São Paulo

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Museums, attractions, festivals and events in São Paulo

Around Town

Museu Afro Brasil

Unearthing Brazil's African roots in Parque do Ibirapuera

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Shopping & Style

Museum shops

Indulge in a little consumer culture at the city's best museum shops

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Downtown murals

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

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Art

Red Bull Station

A disused substation shocked back into life as an art and music hub

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Sports & Fitness

Sunday cycling

Explore the city by bike on Sundays, with the CicloFaixa

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Essential São Paulo

Bars

Terraço Itália

A faded lounge bar with an unbeatable view

Shopping & Style

Mercado Municipal

A must-see gourmet market for food lovers

Art

Pinacoteca

São Paulo’s most traditional art institution

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Tag & Juice

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

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Matilha Cultural

Urban culture at this cool downtown venue

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The Hub

A lively co-working space focused on entrepreneurs

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Serralheria

Music and art rule at this eclectic Lapa venue

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Museu Afro Brasil

Unearthing Brazil's African roots in Parque do Ibirapuera

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Museu da Língua Portuguesa

A brilliant introduction to Brazil's beloved language

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Centro Cultural São Paulo

Scores of exhibitions fill this vast cultural space

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SESC Belenzinho

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

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Itaú Cultural

Contemporary art and digital media on Avenida Paulista

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CAIXA Cultural

A downtown venue housing old maps and temporary exhibitions

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Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil

Cultural centre and caféin a former downtown bank

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Kids' stuff

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O Mundo da Xuxa

The kiddie queen Xuxa's tiny tot kingdom

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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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Catavento Cultural

Kids love this downtown artsy science centre

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Museu de Arte Sacra

Browse 800 pieces of religious art at this monastery

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Architecture in Centro

Explore the city's history through architecture

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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

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Parque da Cantareira

A challenging run in the forest outside São Paulo

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Parque da Independência

History and culture set in gorgeous, landscaped gardens

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Parque Villa-Lobos

Follow the tarmac tracks on a flat circuit around the park

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Parque do Carmo

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

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Modernist icons

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Oca

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

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

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Fundação Maria Luisa e Oscar Americano

Head here for art and high tea in a modernist homestead, designed by Oswaldo Arthur Bratke in 1950.

Around Town

Museums, attractions, festivals and events in São Paulo

Museu Afro Brasil

Museum shops

Downtown murals

Red Bull Station

Sunday cycling

Essential São Paulo

Terraço Itália

Mercado Municipal

Pinacoteca

Cultural hubs

Tag & Juice

Matilha Cultural

The Hub

Serralheria

Don't-miss museums and cultural centres

Museu Afro Brasil

Museu da Língua Portuguesa

Centro Cultural São Paulo

SESC Belenzinho

Itaú Cultural

CAIXA Cultural

Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil

Kids' stuff

O Mundo da Xuxa

Instituto Butantan

Child-friendly dining

Catavento Cultural

Explore São Paulo's historic centre

Museu de Arte Sacra

Architecture in Centro

Downtown murals

Casa da Imagem

Pick of the parks

Parque da Cantareira

Parque da Independência

Parque Villa-Lobos

Parque do Carmo

Modernist icons

Oca

Museu Lasar Segall

Casa Modernista

Fundação Maria Luisa e Oscar Americano