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Sao Paulo is the biggest city in South America with 17 million people, a city of immigrants and of colourful ethnic neighbourhoods. The city is considered the cultural capital of Brazil with world-wide orchestra's, opera and dance companies performing in sometimes open-air venues. As a bonus, if the city's hectic lifestyle becomes too much, then there are excellent beaches only 40 miles away. Everything is available in this immense cultural melting pot which makes even New York look like a small town.

São Paulo Attractions

Museo de Arte de Sao Paulo
Avenida Paulista, 1578, 01310-200 Sao Paulo
Tel: +55 11 2515 644 Fax: +55 11 2840 574

With one of the finest art collections in Brazil, this museum displays a substantial collection of both European and Brazilian art from antiquity to the present day. Visitors can see works by Rembrandt, Rubens, Renoir, Toulouse-Lautrec, and Raphael among the amazing exhibitions of art.


Ibirapuera Park
Avenida Pedro Alvares Cabral, Sao Paulo
Tel: +55 11 5745 177

Brazilian architect, Oscar Niemeyer, and landscape artist, Burle Marx, designed one of the largest parks in Sao Paulo. Some of the many delightful features included in this wonderful park are four lakes, a plant nursery, a Japanese pavilion, the Planetarium, the Folklore Museum and art museums, including the oldest museum of modern art in the country, the Marquise of Ibirapuera Park.


Alfa Real Theater
Rua Bento Branco de Andrade Filho, 722, 04757-000 Sao Paulo
Tel: +55 11 5693 4000 Fax: +55 11 5693 4040

This theater, which is home to many fine performances, is renowned for its charming architecture and its acoustics.


Contemporary Art Museum of Sao Paulo
Rectorate, Cidade Universitaria, 05508-900 Sao Paulo
Tel: +55 11 8183 039 Fax: +55 11 212 0218

The Museum of Contemporary Art displays a variety of works representing a diversity of artistic contemporary trends. This fine collection includes works by Picasso, Chagall, Matisse, Miro, and many other talented artists. As well as international artists, there are a number of the greatest contemporary Brazilian artists' works displayed here.


Shopping Jardin Sul
Avenida Giovanni Granchi 5819, Sao Paulo
Tel: +55 11 8441 000

The most elegant and fancy stores are all concentrated in the area of Jardins. It is considered the “Rodeo Drive” of Sao Paulo. Here, one can find anything from Louis Vuitton and Cartier to Versache. Even if one is not planning to buy anything, it is one of the most pleasant areas to stroll along in the afternoons. Besides the stores, one will find a great number of bars and restaurants.


Brazilian Art Museum
903 Rua Alagoas, Sao Paulo
Tel: +55 11 8264 233

Containing over 3000 works that are significant in the history of Brazilian art, the Brazilian Art Museum displays wonderful Brazilian paintings, drawings, sculptures, and engravings.


Sacred Art Museum
Avenida Tiradentes 676, Sao Paulo
Tel: +55 11 2277 694

An abundance of significant pieces brought during the colonization including clay images of the 17th century, Baroque oratory, and silver plates are displayed here. Also, the furniture and works by Francisco Xavier de Brito and Aleijadinho are part of the exhibition of sacred works.


Old Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo
Tel: +55 11 5336 881

A walking tour that takes visitors around the famous cultural and historical centre of the city. One will see the beautiful Municipal Theater, which has been the home to many famous operas, concerts and ballets. The tour leads to other significant historical sites, as it travels through Anhangabau Valley and the Patio do Colegio where Sao Paulo was founded. Recommended by the Conciegre of the Hotel Inter-Continental Sao Paulo.


Sao Paulo Jockey Club
Avenida Lineu de Paula Machado, 1263, 04063-004 Sao Paulo
Tel: +55 11 5778 4465 Fax: +55 11 5778 221

The club is open to the general public for the races as well as the bar and restaurant.