By Tang Ya-lin and James Lo, CNA staff reporter and writer São Paulo is not typically thought of as a hotspot for Taiwanese restaurants and Boba tea shops, much less places that attract long lines of patrons. Yet there are Taiwanese eateries such as Mapu (媽圃), owned by the Lin (林) family, that have become deeply rooted in the industrial city and attract throngs of visitors. Established in 1979, Mapu first served ethnic Hakka dishes prepared by first-generation expat and founder Mrs.
