15 Best Things to Do in Sao Paulo

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   Paulista Avenue

   Neighborhood

   Paulista Avenue (Avenida Paulista) is a 2.8-kilometer (1.7-mile) avenue in São Paulo, running northwest to southeast.

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   Municipal Market of São Paulo

   Market

   The Municipal Market of São Paulo (Mercadão) is a large public market in the historic center of São Paulo, near the Tamanduateí River and Dom Pedro II Park.

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   Independence Park (São Paulo)

   Park & nature

   Independence Park in São Paulo is a sprawling green space that marks the site where Dom Pedro I declared Brazil's independence from Portugal in 1822.

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   Ibirapuera Park

   Park & nature

   Ibirapuera Park is an urban park in São Paulo covering 158 hectares (about 390 acres). It is the most visited park in South America, with 14.4 million visits in 2017.

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   Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo

   Museum

   The Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo is a visual arts museum focused on Brazilian art from the 19th century to the present day, in dialogue with various cultures from around the world.

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   Beco do Batman

   Sight

   Beco do Batman (Batman's Alley) is a nickname for the area around Rua Gonçalo Afonso and Rua Medeiros de Albuquerque in the Vila Madalena neighborhood of São Paulo.

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   São Paulo Museum of Art

   Museum

   The São Paulo Museum of Art (MASP) is an art museum on Paulista Avenue in São Paulo, Brazil.

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   Liberdade street market

   Market

   The Liberdade Street Fair is an open-air art and handicraft market in São Paulo's Liberdade district, home to the largest Japanese population outside Japan.

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   Liberdade

   NeighborhoodFree entry

   Liberdade is São Paulo's historic Japanese district, home to the largest Japanese diaspora community in the world outside Japan, and a vivid, atmospheric neighbourhood of red torii-style street…

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    Museu do Futebol

    MuseumFree entry

    The Museu do Futebol, built into the stands of São Paulo's historic Pacaembu Stadium, is a love letter to the sport that defines Brazil.

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    Eataly Sao Paulo

    MarketFree entry

    Eataly São Paulo is a vibrant Italian food market and restaurant complex located in the upscale Vila Nova Conceição neighborhood.

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    São Paulo Cathedral

    Religious site

    The São Paulo Metropolitan Cathedral, also known as the See Cathedral, is the largest Catholic church in the city.

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    Museu Afro Brasil

    Museum

    Museu Afro Brasil is a history, artistic, and ethnographic museum in Ibirapuera Park, São Paulo, dedicated to the cultural sphere of black people in Brazil.

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    Museu Catavento

    MuseumFree entry

    Museu Catavento is São Paulo's superb interactive science museum, housed in the grand early-20th-century Palácio das Indústrias.

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    Mosteiro de São Bento (São Paulo)

    Religious site

    The Monastery of Saint Benedict (Mosteiro de São Bento) is a Catholic temple in São Paulo, Brazil, established on 14 July 1598.

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