The Best of São Paulo

Options with 4, 6 and 8 hours

4-hour tour option:

A tour along São Paulo’s most representative sights. It begins with the presentation of the Ibirapuera Park, the main green area of the city, where we showcase the historical importance of the Obelisk of São Paulo and Monumento às Bandeiras (Monument to the Flags), and several art-woks made by Oscar Niemeyer, such as the Museum of Contemporary Art (MAC) and the Oca. The route follows through the chic streets of the Jardins

neighborhood, highlighting the architectural design of the Unique Hotel and the Church of Nossa Senhora do Brasil, until reaching the Vila Madalena neighborhood. There, we will find the unusual and colorful Batman Alley, with its graffiti-covered murals. We then cross the famous Paulista Avenue to see the imposing Copan and Italia buildings, the Anhangabaú Valley, the Teatro Municipal (Municipal Theatre), the Páteo do Colégio (place where the city was founded), the São Bento Monastery and the magnificent Metropolitan Cathedral located at Praça da Sé (Sé Square).

Additional sites included in the 6-hour tour:

This option includes additional panoramic tour runs by the Pinacoteca Museum, Luz Station, Holy Art Museum and the famous Municipal Market of São Paulo (Food market).

Visiting stops: Ibirapuera Park (Monument to the Flags and Museum of Contemporary Art – MAC),

Batman Alley and Municipal Market of São Paulo.

Additional sites included in the 8-hour tour:

This option has additional attractions, such as the Morumbi Stadium, Jockey Club and the Estaiada Bridge (Suspended Bridge).

Visiting stops: Ibirapuera (with the ascent to the Museum of Contemporary Art and stops for photos at the Monument to the Flags), Batman Alley, Municipal Market and Morumbi Stadium.

Options with 4 e 6 hours

4 hours tour option:

In this tour, we suggest a visit to some places that features a variety of Brazil’s most remarkable contemporary art styles, broadly found on the streets, galleries, museums and even at the slum areas of São Paulo. The tour begins with a visit to one of the best-known art galleries that hosts exclusive works made by renowned national artists. After that, we will see some murals shown in an open-air area of the Batman Alley and Apprentice Alley, unique urban passages lined with beautiful graffiti. Then, the visitor will go to the Museum of Contemporary Art (MAC), rising to its terrace, which offers an incredible view of the Ibirapuera Park area.

Visiting stops: Museum of Contemporary Art (MAC – Ibirapuera), Art Gallery and Graffiti in Vila Madalena.

Additional sites included in the 6-hour tour:

Optionally, visitors will be taken to a very unusual and surprising place of the city: The Casa de Pedra (the Stone House), built by Mestre Estevão, considered the “Brazilian Gaudi”. This nickname is due to his ingenious architectural work made with mosaics, recycled articles and souvenirs, attached to structures composed by cement and iron wires, which were raised inside his own house, located in the middle of Paraisópolis, the largest slum of São Paulo.

Visiting stops: Museum of Contemporary Art (MAC – Ibirapuera), an iconic art gallery, graffiti in Vila Madalena and the Casa de Pedra.

Duration: 4 hours

One of the gastronomic centers of the world, São Paulo offers over 12,500 restaurants from 55 types of cuisine that seek to please every kind of taste. It also fills the expectations of those in search for new flavors and those who want to try the most typical dishes.

This tour combines the beauty of the city’s main attractions to its the flavors, as drinking a cup of Brazilian coffee at the Pátio do Colégio (the place where the city was founded), having a local drink at the highest point of the city, savoring a temaki at the oriental neighborhood, sampling a pastel with garapa (sugar-cane juice) at one of the city’s street fairs, or enjoying the classic mortadella sandwich served at the Municipal Market.

Accompanied by a bilingual guide, visitors are free to choose what they want to taste at each stop (drinks and meals not included).

* Available only during weekends

Known as the “City of Arts“, the village originally appeared between 1555 and 1559, Nowadays it is internationally known as a place of gathering for painters, sculptors and artisans to exhibit their work in one of the 38 galleries, antique shops or in the famous Embu das Artes Fair (only available during weekends). The village also offers a rich food court and a space for shows of ornamental plants and

flowers. While walking through winding alleys of colonial architecture, visitors learn a little more about Brazilian Art, broadly displayed at the Museum of Holy Art of the Jesuits.

Duration: 10 hours

Known as the “Brazilian Switzerland”, Campos do Jordão offers many Nature, gastronomic and landscape attractions, with visits to its effervescent Center (Capivari), the Morro do Elefante (Elephant Hill), Pico Itapeva (viewing spot) and an optional stop for lunch (meal not included). During the tour, it is also possible to visit a microbrewery called Baden Baden, a famous local beer brand that offers a gourmet experience. Visitors learn about the entire production process of a craft beer, receive tips on tasting, harmonization and have the opportunity to taste the famous Crystal and Bock beers.

Duration: 4 hours

São Paulo offers several places for shopping that suit every taste and pocket size. There are more than 77 malls all over the city, plus the famous Oscar Freire and Lorena streets, that hosts stores of the most renowned brands in the world.

The city also has several places dedicated to popular trade, such as the famous areas of 25 de Março, José Paulino and Brás streets, attracting buyers from all over Brazil and abroad. In case you be interested in local products, the city offers specialized places that sell typical Brazilian products, such as marajoara pottery, souvenirs, precious stones, handcrafts, sport team jerseys and even the famous Brazilian Cachaça drink.

Museum (Lina Bo Bardi), and the Unique Hotel which was designed by architect Ruy Othake. It continues to the Higienópolis neighborhood, (birthplace of modern architecture in the city), to see the works of award-winning architects such as Paulo Mendes da Rocha, Isay Weinfeld, Carlos Bratke and Franz Heep. It also visits the Copan Building, Brazil’s largest building in concrete.This tour focuses on contemporary and modern architecture, highlighting the famous Octavio Frias Bridge (suspended Bridge), the building of the University of Architecture & Urbanism of São Paulo and the Morumbi Stadium (both made by Villanova Artigas). It then follows to the Ibirapuera Park, in order to visit the Oca, the Ciccillo Matarazzo Pavilion, (both made by Oscar Niemeyer), the Modern Art

Visiting stops: Higienópolis, University of Architecture and Urbanism of Sao Paulo (USP), Ibirapuera Park and Copan building