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Sao Paulo is Brazil’s largest city. It’s a cosmopolitan mix of culture and history, combined with some of Brazil’s tallest buildings, modern day living, and great cuisine. It doesn’t have the beachside location that Rio does, but Sao Paulo more than rivals Brazil’s other popular city as a tourist destination.
Sao Paulo Festivals and Culture
A good way to experience some of that culture is to coincide your visit with one of Sao Paulo’s many festivals and events. The city hosts one of the largest Carnivals in Brazil, for example, or visit during the very popular Sao Paulo Gay Pride Parade.
Sao Paulo has a lively theatrical scene as well, and then of course there are the many museums…
Sao Paulo Museums
The Ipiranga Museum, also known as Museu Paulista, is a very impressive museum. Set within a palace-like building similar to Versailles in France this museum focuses on history and art and is surrounded by beautifully landscaped gardens.
The Sao Paulo Museum of Art is another museum set within an impressive building, though this one is very modern in appearance. More of the city’s history can be discovered at the Immigrant’s Hostel Museum which from 1887 to 1978 served immigrant’s to Sao Paulo. New immigrants were given a temporary place to stay and helped to find work here. Since 1998 the hostel has been a museum where immigrant’s stories are told and artefacts are on display.
Landmarks in Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo has enough skyscrapers to rival any North American city, and some are even modelled on those from other cities. The Banespa Building for example was inspired by New York’s Empire State Building, and was completed in 1947. Though it’s no longer Sao Paulo’s tallest building it does still offer some great views from the observation deck. On clear days you can see as far as 25 miles, and of course over much of the city.
One other tall building you’ll see from Banespa Building is Edificio Italia. This is taller than the former (it’s the second tallest building in Sao Paulo) and also has an observation deck.
Sao Paulo See Metropolitan Cathedral is another important landmark. This was constructed in the Neo-Gothic style and completed in 1954. It’s the largest church in Sao Paulo and is beautiful both inside and out.
Flights to Sao Paulo
Being such a large city Sao Paulo has several airports though for international flights to Sao Paulo you would use the Sao Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport (airport code: GRU). This is Brazil’s busiest airport and it’s located 15 miles from downtown Sao Paulo, accessible by public bus, shuttle bus and taxis. You can take a direct flight to Sao Paulo from the UK with TAM Linhas Aereas and British Airways, or choose from a range of airlines offering one stop flights, including TAP Air Portugal, Lufthansa, Iberia, Air France, KLM, Air Canada, and Continental Airlines.Sao Paulo Tourist Attractions
Sao Paulo is a huge city – it’s the largest city in Brazil, and its metropolitan area is the seventh largest in the world. As a tourist who’s visiting Sao Paulo for only a short time you would be hard pushed to see much of the city, and although it does have some sights it’s the kind of place where the culture is as much an attraction as anything else.Sao Paulo Festivals and Culture
A good way to experience some of that culture is to coincide your visit with one of Sao Paulo’s many festivals and events. The city hosts one of the largest Carnivals in Brazil, for example, or visit during the very popular Sao Paulo Gay Pride Parade.
Sao Paulo has a lively theatrical scene as well, and then of course there are the many museums…
Sao Paulo Museums
The Ipiranga Museum, also known as Museu Paulista, is a very impressive museum. Set within a palace-like building similar to Versailles in France this museum focuses on history and art and is surrounded by beautifully landscaped gardens.
The Sao Paulo Museum of Art is another museum set within an impressive building, though this one is very modern in appearance. More of the city’s history can be discovered at the Immigrant’s Hostel Museum which from 1887 to 1978 served immigrant’s to Sao Paulo. New immigrants were given a temporary place to stay and helped to find work here. Since 1998 the hostel has been a museum where immigrant’s stories are told and artefacts are on display.
Landmarks in Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo has enough skyscrapers to rival any North American city, and some are even modelled on those from other cities. The Banespa Building for example was inspired by New York’s Empire State Building, and was completed in 1947. Though it’s no longer Sao Paulo’s tallest building it does still offer some great views from the observation deck. On clear days you can see as far as 25 miles, and of course over much of the city.
One other tall building you’ll see from Banespa Building is Edificio Italia. This is taller than the former (it’s the second tallest building in Sao Paulo) and also has an observation deck.
Sao Paulo See Metropolitan Cathedral is another important landmark. This was constructed in the Neo-Gothic style and completed in 1954. It’s the largest church in Sao Paulo and is beautiful both inside and out.