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Essential São Paulo

Art

Pinacoteca

São Paulo’s most traditional art institution

Art

MASP

The city's premier art museum

Shopping & Style

Mercado Municipal

A must-see gourmet market for food lovers

Cultural hubs

Around Town

Serralheria

Music and art rule at this eclectic Lapa venue

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Tag & Juice

A cycle-centric bar, shop and Saturday hang-out

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The Hub

A lively co-working space focused on entrepreneurs

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Matilha Cultural

Urban culture at this cool downtown venue

Don't-miss museums and cultural centres

Around Town

Itaú Cultural

Contemporary art and digital media on Avenida Paulista

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Museu Afro Brasil

Unearthing Brazil's African roots in Parque do Ibirapuera

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CAIXA Cultural

A downtown venue housing old maps and temporary exhibitions

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Museu da Língua Portuguesa

A brilliant introduction to Brazil's beloved language

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SESC Belenzinho

Just one of São Paulo's 16 SESCs - world-classs cultural institutions

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Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil

Cultural centre and caféin a former downtown bank

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Centro Cultural São Paulo

Scores of exhibitions fill this vast cultural space

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Kids' stuff

Around Town

Instituto Butantan

Home to the largest serpentarium in the country

Restaurants

Child-friendly dining

Eating out with kids is easy if you know where to go

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O Mundo da Xuxa

The kiddie queen Xuxa's tiny tot kingdom

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Catavento Cultural

Kids love this downtown artsy science centre

Explore São Paulo's historic centre

Around Town

Architecture in Centro

Explore the city's history through architecture

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Museu de Arte Sacra

Browse 800 pieces of religious art at this monastery

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Downtown murals

Tour some of the city’s most important murals, in Centro

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Casa da Imagem

Peruse thousands of historic photographs in one of the city's oldest buildings

Pick of the parks

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Parque do Ibirapuera

Two square kilometres of tranquility

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Parque do Carmo

Tread the track at one of the biggest city parks, in Zona Leste

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Parque da Independência

History and culture set in gorgeous, landscaped gardens

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Parque da Cantareira

A challenging run in the forest outside São Paulo

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Modernist icons

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SESC Pompeia

This former factory was converted into a multi-purpose building by architect Lina Bo Bardi

Art

Museu Lasar Segall

The former home of modernist artist Lasar Segall was turned into the non-profit Museu Lasar Segall in 1967

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Casa Modernista

Book a visit to the oldest modernist house in Brazil

Around Town

Oca

This Jetsons-style exhibition centre is just one of Oscar Niemeyer's modernist buildings in Parque do Ibirapuera

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Museums, attractions, festivals and events in São Paulo

Animal magic

Sunday cycling

Museum shops

The city's best parks

Regenerating São Paulo

Essential São Paulo

Pinacoteca

MASP

Mercado Municipal

Cultural hubs

Serralheria

Tag & Juice

The Hub

Matilha Cultural

Don't-miss museums and cultural centres

Itaú Cultural

Museu Afro Brasil

CAIXA Cultural

Museu da Língua Portuguesa

SESC Belenzinho

Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil

Centro Cultural São Paulo

Kids' stuff

Instituto Butantan

Child-friendly dining

O Mundo da Xuxa

Catavento Cultural

Explore São Paulo's historic centre

Architecture in Centro

Museu de Arte Sacra

Downtown murals

Casa da Imagem

Pick of the parks

Parque do Ibirapuera

Parque do Carmo

Parque da Independência

Parque da Cantareira

Modernist icons

SESC Pompeia

Museu Lasar Segall

Casa Modernista

Oca