Top Things to do in Sao Paulo
The 5 Best Zoos & Aquariums in Sao Paulo, State of Sao Paulo (SP)
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.
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1. Butantan Institute
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1,331 reviews
Frogs and spiders and snakes, oh my! The Instituto Butantan, a biomedical research and zoological center founded in 1901, has all these creepy crawlies and more. The institute was instrumental in controlling scores of tropical diseases and now focuses on developing vaccines and researching venomous animals. Brazil's largest serpentarium is on-site, as is a convenient anti-venom clinic, just in case things get out of hand. In any event, the kiddies will get a kick out of handling the cool-blooded things, or at least peering at them through reinforced glass. Once you've had your fill of scales and rattles, take a stroll in the lovely landscaped gardens.
Reviewed By Fernando_Vasques
The 3 museums and surroundings are well maintained. I recommend to parents and teachers to schedule a 3 to 4 hour visit with the children. Has Food Truck on site. The highlight is the Museum of Microbiology and interaction with the public. The museum with live specimens (Herpeto fauna, officinas) is also legal. And the historical museum gives us a notion how our scientists and researchers at the end of the 19th and early 20th centuries were great men and women who have established a point of excellence in world research in this field. Very educational for everyone and especially for the new generation. In addition to having areas with nature preserved Atlantic Forest and a football field for families to enjoy with children. The macacario is under renovation. I hope you reopen soon. The museum of scientist in the Museum of Microbiology gives credit to the illustrious researchers among which 3 Brazilians who contributed to the health of humanity. I recommend taking friends and foreign visitors to know our scientific history.
2. Zoologico de Sao Paulo
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 5,098 reviews
It's hard to find a zoo that creates a completely natural habitat for its animals, and the São Paulo Zoo is no exception. Still, staff try to provide a decent home for the more than 3,000 animals in their care, including local luminaries such as the Brazilian howler monkey and the red-breasted toucan. Tue-Sun 9am-5pm
Reviewed By AlexandreN994 - Sao Paulo, Brazil
Very well organized, lots of animals with an easy sighting and multilingual signs for identifying them. Points to improve would be to make those animals signs larger and to redo the map (which they charge you for) it’s not that easy to read and definitely not worth it.
3. Sao Paulo Aquarium
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 4,224 reviews
Located, strangely enough, in a working-class residential neighborhood, the São Paulo Aquarium is always a hit with the kids. The self-proclaimed largest aquarium in Latin America contains more than 300 species of marine life. Daily 9am-6pm
Reviewed By carolinapreta - Odense, Denmark
The space is clean and organized, we went early in the morning to avoid it being too crowded and could visit everything in our own pace. The tanks have lower windows so even small children get a better view of the fishes. The bathrooms are way too small and many stalls didn't have toilet paper, wish they had a family room. The new addition zoo, with the kangaroos, koala bears, polar bears and other animals is even better! Spacious and with lots of natural light my kids had a lot of fun. For my 2 yo, the best part was the mermaid, she loved it and couldn't see her enough. For my 7 yo who's really into fishes and sea animals, I wish they had a map of the place and/or some booklet with additional information on the animals he was seeing.
4. Zoo Safari
5. Zoofoz
Overall Ratings
3.0 based on 2 reviews
