SAO PAULO TRAVEL GUIDE | 20 Things To Do In São Paulo, Brazil

Join us for our Sao Paulo travel guide as we highlight the top 20 things to do in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Visiting Sao Paolo was a bit intimidating. We weren't really sure what to expect prior to visiting South America's largest city, however, we found that in that midst of the crowds and chaos there were cool pockets filled with parks, street art, and an abundance of restaurants. For this video, we also had two of our Brazilian friends join us and they were able to provide a unique window into the city. This travel guide will showcase 20 things to do in Sao Paulo, Brazil:

1) Ibirapuera Park (Parque Ibirapuera) to enjoy leisure and activity along with visiting the Afro-Brasil Museum (Museu Afro Brasil) and São Paulo Museum of Modern Art (Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo - MAM)
2) Beco do Batman (Batman’s Alley)
3) Museu do Futebol (Museum of Football)
4) Municipal Market of São Paulo (Mercado Municipal Paulistano - Mercado Municipal de São Paulo
5) Mortadella Sandwich
6) São Paulo See Metropolitan Cathedral (Catedral Metropolitana, or Catedral da Sé de São Paulo)
7) Liberdade Japanese neighborhood (リベルダージ)
8) Sushi Buffet all you can eat feast
9) Izakaya gastropub (居酒屋) + Ramyeon Noodle Bowls
10) Karaoke and São Paulo nightlife
11) Brazilian Breakfast (Pão na chapa, Pão de queijo and coffee)
12) Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo
13) Jardim da Luz (Praça da Luz - Parque da Luz)
14) São Paulo Municipal Theatre (Theatro Municipal de São Paulo)
15) Martinelli Building (Edifício Martinelli)
16) Edifício Itália ("Italy Building") Circolo Italiano
17) Mosteiro de São Bento (São Bento Monastery)
18) Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil (CCBB: Bank of Brazil Cultural Center)
19) Renault Theatre (Teatro Paramount)
20) São Paulo Metrô (Metropolitano de São Paulo)

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Our visit São Paulo travel guide documentary covers some of the top attractions including a food guide (best restaurants and street food), top museums and São Paulo at night. We also cover off-the-beaten-path activities you won't find in a typical São Paulo tourism brochure or São Paulo, Brasil city tour.

20 Things to do in São Paulo, Brazil Travel Guide and Top Attractions Video Transcript:

Within the park grounds you’ll find the Afro-Brasil Museum, which is a contemporary museum that looks at African culture and influence in Brazilian society. And not too far from there, you’ll come across the Museum of Modern Art.

Batman Alley is located in Vila Madalena and it has become a popular tourist and Instagram spot. Apparently the place gets its name because the first piece of graffiti to go up was one of Batman back in the 1980s.

If you’re a football lover, this is a place you won’t want to miss.

Being the foodies that we are, we couldn’t skip the Municipal Market. Here you can find exotic fruits, fresh vegetables, meats, spices and even restaurants. We went there right around the lunch hour to try the famed mortadella sandwich.

From there, we visited Sao Paulo Cathedral. We only learned this after our visit, but there’s a crypt you can visit.

Next up we headed to the neighbourhood of Liberdade, which has the largest Japanese community in the world outside of Japan. We decided to hit up a sushi buffet for some food!

That evening we met up with our Brazilian friends, who took us out for a night on the town.

That morning we visited Pinacoteca do Estado, which is a cool art museum that focuses on works by Brazilian artist or works with Brazilian subject matter.

After that we headed over to Parque da Luz. This park is right next to the museum and it has a lot of interesting sculptures scattered about.

Sao Paulo’s Teatro Municipal first opened in 1911. The Martinelli building is 30 stories high and it was the first skyscraper in South America.

And that’s a quick look at how we spent 2 days in Sao Paulo. We hope you enjoyed this guide and that it gave you some ideas on how to tackle South America’s largest city. As always, if you have any other suggestions of fun things to do in Sao Paulo, feel free to share those with us in the comments below.

This is part of our Travel in Brazil video series showcasing Brazilian food, Brazilian culture and Brazilian cuisine.

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[Adumbo-Hitela]

It's one of my goals to visit Brazil
From Canada

[remotedarren]

Sao Paulo look like so much fun. Your South America videos are making me want to explore that part of the world.

[Rogerioapsandrade]

Thanks a lot for posting this video. As a paulistano myself, I feel glad when people come to visit my city and discover a the hidden gems this place has.
São Paulo is a great city to explore. Of course it has all the problems that one would expect from a big brazilian city, but there's so much to see and to do that every visitor may find an experience to fill their own tastes. It's a city for everyone, only shadowed by the typical beach and forest circuit in Brazil.

[lecirdaluz]

Great Job... Been to São Paulo several times... you nailed it on the head.... definitetely the most underated city in the world... and I have been to over 70 countries...

[markiscouch]

April 6, 2017 I miss Sao Paulo, Brazil. One of the best times of my life.

[Wtravel]

Thanks for this informative vlog. My best places in Sao Paulo :

Ibirapuera Park, Municipal Market, Paulista Avenue, Municipal Theater, terrace of the Italian Building, Batman Alley, Liberdade, Botanical Garden, Catavento, Science Museum.

[andrestechhahn]

São Paulo is wonderful!!! I love living here .

[KauanBriel]

I live here and I had no idea about many places on the video. Great video!

[glasgow]

Totally agree about the fans wall at the museum of football, I could have stayed all day listen to the chants. great video.

[rrfernandes]

I´m so glad to see this video, this made me, as a Paulistano, very pround about my city and these lot of cool stuff that the city bring, not just for us locals citiziens, but also for tourists, I love big cities, and me as a guy that traveled for more that 44 cities and 9 countries, I can claim that is one of the best ones, nowdays I work in a front desk in Hotel in São Paulo, and I love to give all this tips about my city for my foreign guests, and for brazilians guest that come from another states, most of times, they come just for bussiness issues, but eveybody can enjoy a lot this amazing city!

[TheVanbeto]

Lindo vídeo da nossa SP... vcs exploraram o centro velho de SP, faltou muita coisa: Av Paulista e seus muitos museos é parque Trianon junto ao MASP, nossos estádios de futebol, Morumbi, Arena Corinthians e Allians Arena, Parque do Povo, Vila Lobos ...Museo da Imagem e Som,

[lucienesantos]

I am very happy to see that you liked São Paulo, thank you for your visit and hope you come back.❤👏

[viniciusmaca]

"Casa do Pão de Queijo" is the McDonalds of the cheesebreads. It will never be so good as this big one you were biting. =)

[latintrader]

Fabulous City. Been to SP several times . It's a very impressive metropolis....

[AntonioCostaRealEstate]

Thanks for giving a due attention to proper downtown. You got decent guidance and did your homework.

[OtaGaudencio]

Amazing guide! Super productive for two days and with GREAT tips of this amazing city!!!

[ElRonDeTexas]

Love you two!
Love your content.
Very informative and useful information. 🎉 All the best from to you from your friend in #Texas

[PradeepRaajkumar]

Loved THe building- Sky scraper and the native food...

[samanthaarmendaris]

I just got back from my first trip to Brazil!! I miss it so much :( 2 weeks was no where close to long enough

[oldmanbrsp]

Sao Paulo....a cidade que recebe a todos de braços abertos!