Macau já estava chegando ao fim.
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Macau, China
Macau, just like Hong Kong, is part of China but operates as an independent province and Brazilians don'tt need a visa.
The most interesting and different thing in this small asian country is that they were colonized and administered by Portugal for over 400 years, but nowadays the only signs of this are the signs in Portuguese and the architectural style that still remain there, but the portuguese language is not spoken at all.
In the last few years the city increases with the arrival of large hotel and casinos. Many people say it is the Las Vegas of Asia, even earning almost 6 times more than Las Vegas, Macau does not have the same prestige that its American sister. But it has attracted more and more tourists and gamblers every year that passes. Many of the casinos that exist in Las Vegas, also exist in Macau and this is where lies the world's largest casino: The Venetian Macao.
One of the city's advantages is that all or most of the big hotels and Casinos, offer free transfer from the port to the hotel or from hotel to airport and vice versa. Some even offer alternative routes to some sightseeing. Don't worry about taxi or bus there. We used this service every time we went out and it is not an exclusive service to hotel's guests.
We landed at the port in the early afternoon, we passed the immigration and went to the hotel. We left our things and went to see around the city. We walked to the Ruins of St. Paul, which are literally ruins. It was a Jesuit church and after a major fire left only the facade.
We climbed the Mount Fortress, very beautiful up there and you can have a 360° view of the city. Impressive to see the rich and developed part where are the major hotels and casinos and just down the oldest and undeveloped part of the city, which probably live much of the Macau population.
To get to the ruins and the mount, we passed through at Rua de São Paulo, where there are many shops, stores of Chinese cookies and meat jerky, a meat cut into strips, like a beef jerky, but with several flavors. They cut and leave there to people prove it. I think we tried all possible flavors, really good.
On the way back, we went to a pastry shop and tried the famous egg tart, a Portuguese delicacy that was incorporated into the local cuisine. In Brazil we know as Pastel de Belém or pastel de nata.
At night we went out to check Macau Tower lights. It was a beautiful walk on the edge of a lake. Next to the Macau Tower was going on a South Korea fair, with a lots of Korean foods. Obviously we ate there.
The next day we went to A-ma temple, was among the top 10 tripadvisor places, but honestly we don't understand why. Maybe because we had seen so many other larger and more impressive temples, this became a very simple one. After that we walk through the Fisherman's Whart and went to the Museum of Technology, where it was having an exhibition of Legos.
In the afternoon we went for a walk by the casinos. Rather impress by the size. We went to The Venetian, which inside is very similar to Las Vegas, we also went to City of Dreams, Sheraton Grand Macau and Grand Hyatt Macau, all very similar in size and beauty. Many shops and restaurants inside them. Probably people who stay in any of these, do not need to get out of there for nothing, they have everything there, unbelievable.
On the way back we stopped at the Macau Tower again and we went at the Korea fair to have dinner before going to the airport because our stay in Macau was already coming to an end.
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{{English version}}
Macau, China
Macau, just like Hong Kong, is part of China but operates as an independent province and Brazilians don'tt need a visa.
The most interesting and different thing in this small asian country is that they were colonized and administered by Portugal for over 400 years, but nowadays the only signs of this are the signs in Portuguese and the architectural style that still remain there, but the portuguese language is not spoken at all.
In the last few years the city increases with the arrival of large hotel and casinos. Many people say it is the Las Vegas of Asia, even earning almost 6 times more than Las Vegas, Macau does not have the same prestige that its American sister. But it has attracted more and more tourists and gamblers every year that passes. Many of the casinos that exist in Las Vegas, also exist in Macau and this is where lies the world's largest casino: The Venetian Macao.
One of the city's advantages is that all or most of the big hotels and Casinos, offer free transfer from the port to the hotel or from hotel to airport and vice versa. Some even offer alternative routes to some sightseeing. Don't worry about taxi or bus there. We used this service every time we went out and it is not an exclusive service to hotel's guests.
We landed at the port in the early afternoon, we passed the immigration and went to the hotel. We left our things and went to see around the city. We walked to the Ruins of St. Paul, which are literally ruins. It was a Jesuit church and after a major fire left only the facade.
We climbed the Mount Fortress, very beautiful up there and you can have a 360° view of the city. Impressive to see the rich and developed part where are the major hotels and casinos and just down the oldest and undeveloped part of the city, which probably live much of the Macau population.
To get to the ruins and the mount, we passed through at Rua de São Paulo, where there are many shops, stores of Chinese cookies and meat jerky, a meat cut into strips, like a beef jerky, but with several flavors. They cut and leave there to people prove it. I think we tried all possible flavors, really good.
On the way back, we went to a pastry shop and tried the famous egg tart, a Portuguese delicacy that was incorporated into the local cuisine. In Brazil we know as Pastel de Belém or pastel de nata.
At night we went out to check Macau Tower lights. It was a beautiful walk on the edge of a lake. Next to the Macau Tower was going on a South Korea fair, with a lots of Korean foods. Obviously we ate there.
The next day we went to A-ma temple, was among the top 10 tripadvisor places, but honestly we don't understand why. Maybe because we had seen so many other larger and more impressive temples, this became a very simple one. After that we walk through the Fisherman's Whart and went to the Museum of Technology, where it was having an exhibition of Legos.
In the afternoon we went for a walk by the casinos. Rather impress by the size. We went to The Venetian, which inside is very similar to Las Vegas, we also went to City of Dreams, Sheraton Grand Macau and Grand Hyatt Macau, all very similar in size and beauty. Many shops and restaurants inside them. Probably people who stay in any of these, do not need to get out of there for nothing, they have everything there, unbelievable.
On the way back we stopped at the Macau Tower again and we went at the Korea fair to have dinner before going to the airport because our stay in Macau was already coming to an end.
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