Must-see attractions in São Paulo State

  • Igreja de Santo Antônio

    São Paulo

    On the small Praça do Patriarca at the southwestern entrance to Triângulo, the modest, well-preserved Igreja de Santo Antônio retains many of its original…

  • Galeria Nara Roesler

    São Paulo

    Nara Roesler packs 40 years of experience curating Brazil's most sought-after contemporary artists (Vik Muniz, Tomie Ohtake) at this whitewashed gallery…

  • Núcleo Caboclos

    São Paulo State

    One of four Núcleos de Visitação (Visitor Centers) of Parque Estadual do Alto do Ribeira (PETAR); centrally located in the park, 86km by road from…

  • Núcleo Santana

    São Paulo State

    One of four Núcleos de Visitação (Visitor Centers) of Parque Estadual do Alto do Ribeira (PETAR); located 18km northwest of Iporanga.

  • Igreja Nossa Senhora do Carmo

    São Paulo

    On Praça da Sé stands the modest Igreja do Carmo, which dates to the 1630s and still preserves its original high altar.

  • Catedral da Sé

    São Paulo

    Crowning the Praça da Sé is the domed Catedral da Sé, a huge neo-Byzantine concoction that, for better or worse, replaced the original 18th-century…

  • Museu Histórico da Imigração Japonesa

    São Paulo

    This modest but fascinating museum, on the 7th floor of a Liberdade office building, documents the arrival and integration of the Japanese community…

  • Memorial do Imigrante

    São Paulo

    For a deeper understanding of São Paulo's immigration history, head to the Memorial do Imigrante in the eastern suburb of Moóca. Built in 1887, it was…

  • Museu da Casa Brasileira

    São Paulo

    Occupying an extravagant Palladian-style villa built by a local tycoon and his wife in the 1940s, this small but charming museum is dedicated to…

  • Igreja de São Francisco de Assis

    São Paulo

    Built in the 17th and 18th centuries, this classic example of Portuguese baroque just west of the Catedral da Sé is one of the best-preserved colonial…

  • Memorial da Resistência

    São Paulo

    Inside Estação Júlio Prestes, the powerful Memorial da Resistência includes occupying cells where dissidents were tortured Brazil’s military dictatorship…

  • Solar da Marquesa

    São Paulo

    Down a set of narrow downtown side streets stands one of the city’s last surviving 18th-century residences. This simple but delightful villa was once home…

  • Casa das Rosas

    São Paulo

    Housed in a classic mansion in the style of the coffee barons, this cultural center was originally built in 1928 by Ramos de Azevedo, the ‘starchitect’ of…

  • Instituto Tomie Ohtake

    São Paulo

    This cultural institute, founded by Ruy Ohtake, São Paulo’s most prominent contemporary architect, is dedicated to his Japanese-born mother – one of São…

  • Mirante 9 de Julho

    São Paulo

    Behind MASP, this formerly abandoned architectural bridge, that sat dormant for 60 years across one of the city's most important avenues, was reopened in…

  • Praça da Sé

    São Paulo

    The old heart of the city, palm-fringed Praça da Sé has seen better days but still draws animated crowds; from street hawkers and nose-down business types…

  • B3

    São Paulo

    Latin America’s largest stock exchange. There is no longer a live trading floor to visit, but the lobby serves as a de facto museum, with small artifacts,…

  • Galeria Milan

    São Paulo

    Displays the work of some of the city’s most cutting-edge contemporary artists, both well-established names and up-and-coming newbies.

  • College of Law

    São Paulo

    Next to Igreja de São Francisco de Assis is the prestigious College of Law. Founded in 1827, it is considered to be Brazil’s oldest institution of higher…