What's on in São Paulo - Time Out São Paulo

Essential São Paulo

Art

Pinacoteca

São Paulo’s most traditional art institution

Bars

Terraço Itália

A faded lounge bar with an unbeatable view

Shopping & Style

Mercado Municipal

A must-see gourmet market for food lovers

Cultural hubs

Around Town

Matilha Cultural

Urban culture at this cool downtown venue

Around Town

Tag & Juice

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

Around Town

The Hub

A lively co-working space focused on entrepreneurs

Around Town

Serralheria

Music and art rule at this eclectic Lapa venue

Don't-miss museums and cultural centres

Around Town

CAIXA Cultural

A downtown venue housing old maps and temporary exhibitions

Around Town

Itaú Cultural

Contemporary art and digital media on Avenida Paulista

Around Town

Museu da Língua Portuguesa

A brilliant introduction to Brazil's beloved language

Around Town

Centro Cultural São Paulo

Scores of exhibitions fill this vast cultural space

Around Town

Museu Afro Brasil

Unearthing Brazil's African roots in Parque do Ibirapuera

Around Town

SESC Belenzinho

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

Around Town

Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil

Cultural centre and caféin a former downtown bank

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Kids' stuff

Around Town

Instituto Butantan

Home to the largest serpentarium in the country

Around Town

Catavento Cultural

Kids love this downtown artsy science centre

Restaurants

Child-friendly dining

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

Around Town

O Mundo da Xuxa

The kiddie queen Xuxa's tiny tot kingdom

Explore São Paulo's historic centre

Around Town

Museu de Arte Sacra

Browse 800 pieces of religious art at this monastery

Around Town

Downtown murals

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

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Architecture in Centro

Explore the city's history through architecture

Around Town

Casa da Imagem

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

Pick of the parks

Around Town

Parque da Independência

History and culture set in gorgeous, landscaped gardens

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Parque do Ibirapuera

Two square kilometres of tranquility

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Parque Villa-Lobos

Follow the tarmac tracks on a flat circuit around the park

Around Town

Parque da Cantareira

A challenging run in the forest outside São Paulo

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Modernist icons

Around Town

Fundação Maria Luisa e Oscar Americano

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

Art

Museu Lasar Segall

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

Around Town

Oca

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

Around Town

SESC Pompeia

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

Around Town

Museums, attractions, festivals and events in São Paulo

Historic São Paulo

Bloom town

Downtown murals

Out of office

Museu Afro Brasil

Essential São Paulo

Pinacoteca

Terraço Itália

Mercado Municipal

Cultural hubs

Matilha Cultural

Tag & Juice

The Hub

Serralheria

Don't-miss museums and cultural centres

CAIXA Cultural

Itaú Cultural

Museu da Língua Portuguesa

Centro Cultural São Paulo

Museu Afro Brasil

SESC Belenzinho

Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil

Kids' stuff

Instituto Butantan

Catavento Cultural

Child-friendly dining

O Mundo da Xuxa

Explore São Paulo's historic centre

Museu de Arte Sacra

Downtown murals

Architecture in Centro

Casa da Imagem

Pick of the parks

Parque da Independência

Parque do Ibirapuera

Parque Villa-Lobos

Parque da Cantareira

Modernist icons

Fundação Maria Luisa e Oscar Americano

Museu Lasar Segall

Oca

SESC Pompeia