São Paulo

São Paulo

São Paulo in Sao Paulo State (Brazil)

São Paulo guide

Sao Paulo or Sao Paulo is an immense and overpopulated city located south of Brazil, the main commercial and business center of Latin America. It is not on the Atlantic coast, so it does not have beautiful beaches like Rio de Janeiro. However, traveling to San Pablo is an unforgettable experience, because it surpasses any other Latin American city in terms of diversity and quantity of cultural and recreational attractions. The constructions with styles and architectures of all the epochs of the historical center of the city, are a remnant of their past, that goes back until 1554, time in which one of Jesuits settled down to evangelize the natives of the region.

In the years to come, immigrants from all over the world settled in the area, convicting it in a cosmopolitan city. These mixtures of cultures, religions and especially culinary traditions, have earned him the title of world capital of gastronomy. Concentrates bars, cafes and restaurants of first level and for all tastes, as well as countless museums, cinemas, theaters and nightclubs. Tourism in San Pablo has been designed with the highest standards: you will find services dedicated to the entrepreneur, to the family, to recreation, fashion, art, culture and ecology.

What to do in São Paulo

Sao Paulo, a vibrant metropolis of more than eleven million inhabitants that captivates with its huge skyscrapers, urban life, extensions of parks and inexhaustible cultural offer.

• Take the Paulista Avenue:

A must-see tour through the heart of the city, grouping its 2.7 kilometers in length, the main corporate buildings and cultural institutions of Sao Paulo, along with a series of hotels, restaurants and glamorous stores.
 

• A cultural stop at the Art Museum of Sao Paulo:
 
Located on Paulista Avenue, it is one of the must-see places for those looking for cultural activities to do in Sao Paulo, housing invaluable art collections that are among the most important in Latin America.

• One afternoon at Ibirapuera Park:
 
Known as the Latin American Central Park, it corresponds to the most important park in Sao Paulo, a huge extension of green areas where nature, architecture, recreational and cultural activities converge.
 
• A visit to the State Pinacoteca:
 
Located in the area of ​​the Garden of Light, it corresponds to one of the most important art museums in Brazil, housing a collection of nearly six thousand works that tell the history of Brazilian painting between the 19th and 20th centuries.

• A few hours at the Football Museum:
 
Located in the Pacaembú Stadium, it corresponds to an unforgettable museum for fans and fans of this sport, allowing a journey through the history of soccer in Brazil, through videos, photographs and sensory experiences.
 
• Panoramic view from the Banespa Tower:
 
Also known as Altino Arantes Building, it corresponds to a skyscraper of the Historic Center built in 1947 with 150 meters high, a structure that bore the distinction of being the tallest building in Latin America until 1957, with the construction of the Latin American Tower in Mexico City .

A journey through the fashion of Oscar Freire Avenue

Glamorous avenue located in the upper region of the city, in the district of Cerqueira César, distinguished by the magazine Mystery Shopping International as one of the eight most luxurious streets in the world, housing famous brands such as Diesel, Shoulder, La Perla, Le Lis Blanc , Tommy Hilfiger, Forum, Osklen, Camper, H. Stern and Ellus, among others.

Although the avenue covers an area of 2600 meters, its concentration area of shops is limited to a few blocks, comprising the area located in the vicinity of the junction with Augusta Street. To see more boutiques, you can continue walking through the neighboring streets, such as Haddock Lobo and Bela Cintra, including Christian Dior, Louis Vuitton, Salvatore Ferragamo, Bulgari, Cartier, Giorgio Armani, Armani, Versace, Carlos Miele, NK stores. Store and Marc Jacobs.

Food in São Paulo

San Pablo is the world capital of gastronomy. Among so many options and different types of culinary art, it is common for those who do not know the city to feel a little disoriented when deciding where to eat.
 
Tordesilhas, awarded as best restaurant of Brazilian food. Chef Mara Salles presents here a refined menu, based on the most traditional recipes and ingredients of Brazil. In Tordesilhas you can order the duck served with tucupi flour, with jambu (also known as water apple), a fruit from the Amazon area. We also serve dishes prepared with siri crab, and lizard pudding (sun dried and smoked meat).

Eating at the Municipal Market, inaugurated in 1933 and remodeled almost in its entirety in 2004, corresponds to an enormous building of eclectic style, decorated with a collection of 32 stained glass windows made by the Russian artist Conrado Sorgenicht Filho, representing various stages of the food production, such as farming, harvesting, animal traction and livestock breeding.

Its interior divided into two floors, allows you to visit colorful stalls where fruits, vegetables, cereals, meat, cheeses and other products are sold. There are also a number of places that offer food and ice cold beer at affordable prices, as well as gourmet restaurants.
 
The best fast food option in San Pablo is the restaurant chain Ráscal, a public phenomenon that began more than fifteen years ago after the opening of the first store in Iguatemi Shopping. The cooks of Ráscal prepare Mediterranean dishes, which are served buffet style. Depending on the day you visit the restaurant, you can try a delicious ricotta mousse with damask, pastrami, assorted salads, poultry salpicón and other cold dishes.

Shows in São Paulo

One of the greatest attractions of Sao Paulo is related to its inexhaustible cultural offer materialized both in massive celebrations that unfold between its parks and streets, or in festivities that reveal the surprising mixture of cultures that coexist in the city, ranging from singular Japanese, Chinese or Italian parties, the famous Brazilian carnival.

With events taking place practically throughout the year, it is only necessary to find out what is the cultural agenda of the month, highlighting among them the Famous Brazilian Carnival, the Gay Pride and the Junin Festivals.

Climate in São Paulo

The city of San Pablo is 860 meters high, quite close to the Atlantic coast. These geographical characteristics directly influence the climatic conditions of the metropolis. The climate in San Pablo is subtropical, with an average temperature of 18 degrees Celsius at night and 24 degrees during the day. It has winds coming from the sea that moderate the temperature in all seasons and bring moisture to the air.

In your visit to the city you should not fear tropical storms, here the weather is quite stable. The weather conditions of San Pablo will allow you to explore its attractions calmly, the worst that can happen is that you have to deal with the heat if you travel in summer.