King of the Mate Bars
I was in Sao Paulo, Brazil last week and wanted a yerba mate. The concierge at the Renaissance Hotel directed me to the closest mate bar, about two blocks away. It’s a small shop located in a prime location on the city’s main thoroughfare - Avenida Paulista. The shop is called Rei do Mate which means “King of Mate” in Portuguese, the language of Brazil; and in Portuguese the name yerba mate morphs into erva mate.
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