What to do in São Paulo: 10 unmissable sights
The top 3 according to 51 votes from people: Avenida Paulista · Municipal Theatre · MASP. (Updated Jun 27, 2022.)
Museums, parks, markets and neighbourhoods that guides and locals recommend most.
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Top 10
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1
Avenida Paulista
The city's main avenue, with MASP and Japan House, closed to cars on Sundays.
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2
Municipal Theatre
1911 theatre inspired by the Paris Opera, venue of the 1922 Modern Art Week.
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3
MASP
São Paulo Museum of Art in Lina Bo Bardi's suspended building, with Van Gogh and Renoir.
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4
Ibirapuera Park
The city's most famous park, with Niemeyer buildings and the Afro Brazil Museum.
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5
Pinacoteca de São Paulo
The city's oldest art museum, with a collection of Brazilian art.
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6
Copan Building
Oscar Niemeyer's curving building downtown, one of Brazil's largest residential blocks.
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7
Municipal Market (Mercadão)
1933 market with stained glass, famous for its mortadella sandwich and cod pastel.
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8
Liberdade
Japanese neighbourhood with a weekend street fair and red lanterns.
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9
Football Museum
Interactive museum inside Pacaembu Stadium.
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10
Beco do Batman
Graffiti-covered alley in Vila Madalena.
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11
Museum of the Portuguese Language
Interactive museum in Luz Station, reopened in 2021 after the 2015 fire.
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12
Pátio do Colégio
Where Jesuits founded the city in 1554.
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A Paulista fechada pra carros aos domingos é o melhor programa de SP.