Very chill, messaged a few people and eventually got pointed to apply online.
Got invited to first round screening interview online and then had a one on one call with someone from the hiring team
Thorough but fair. Friendly but professional. I talked through my cv and they asked about my goals and motivations. I had to do a short presentation followed by questions and answers.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Google (São Paulo, São Paulo) in Feb 2011
Interview
The process started with an evaluation of resume and university degrees. The first interview was by phone, in portuguese and english.
The face to face interviews were in the same day and include a "mini tour" to Google´s office in Sao Paulo.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you solve the traffic issue in Sao Paulo could be a challenging one, although not actually difficult.
They make you think but don´t create the feeling that you need to get to a specific right answer, which makes the process challenging yet enjoyable.