São Paulo: Tips

São Paulo, also known as Sampa, is the largest city in Brasil.

To do:

• Parque Ibirapuera
• Parque do Povo
• Avenida Paulista
• Mercado Municipal
• 25 de março
• Praça da Sé
• Estação da Luz
• Liberdade: Japonese neighrborhood and also the largest japonese population outside of Japan)

Museums:

• MASP – Museu de Arte de São Paulo
• Pinacoteca do Estado
• MAM – Museu de Arte Moderna
• MIS – Museu de Imagem e Som
• IMS – Instituto Moreira Salles
• Museu do Ipiranga
• Instituto Tomie Ohtake
• Museu de Arte Contemporanea – MAC USP
• Japan House
• Memorial da America Latina
• Museu da Casa Brasileira

Others:

– Teatro Municipal de São Paulo

– Teatro Bradesco

– Teatro Folha

– Sala São Paulo

– Auditorio Ibirapuera

Panoramic Views:

• Banespa Tower
• Restaurante Skye / Hotel Unique
• Terraço Itália

Soccer Stadiums:

• Estádio do Morumbi
• Estádio do Pacaembu

Shopping Malls:

• Shopping Iguatemi
• Shopping Morumbi
• Shopping JK
• Shopping Cidade Jardim
• Shopping Eldorado
• Shopping Higienópolis
• Shopping Ibirapuera

Restaurants:

• A Casa do Porco
• Adega Santiago
• Almanara (Arabic)
• Arabia (Arabic)
• Aska Lamen (Japonese / Liberdade)
• Bráz (Pizza)
• Chez Oscar
• Chez Mis
• Churrascaria Fogo de Chão
• D.O.M. (Brasilian)
• Eataly
• Ema
• Empório Frutaria (Healthy/Breakfast/Brunch/Lunch)
• Frutaria São Paulo (Healthy/Breakfast/Brunch/Lunch)
• Fasano
• Famiglia Mancini (Italian)
• Kaá (French, Italian and Brasilian)
• Kinoshita (Japonese)
• Kouzina (Greek)
• Maní (Brasilian)
• MéZ
• Myk (Mediterranean)
• Mocotó (Brasilian)
• Padoca do Maní (Breakfast/Brunch)
• Le Jazz
• Ruella (Bistro)
• Spot
• Tappo (Italian)
• Ton Ton (Brasilian)
• Tuju
• Vicolo Nostro (Italian)

Coffee Shops:

• Cafe Sofa Pinheiros
• Le Pain Quotidien

Others:

• Lanchonete Pinati (Israeli food): Great place to eat falafel

Bars:

• Vila Madalena: Neighborhood full of bars
• Sub Astor
• Skye
• Frank
• Drosophyla Bar
• JazzB
• Jazz nos fundos
• Veloso
• Pitico

Clubs:

• D-EDGE
• Casa 92

Sleep:

• Hotel Unique
• Maksoud Plaza
• Hotel Renaissance

Events:

• Carnival
• Gay Pride Parade
• Virada Cultural
• Grand Prix / Formula 1