São Paulo

TurisMetrô

Offer a variety of city tours every weekend. These are mostly walking tours but with some use of the metro. The tour is free of charge, but you will need to take some cash with you to buy metro tickets during the tour as necessary. The tours start at the TurisMetrô desk in Sé metro station at 09:00 and 14:00 on Saturdays and Sundays; you will need to arrive half an hour earlier to sign up. The desk is inside the ticket turnstiles, so if you arrive by metro don't exit the station past the turnstiles while looking for the desk or you'll have to pay for an extra ticket to get back in. If you are already around the station, you will have to pay for a ticket to gain access to the desk, although you can use it to make the first journey of the tour so it's not wasted. The guides speak English.

Virada Cultural

Virada Cultural is a round-the-clock cultural marathon that takes place in various parts of the Historic Center (Downtown), happening yearly around April–May. It is a free event that gathers an audience of several million of people circulating during a 24-hour, non-stop cultural party. Exceptionally, the metro and train work uninterruptedly during the event. During the 2012 edition, there were about 1,300 shows and 15 km of streets were occupied.

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Gay Pride Parade

Every year, during Corpus Christi holidays (usually between May and June), around 3 million people take part in the largest Gay Pride parade in the world. It takes place on a Sunday, and Avenida Paulista is the spot to head to. Floats bustling with electronic music parade from MASP to República, while every type imaginable marches along. The drinks are plenty and the rave party feel keeps the paraders dancing way pass sunset.

São Paulo Carnival

If you're in São Paulo during the annual Carnival, a national bank holiday between the end of February and March. This is where the typical Carnival parade takes place, with dancers dressed up in costumes and musicians play samba songs on the top of fancy cars. If you can afford it, get tickets closest to the "pista" (standing area, close to the parade itself). This will give you a premium view of the parade, and the possibility of comfortably sitting down on benches. Waiters pass to and fro selling chocolate, chips, beer, soft drinks and booze. Another option is to visit one of the various samba schools in town, where you can see the rehearsal concerts of musicians and dancers. You can even have the opportunity to join the parade at the time of Carnival holidays by acquiring the costume from a samba school and getting in touch with the people organising the event in one of the schools. However, São Paulo is not a traditional Carnaval destination for Brazilians, like Rio. The city will usually be less crowded on Carnaval then usual, as Paulistanos leave for the Paulista Coast or other states.

Vale do Anhangabaú

Vale do Anhangabaú (Anhangabaú Valley) is a region in the city center of São Paulo, located between the viaducts do Chá and Santa Ifigênia. It is a public space commonly characterized as park, where events have traditionally been organized, such as public demonstrations, political rallies, presentations and popular shows. It is considered the point that separates the Old City Center from the New City Center.

Largo do Paissandú

Largo do Paiçandu is an area of the República district, in the central area of the city of São Paulo, Brazil. It was named in 1865 after the Siege of Paysandu. Currently, it It is located within a quadrilateral formed by São João, Conselheiro Crispiniano, Rio Branco and Dom José de Barros streets.

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Praça da República

Praça da República (Portuguese: Square of the Republic) is a park and public square in the República neighborhood of São Paulo, Brazil. The park covers several city blocks between Rua Pedro Américo, Rua Vinte e Quatro de Maio, Avenida Ipiranga, and Avenida São João in the historic center of the city. Praça da República had many names before 1889, including Largo dos Curros, Largo da Palha, Praça das Milícias, Largo Sete de Abril, and Praça 15 de Novembro.

Caixa Cultural

CAIXA Cultural São Paulo is a museum and community center in São Paulo, Brazil. It is one of CAIXA Cultural network's units, a complex of cultural centers located in different capital cities in Brazil, maintained by Caixa Econômica Federal. In operation since 1989, the São Paulo unit is located in the Sé Building, the bank's former regional headquarters, inaugurated in 1939 by Getúlio Vargas.

Teatro Renault

Teatro Renault (English: Renault Theater), also known as Teatro Paramount (Paramount Theater) and Teatro Abril (Abril Theater), is located on Brigadeiro Luís Antônio Avenue, in the Brazilian city of São Paulo. It opened in 1929, burned down in 1969 and reopened in 2001.

Open now · closes 8 pm·Wheelchair accessible

Teatro Ruth Escobar

Teatro Ruth Escobar is a theatre in São Paulo, Brazil. It is named for the actress Ruth Escobar, who founded the theater in 1963.

Praça Ramos de Azevedo

The Ramos de Azevedo Square (Portuguese: Praça Ramos de Azevedo) is located in the República district, in the center of the Brazilian city of São Paulo, and is famous for being home to the Municipal Theater. It was created in 1911, after the theater's inauguration, under the name Esplanada do Theatro. It was renamed in 1928, after the death of the architect Ramos de Azevedo.

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Largo São Bento

Largo São Bento, considered one of the oldest public spaces in São Paulo, was occupied shortly after the city was founded in 1554. The area is home to the Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption, the São Bento School and the School of Philosophy of São Bento, which collectively form the Monastery of Saint Benedict, one of São Paulo's tourist attractions.

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Parque Dom Pedro II

Parque Dom Pedro II (Dom Pedro II Park in English) is a park located in the Sé neighborhood of São Paulo, Brazil. It lies on the border between the Historic Center of São Paulo and the Brás neighborhood.

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Largo do Arouche

Largo do Arouche, also known as Flower Square (Portuguese: Praça das Flores) or Flower Market (Mercado das Flores), is located in the República district, in the central region of the Brazilian city of São Paulo. It represents a center of diversity, as it has been occupied by LGBTQIAP+ social groups since the 1940s, an occupation that resisted the military dictatorship in the fight for the right to sexual and gender diversity. It houses several florists who set up shop after the existing stalls in República Square were removed by Mayor Armando de Arruda Pereira around 1914.

Teatro Brasileiro de Comédia

The Teatro Brasileiro de Comédia (English: Brazilian Comedy Theater - TBC) is located in the Bela Vista neighborhood, in the central zone of the Brazilian city of São Paulo. It was founded in 1948 by businessman Franco Zampari, with the financial support of part of São Paulo's elite. Between 1948 and 1964, the TBC housed a homonymous theater company, which was created to provide a space for amateur theater in the city of São Paulo.

Japan House

https://www.japanhouse.jp/saopaulo https://www.japanhousesp.com.br

Open now · closes 10 pm·Wheelchair accessible

Centro Cultural São Paulo

O espaço tem atividades artísticas e socioeducativas e conta com bibliotecas, auditórios, horta e miniclasses.

Wheelchair accessible

SESC Consolação

245 Rua Doutor Vila Nova, Vila Buarque

Open now · closes 10 pm·Wi-Fi · Wheelchair accessible

Largo Santa Cecília

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Centro Cultural Fiesp

1313 Avenida Paulista, Cerqueira César

SESC Bom Retiro

185 Alameda Nothmann

Teatro Augusta

941 Rua Augusta

SESC 14 Bis

285 Rua Doutor Plínio Barreto, Bela Vista

Open now · closes 9 pm·Wheelchair accessible

Largo Sete de Setembro

Oficina Cultural Oswald de Andrade

363 Rua Três Rios, Bom Retiro

Open now · closes 10 pm

Praça da Liberdade-Japão

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Praça Doutor João Mendes

Praça Marechal Deodoro

Santa Cecília

Aquário Do Centro

R. João Adolfo, 127

Bar Brahma

Av. São João, 677