Top Things to do in Sao Paulo
10 Sacred & Religious Sites in Sao Paulo That You Shouldn't Miss
The largest city in South America, Sao Paulo’s cuisine and art is as multinational as its diverse population of 10 million. With the restaurants of the Jardins district serving every food imaginable to diners from around the world, you wouldn’t be out of place going to Sao Paulo just for the dining. But you’d be missing out on world-class museums, diverse and vibrant neighborhood tours, and crazy-good shopping.
Restaurants in Sao Paulo
1. Paroquia Imaculada Conceicao - Ipiranga
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
2. Mesquita Brasil
3. Santuario Mae de Deus
4. Paroquia Imaculado Coracao de Maria (PUC)
5. Mesquita Brasil
6. Sao Paulo Brazil Temple
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5.0 based on 332 reviews
Open to the public, the Sao Paulo Brazil Temple is a beautiful and peaceful place to visit. Visitors can walk through the colorful gardens lined with towering trees, sit by the fountains and cascading waterfall, enjoy the beautiful views, and feel the peace of the grounds. While you're there, you can take a guided tour at the Visitors' Center.
7. Mosteiro De Sao Bento
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4.5 based on 6,461 reviews
Reviewed By myom624 - Coquitlam, Canada
It was just quite amazing to see these "many colorful statues" of saints above the length of the main aisle on its both sides which is really the spectacle that stands out the most in my memory of this "overall ornate" church (really plenty of beauty, intricacies & elaborateness to see inside a relatively small area), and yes walking along the main aisle of this small church (which is just about a third of the long rectangular building of the Monastery where the other parts are off-limits to the public) was actually somewhat of a reminiscent of that along the main aisle of the much-bigger Metropolitan Cathedral in Santiago (where also right above the length of the aisle on both sides are saint statues not colorful ones like here but gold-glittered). And nearby, at just about a 5-minute walk (to the north which is in the direction straight out from this church) is Farol Santander with some outdoor balconies on its 26th floor for some great views of the city & where are also some exhibition floors including those with great displays of the bank that the building once was, and another 5-to-10-minute walk further north from that (through some cobble-stoned "pedestrian streets") is the square Praca da Se with the city's "main cathedral" Catedral da Se de Sao Paulo which is a pretty plain one inside except for its "huge pillars" but still a worthwhile visit especially right outside of it where there's a "big circle" like a compass or such & also a nice standing statue of St. Paul.
8. Paroquia Nossa Senhora do Brasil
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4.5 based on 1,135 reviews
Reviewed By GBarry-1 - Bexley, United Kingdom
Very nice church, easy to find. If you like to see different churches, as some of our group did, then this is a good place to visit.
9. Paroquia Nossa Senhora das Dores e Santa Cruz
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4.5 based on 2 reviews
10. Temple of Solomon
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4.5 based on 1,678 reviews
The Temple of Solomon, which the Eternal One saw as His own house, was a link between man and the Lord God, a place where a chosen people would worship the Lord wholeheartedly. No other building on earth has ever held more importance than this, specifically because of its spiritual meaning. While lifting up and exalting the name of the Most High among all nations, the Temple also ignited faith in God's people, creating awareness of submission, respect for what was holy, and fear. Through this, all began to acknowledge the greatness of the God of Israel. Today, the Temple of Solomon in Sao Paulo aspires to the same goals as the previous one. Awaken people's Faith in the Living God. The Temple embraces people of many beliefs and cultures, to attend the meetings you must follow a rule list of security and behavior. Also the Temple has a guided tour available every hour, this visitation requires a fee of $ 25 BRL and it's available from 9am until 6pm. You'll have access to the Biblical Garden (Real Size replica of the Tabernacle of Moses, Memorial of the Temples in Jerusalem and the Centenary Olive Tree Garden). Please, book your visit for the guided tour via email.
Reviewed By Mdbcob1974 - London, United Kingdom
This Biblical tour shows the history of the Hebrew people from their slavery in Egypt, their eventual deliverance through Moses along with Israel's up's and down's due to the turning and returning back to God, including the building and destruction of the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem, the focal point for Jews and the link with the Christian faith today and the coming of the Lord Jesus. This tour explains the importance sacrifices presented in the past and what it represented. It explains the holiness of everything that was done back then, which is what the Temple of Solomon and the IURD (Igreja Universal do Reino de Deus) wants to show to people who attend. You get a sense of being in the desert as a Hebrew and also a a Priest when . you step into the Tabernacle and the Holy of Holies. It brought the Bible and various studies over the years and the tabernacle and the Temple to life. There is a tour of the articles and the 12 tribes of Israel including an exaplanation of each article. You can take pictures but only in certain places. The Levites who take you around are very knowledgable and helpful in answering any questions you may have. The tour took about an hour for us as it was only myself and my wife. This is a MUST for any Jew, Christian, Muslim or anyone else interested in Israel's history.
