Top Things to do in Sao Paulo
Things to do in Sao Paulo, State of Sao Paulo (SP): The Best Walking Tours
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. São Paulo City Walking Tour
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5.0 based on 3 reviews
Take in the historic monuments and architectural wonders of São Paulo on this 4-hour walking tour, including hotel pickup and drop-off. Along the way, see attractions such as the MASP Museum, the Bandeirantes Monument, Edifício Itália and Estação da Luz; walk across the scenic Viaduto do Chá; and admire the views from Ibirapuera Park.
Inclusions: Professional Tour Guide, Round Trip transfer to most hotels located in Sao Paulo downtown
Exclusions: Food and drinks, Entrances, Personal expenses
2. Vila Madalena Art, Gastronomy and Samba Experience
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5.0 based on 3 reviews
Art and Gastronomy Tour that serves to sharpen your creativity, spend fun moments, taste the delicacies that the Bairro da Vila Madalena offers, meet local artists, feed your artistic side, be surprised by São Paulo through the help of a citizen from the world trained in food engineering and passionate about gastronomy, São Paulo and Brazil. This tour can also be done at night with another modality, more focused on enjoying the gastronomy and the varied musical styles that this artistic neighborhood offers, including SAMBA !!!
Inclusions: Licensed face-to-face guide
Exclusions: Snacks
Reviewed By A331KSkatieg
Brilliant guide, Rocco really knew his stuff and I had a wonderful time in Sao Paolo - thoroughly recommend if you want the best guide in the city! I featured him in my article in Virgin Atlantic's in-flight magazine as one of the top tour guides.
3. Pinheiros and Vila Madalena Food Tour
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5.0 based on 3 reviews
Come and take a nice walking tour in the most bohemian and interesting neighborhoods of São Paulo! From Fradique Coutinho Subway, you will try various Brazilian snacks and sweets in six carefully selected places for a real and delicious immersion in Brazilian gastronomic culture. And we will cross the Batman Alley, famous urban art center, and the Benedict Calixto square, which has a very interesting antiques fair!
Inclusions: All Fees and Taxes
Exclusions: Our food tour gives you the flexibility to eat what you like and as much as you like. Food costs are not included. To taste all the snacks we will recommend, you will spend between 10 and 15 dollars.
Reviewed By gabbydankser
Hilton recommended this class, so we had no doubt it would be good. It was better ;) Mariana was helpful and friendly, explained a lot about the local and national ingredients, their relation to history and their current culture. It's a gastronomic as well as historical lesson. Cooking, we love it, so the equipment we checked and used was professional. So were the ingredients. Freshly cooked, our final menus were delicious. We can recommend the team behind this cooking class, especially Mariana, thank you!
4. Discover Sao Paulo History Guided Tour
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5.0 based on 50 reviews
São Paulo is hosting some of the biggest communities of immigrants of the world. We will talk about Italians, Japanese, Syrian-Lebanese and many others. Walking between the "new" downtown and the old city we will discover how this city was getting so important and how its social and cultural diversity make this place so incredible. We'll see the first Skyscraper of Latin America and find the signs of the oldest indigenous path of this side of the world! Be ready to jump to the top of the city to shell the eyes in front of its immensity for later diving into its vibrant communities to get lost in its colors, perfumes and hidden details.
Inclusions: Guided tour
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Reviewed By lenkayurken
I was in San Paolo last year and a friend of mine recommended to contact Giuliano. I’m so glad I did! He’s a wonderful guide and an amazing person who exceeded my expectations. Thanks to Giuliano I learnt A LOT about the city and its people. Thank you, Giuliano, for your professionalism, enthusiasm and a cheerful attitude!
5. Seven Beaches Trail - Ubatuba
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5.0 based on 2 reviews
We will depart for Ubatuba, where we will make a trail of approximately 10 km and 7 beaches: Lagoinha, the West, Peres, Bonete, Desert, Cedar and Fortaleza. It has medium level and lasts around 6 hours, not only can enjoy the look, but also bathe in the sea, sunbathe and rest in some shade on the beach.
Inclusions: Guide
Exclusions: Any food is not included
6. The Seven Beaches Trail - Ubatuba
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
We will depart for Ubatuba, where we will make a trail of approximately 10 km and 7 beaches: Lagoinha, the West, Peres, Bonete, Desert, Cedar and Fortaleza. It has medium level and lasts around 6 hours, not only can enjoy the look, but also bathe in the sea, sunbathe and rest in some shade on the beach.
Inclusions: Private transportation
Exclusions: Any food is not included
7. Photoshoot Batman's Alley including 100 Photos
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5.0 based on 2 reviews
The concept of photography is not about fashion, vanity, do not bother if you have never done a photoshoot before, if you believe not to be photogenic, I will prove you yes, you are! Here we will be celebrating this special moment of your life, that you have health and are traveling. We will be writing your story with photography. Come be eternalized!
Inclusions: Photographic Equipment - Nikon, 100 Photos edited in Photoshop Pro 2019
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Reviewed By BenjaminNYC
Guilherme was one of the best guides I’ve ever had. He’s an artist living in the neighborhood and knows a ton about it. Not the typical synthetic tour. Also was very kid friendly. Highly recommended!
8. São Paulo Historic Center Photo Tour
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5.0 based on 8 reviews
Start your day between culture and photography. Accompanied by a local photographer, we will explore São Paulo seeking beauty not only in tourist places, but also in the routine of people who transit the city. Website: spphototour.com.br Instagram: @spphototour
Inclusions: Coffee
Exclusions: Private transportation, Breakfast
Reviewed By iPhototraveller
What makes good photography tour? Is it set-ups and copying the shots of the guide? Or is it the opportunity to be creative, interpretative and capture unique impressions of a place? If it is the latter, then Victor is your ideal guide. He was previously an advertising art director and now a full time photography guide. Victor understands that photographers do not want just record shots or narcissistic selfie shots, but rather images that reflect a place and the photographer, and tell part of a story or journey. For me, I wanted to capture some of the everyday lifestyles in Sao Paulo, Some parts of Sao Paulo are potentially dangerous and so it is essential to have a photographer/guide like Victor that knows Sao Paulo and where to go for photography and to keep clients safe. We started off at the Luz train station which is architecturally interesting to photograph. Also it is an photographically interesting place to photograph locals . From there we did a walk about of parts of the downtown area to photograph street activities and some historic but photographically interesting buildings. We encountered a small dance group practicing for an upcoming event and have attached a few photos. Victor is a versatile photographer with an artistic eye- so you just need to advise him what your photographic style and interests are . As far as I can tell, Victor does not do set-ups for others to copy but takes you to places that offer photo opportunities for self expression and interpretation I have been in photography for more that 40 years and highly recommend Victor.
9. Photowalk in São Paulo on Paulista Avenue
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5.0 based on 44 reviews
Love photography? How about practicing photography while enjoying life, making new friends and visually discovering Paulista? Experiencing an environment of freedom, autonomy, and connection \o/ The experience has 3 moments: We start with a chat about photography for 1h in a coffee shop. In it, we will talk about my life story (a big life change) both verbally and through photographs to explore the meanings of photographs. We'll look at printed photos, a book (made by our local photowalk community which printed copies are not publicly available), etc. The conversation sets the mood of the photowalk and connects the group. Afterwards, we will photowalk through Paulista Avenue with some special places included that were discussed during our initial chat (Fri/Sat/Sun: we have special authorization to photograph the Conjunto Nacional building*). We will end our photowalk with a special and personalized surprise for each participant. Just this surprise is worth the ticket value ;). Let's go together! Book now \o/
Inclusions: A special and personalized surprise at the end that just this surprise is worth the ticket value ;)., The photographer (Filipe Morgado) will lead a photography chat during the first moment of the experience and will assist everyone during the experience., Authorization to photograph in the Conjunto Nacional building (on Fri/Sat/Sun and respecting unexpected events that prevent us)., Small groups, up to 4 people.
Exclusions: Food and beverages consumed by participants are not included. , The experience is a PHOTOWALK, not a PHOTO SHOOT/ESSAY/SESSION, nor a photography WORKSHOP, as I do not impose learning to the participants. I advise on photographic techniques according to the interest of each participant.
10. Street art is not for lazy tourists :P
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
Sao Paulo is literally an explosion of the most diverse and interesting street arts! Here Street Art means politics, expression, social and sexual inclusion as well as the finest way of doing advertisement since billboards are forbidden here. I'll show to you many monumental murals and the story that goes behind theme while we walk around passing through some of the most iconic buildings of the city. Many graffiti have a social purpose and a direct impact on the community. I will present it to you and I will be curious to hear your opinions. This tour is intentionally not covering "Vila Madalena" and the Batman Alley, as I believe that urban movements and social issues occur elsewhere ;) This tour is for those who want to go a little further a tourist experience and want to dig deep into the reality of this city. Ready for it?!
Inclusions: Experienced guide
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Reviewed By claudiagE8374RC
Giuliano knows a lot about the history and really enjoys his work so his passion shows when explaining in a very easy way to understand.
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