Sao Paulo Attractions
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Avenida Berrini
Developed in the late 1970s as an off-price alternative to the sky-high rents along Avenida Paulista, Avenida Berrini (pronounced be-HEE-nee) has given its name to a district of modern high-rise ... Read more
Avenida Berrini
Developed in the late 1970s as an off-price alternative to the sky-high rents along Avenida Paulista, Avenida Berrini (pronounced be-HEE-nee) has given its name to a district of modern high-rise ... Read more
Avenida Paulista
One of the most expensive strips of real estate in Latin America, Avenida Paulista is São Paulo’s most iconic thoroughfare. What started out as a residential street lined with the ornate ... Read more
Itaim Bibi
Comprised of a dense clutch of upscale commercial and residential high-rises, the district of Itaim Bibi encompasses a delightful mix of high-end restaurants and shops to satisfy the after-work ... Read more
Mercado Municipal
Situated in a vast but lovely neoclassical structure and first opened in 1933, the Mercado Municipal de São Paulo — known colloquially as the Mercadão — houses hundreds of stalls selling ... Read more
Pinacoteca do Estado and Parque da Luz
Shaded from the intense tropical sunshine in leafy Parque da Luz—incidentally, Park of Light—the Pinacoteca do Estado is just as much a work of art as the works housed within. Opened in 1897 by ... Read more
Republic Square (Praça da República)
A rectangular eye at the center of the urban hurricane that is São Paulo, Praça da República might have seen better days, but the plaza still holds on to its importance as a focal ... Read more
Sé Cathedral
Lording over the heart of the city, the immense Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption—abbreviated to Catedral da Sé in reference to its status as the seat of the local Roman ... Read more
Theatro Municipal
Situated grandly atop downtown São Paulo’s Vale do Anhangabaú like a concrete wedding cake, the century-old Theatro Municipal still shines as an example of the city’s place at the vanguard ... Read more
Banespa Tower
An enduring symbol of São Paulo’s 20th century race to modernity, the Edifício Altino Arantes—more commonly known as the Banespa Tower or Banespão—remains one of the most notable ... Read more
