The Best of Santos – SP

Duration: 8 hours 

Santos always held a fundamental role in the history of Brazil’s national economy. In this tour we will see the largest port in Latin America, responsible for the entry of immigrants during the 19th century and shipping of the famous Brazilian coffee, which has a special museum made in its honor, where visitors learn more about its economic importance and development.

Afterwards, we will get to know the old city center through a brief ride in the historical tram and visit the famous Montserrat (viewing spot), where until 1946 there existed a glamorous casino.

Alternatively, for groups of up to 13 people it is possible to go to the Oscar Niemeyer viewing spot, from where visitors to see the World’s longest garden of seafront, with 7 km of beaches featured along it.

The tour still reserves some must-see attractions such as the Pelé Museum (created in 2014 to honor the greatest athlete of the 20th century) or the Memorial of Achievements of the Santos Football Club, twice world-champion back in the 60’s.

São Paulo gathers many fans, stadiums and also some of the major soccer teams of Brazil. During this tour, passengers will do a guided visit to the Football (Soccer) Museum. Founded in September 2008, it hosts a rich collection of relics, curiosities and updates of the sport, so as temporary exhibitions, featured with great creativity and interactivity. The tour also includes a visit to the famous Morumbi Stadium home of the Sao Paulo Football Club), where visitors will have the opportunity to enter in one of the

biggest private stadiums of Brazil and check it´s Trophies Room, so as the soccer field, dressing rooms, its official store and much more.

* Subject to previous booking at least 3 days in advance

Duration: 10 hours

Discover the “Brazilian Capital of Faith”. Located about 160 km away from São Paulo, the city received this nickname due to its religious importance. The city of Aparecida do Norte currently receives about 7 million pilgrims every year, being considered the largest religious center of Latin America. Besides the Basílica Nova (New Basilic), considered the second largest catholic church in the world (with capacity for 75.000 people), and the Basílica Velha (Old Basilic), built in 1745 in baroque style, the city also offers other attractions such as the Museum of Nossa Senhora de Aparecida and the Wax Museum.

Lenght: 4 or 6 hours

The tour begins with a brief panoramic tour around some of the most representative attractions of São Paulo, such as the Paulista Avenue, the Jardins neighborhood and old Downtown area. Afterwards, visitors will visit one of the coolest bars and viweing spots of the city or experience one of the most traditional houses of Samba and Brazilian popular music os São Paulo, with the possibility of including a package with drinks and dinner made with typical Brazilian dishes.

Visiting stops:

4 hours: Panoramic tour with a stop at a bar or restaurant of your choice (expenses not included).

6 hours: Panoramic tour, stopping at a bar, disco or restaurant of your choice (see options for drinks and meals packages charged separately).

We    believe    that     São   Paulo    has    enough entertainment options to satisfy everyone’s taste. That is the reason why we are able to offer a tailored made city tour, developed in accordance to your interests and profile, bringing together the best attractions that one of the largest cities in the world has to offer, such as art, culture, entertainment, dining, shopping, architecture and much more

Duration: 4 hours

Discover the city of São Paulo by an intimate and interactive way, getting in direct contact with places and people that make up its identity. The tour suggests a walking tour around the region of the Paulista Avenue and the old center of Sao Paulo, enabling access to local and peculiar places such as the old galleries, markets, churches. It also includes a climb to a lookout and other surprising attractions, amazing even for locals.

Duration: 4 hours

The GRAFITOUR, enables visits to areas of São Paulo where the street art is more prevalent, such as the Beco do Batman (Batman Alley), an unusal and colored passage located at the artistic Vila Madalena Neighborhood, covered by many paintings made by some of São Paulo´s main artists, so as the Beco do Aprendiz (Aprendice Alley) and Open Museum of Urban Art, featuring many murals designed on the columuns of a large viaduct located in the North Zone of the city. 

*Optional: Graffiti Experience.

São Paulo has the second largest Jewish population of Latin America. On this tour, the visitor will have a summary of the history, social integration and the most representative sights of this culture in the city.

We start this tour with an external visit to the former Jewish Cultural Centre (current called Unibes Cultural), an icon of the local architecture due to its shape, which is very similar to that of a Torah, the Jewish holy book. Then we will meet Higienópolis, one of the noblest neighborhoods of the city, with strong presence of Jews, where we will visit the Congregação

Israelita Paulista (CIP), Latin America’s largest Synagogue (visit subject to prior confirmation of availability) and move on to the Jewish Museum, currently under refurbishment.

Continuing, we will meet the neighborhood of Bom Retiro, which housed the first Jews, who arrived in the late 19th century, where we will visit the Kehilat Israel Synagogue (the oldest in the State of São Paulo) that currently houses the Holocaust Memorial (internal visit available only from Monday to Friday). The tour ends at the Lasar Segall Museum, located in the home of the famous jewish painter, engraver and sculptor, born in Lithuania, who lived in Sao Paulo for many years.

* Note: Internal visits are subject to availability confirmation for tours according to the day and time, please check before booking.

Duration: 8 hours

The tour begins with a visit to Catedral da Sé, one of the emblematic points of Sao Paulo, located at a main landmark of the city, a square with the same name. Among the many attractions of the church, we highlight its Crypt (tickets are not included), where the bishops and archbishops of Sao Paulo, as well as many important figures of Brazilian history, were buried. Then, we will visit São Bento Monastery, where the Benedictine monks live in an enclosed regimen. The Monastery offers daily

Gregorian chant masses and there is a shop with articles made by the monks, such as breads, jams and traditional handcrafts as the Cross of St. Benedict.

Optionally, visitors can have lunch at the Municipal Market (meals not included), where they can taste local and typical food, such as the traditional “mortadela” sandwich or codfish pastries, as well as try a great variety of exotic fruits and typical sweets.

Afterwards, we will visit the Monastery of Luz (Mosteiro da Luz), a place founded to sheltering the Conceptionist Sisters, where we’ll find the tomb of Frei Galvao (Beato Frei Galvão) and also the Museum of Sacred Art of São Paulo (Museu de Arte Sacra de São Paulo). The museum’s mission is to collect, classify, catalog and display religious objects, such as a Neapolitan crib of the 18th century, with more than 800 pieces.

The tour ends with a visit to the only church of São Paulo built in Brazilian colonial style: The Church of Our Lady of Brazil (A Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Brasil), famous for containing various national elements that make up its architectural ensemble, ranging from paintings, tiles with images of animals, flowers and the image of the Madonna del Brasile.