SAO PAULO -- Its a 60-minute flight from the Olympic host city, but worlds apart in spirit and style. If Rio de Janeiro is more like a chilled-out, sun-worshipping Los Angeles, Sao Paulo is all New York City -- the intense financial nerve center of Brazil.Long rivals, the nations two most-populous places once competed for the chance at an Olympic bid, and even though Sao Paulo had to sit back and watch the 2016 games unfold from afar, Paulistanos have had some kind, if not qualified, words for the Cariocas.Given the laid-back reputation as a city where people prefer to have fun than work, I did not think Rio could do it, Andre Tanabe, a civil engineering student at the University of Sao Paulo, said while watching Argentina defeat Brazil in Olympic basketball. Rio surprised me and, I think, many others in Sao Paulo.Added Beatriz de Almeida, an architect here: I never thought Cariocas would pull it off. But they did, and they did it beautifully.During much of the 71 years that Rio was the countrys capital, from 1889 to 1960, Sao Paulo was seen as an irrelevant city with little to offer, said Monica de Carvalho, professor of sociology at the Pontifical Catholic University of Sao Paulo. But by 1960, when the capital was transferred to Brasilia, Sao Paulo had grown into the financial and industrial capital of Brazil. Its a hub for factories that make everything from shoes to cars.Thats when the rivalry began, Carvalho said, adding it has never been a hostile one but rather friendly one-upmanship, with residents of each city claiming superiority over the other.Over the years that rivalry has been reduced to almost nothing, and today the two cities complement each other, she said.When the Brazilian Olympic Committee was shaping its unsuccessful bid for the 2012 Summer Games, it chose Rio over Sao Paulo as the place to pitch. Brazils UOL news portal warned the decision could aggravate the historical climate of rivalry between the two cities.That didnt happen, Carvalho said, because Rios Cariocas did not claim the games as their own, but rather as something that belongs to the entire country ... as something that all Brazilians should be proud of.The same has been true throughout the 2016 Summer Games, with some soccer matches even being held in Sao Paulo, Brazils most populous city with 11.3 million people. Rio is home to about 9.6 million.Sipping a cup of coffee in a posh bakery in Sao Paulos Jardims district, Rafael Pereira put down his ham and cheese croissant when asked about the competition between Rio and Sao Paulo. Rivalry? he said. What rivalry?I grew up hearing how Sao Paulo is better than Rio, because we are the so-called locomotive that drives the economy and creates jobs, while Rio is the city of Carnival, music and beaches where people prefer to play rather than work, he said.Pereira, a lawyer, enjoys his frequent trips to Rio to work and visit friends, and said he prefers the word contrast to rivalry. Sao Paulo has better restaurants, nightclubs and theaters, while Rio is more scenic and the Cariocas far more relaxed.One city is not better or worse than the other, Pereira said. They are different. Lorenzo Cain Jersey .Y. - Detroit goaltender Jonas Gustavsson has earned NHL first star of the week honours after winning in his first three appearances of the season. Womens Brewers Jerseys . 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HOUSTON -- Dallas Keuchel looked like the reigning AL Cy Young Award winner, and the Houston hitters woke up to support him.Keuchel pitched a three-hitter and the Astros beat Texas for just the second time in 11 tries this season, topping the Rangers 5-0 Friday night.Jose Altuve had two hits and drove in two runs as the Astros closed within 5 1/2 games of the AL West-leading Rangers. Houston had lost three in a row overall.I dont know if its ever easy against these guys, but it was clearly his best game, Houston manager A.J. Hinch said about Keuchel. He made his pitches in the strike zone or close enough for them to have to deal with them. Just a really gutsy performance at a time when we needed it.Keuchel (7-11) allowed a career low in hits while throwing his fourth major league shutout. He struck out seven and walked two.First start in August, it is getting down to the final two months, Keuchel said.This is the first start I knew going in that it was going to be good because the way my body felt, the way it was recovering in between workouts. You get a feeling that the body is turning around right in the nick of time for August and September.Keuchel was coming off one of his worst starts of the season in which he was tagged for seven runs in five innings Sunday at Detroit.Houston got to Martin Perez (7-8) for four runs in the third. Altuve hit an RBI double, Carlos Correa followed with a two-run single before Tyler White had an RBI single.Thats the way we play, Correa said. When we are at our best, we are able to turn the game around in one inning. We were able to do that tonight. It was great, and we got the win.Keuchel got off to a shaky start, giving up a double, single and walk in the first inning, along with throwing a wild pitch.I made some pitches and settled down, but I knew from the get-go that if I was able to get a groundbball with two outs, I would be in good shape, Keuchel said.ddddddddddddfter that, he permitted just two more runners before Adrian Beltre doubled in the ninth.We saw the same guy that won the Cy Young last year, Beltre said. He relies on throwing the ball on the corners. Make you chase, keeping the ball down and thats what he tried to do.Evan Gattis had three hits for Houston, which scored as many runs as it had totaled in the previous five games.Perez lost his fourth straight decision. He hasnt won since June 26 against Boston.I just think I need to control the ball, Perez said. Sometimes Im trying to throw perfect pitches. 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