16 activities in Sao Paulo, Brazil

This 1,500-square-meter lounge is the epitome of first-class service at the São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport.

 

With breath-taking views of the runway, the lounge is an architectural masterpiece of modern design and sustainability, providing the perfect balance of work and rest space, entertainment and culinary experiences The lounge is designed to provide a distinctive experience for travellers in addition to subtly immersing them into the local culture through its features and offerings.

 

Lounge offerings include a wide selection of food and beverages, from warm dishes and fresh food to soft and alcoholic beverages, shower facilities, high-speed Wi-Fi, workstations, family room, TV channels, international newspapers and digital magazines. For those who need a little more privacy, we also offer a conference room, perfect for meetings.

Services & Facilities

Food & Beverage

•Continental cuisine available

•Vegetarian options available

• Gluten-free options available

•Complimentary selection of coffee and tea

•Complimentary selection of beer and house wine are available

•Premium drinks*

•Lounge-to-Go*

•Shower Room (Complimentary 20-min usage on a first-come, first-served basis. Reservations can be made at the reception)

•Complimentary amenity items include shower gel, shampoo, body lotion, bath towel and hairdryer. On-request items include a dental kit and shaver

What’s More

•Wheelchair is available on request

•Baby changing station

•Accessible washroom

•Baggage storage available during lounge visit

•Digital newspapers and magazines

•Flight information display

•Kids play area

•Meeting room*

•Printing & photocopying*

•Complimentary Wi-Fi"

The Lounge:

This 1,500 square meter lounge is the epitome of first class service at the São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport.

With breath-taking views of the runway, the lounge is an architectural masterpiece of modern design and sustainability, providing the perfect balance of work and rest space, entertainment and a culinary experiences The lounge is designed to provide a distinctive experience for travellers in addition to subtly immersing them into the local culture through its features and offerings.

Lounge offerings include a wide selection of food and beverage, from warm dishes and fresh food to soft and alcoholic beverages, shower facilities, high-speed Wi-Fi, workstations, family room, TV channels, international newspapers and digital magazines. For those who need a little more privacy, we also offer a conference room, perfect for meetings.

Features:

Charging Station

Draught Beer

E-magazines

Flight Information

Food and Beverage

Meeting Rooms

Private Resting Area (charges may apply)

Shower Facilities (charges may apply / subject to availability)

Vegetarian Options

Wi-Fi

Schedule:

Daily from 5am to 11pm.

If you wish to visit São Paulo’s top attractions, but you only have a few hours to spare, you’ll be pleased to know that with this private tour you’ll get to see a whole lot by vehicle and on foot!

Our tour guides will detail the historical and cultural aspects of some of the most important sites in the city, in addition to showing the day-to-day life of the Paulistano (as the city’s inhabitants call themselves), in the financial capital of Brazil.
Your designated tour guide will accompany you as you walk through São Paulo’s historical downtown, and drive through many of the city neighborhoods as well as the city´s most popular and well-known park.

São Paulo Historic Downtown Site of the city’s founding, this is the perfect place to learn about the history of São Paulo and about the cultural aspects of the Capital.
The neighborhood of Liberdade is Home to the world’s largest Japanese population in the world outside of Japan and the heart of the Asian community in São Paulo.
Paulista Avenue Founded at the end of the 19th century, Paulista Av is one of the most important financial centers in the Capital in addition to being home to a wide variety of buildings that show off the city’s diverse architecture.

Ibirapuera Park The city’s main park, which features a historically and architecturally important group of buildings by world-renowned Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer (winner of the Pritzker Prize for architecture) and landscaping by Burle Marx.

If your interest is set on architectural design, then this tour is definitely for you!

This humongous city has a wide range of styles, from colonial Portuguese buildings to art nouveau edifices and modern style structures. Your professional, expert and knowledgeable tour guide will please you with extensive informative commentary about what there is to see. You’ll explore the city’s architectural landmarks by private vehicle and learn about the architects that constructed them. Upon pick-up your tour guide will drive you through the city to the most impressive architecture of São Paulo. Initially you will spot several European architectural styles as well as the newer Brazilian modernist school that made this country famous throughout the world. Then get dazzled by the work of architects like Oscar Niemeyer’s “Copan Building”, (one of the largest buildings in Brazil, which even has its own Zip code due to its large number of dwellers). You’ll also see the notorious Art Museum (MASP) designed by Lina Bo Bardi who’s famous for her modernist glass home located in one of the most privileged areas of the city.

You’ll be amazed by the neoclassical, art nouveau, brutalist and contemporary styles of this metropolis and all of the great talents who contributed to the construction of this wonderful city.

Once the tour has ended, your guide will drive you back to the starting point.

São Paulo is a paradise for art enthusiasts in general. On top of its many museums, this city is the main spot for important events like the SP Art Fair and the Art Bienal of São Paulo, the last one being one of the most important in the world.

This tour proposes going beyond the conventional spaces, visiting the best and more representative art galleries of contemporary art in the city. The tour includes visits to different galleries which will be chosen accordingly to the available exhibitions and taking into account the interests of our clients.

Our tour guide will meet with you at your hotel and will take you on private transport to experience an amazing moment in the contemporary art universe in the city of São Paulo

With over 100 galleries of contemporary art and with a dynamic of exhibitions in constant renovation, these are the most interesting places to appreciate and get a better understanding of the local artistic scene.

The itinerary contemplates many spaces in famous neighborhoods such as Vila Madalena, Jardins, Centro, and Itaim. Higienópolis, amongst others.

This itinerary visits different art galleries which will be chosen according to the available exhibitions and the interests of our clients.

At the end of the tour, you will have a larger comprehension of why São Paulo is considered the cultural capital of Brazil.

Get fascinated by some of the best Street Art in São Paulo in a 3-hour tour of the city.

Explore through the graffiti covered streets and alleys of the barrios of Vila Madalena and Santana with the guidance of your knowledgeable tour guide.

Visit a street art gallery dedicated to this increasingly popular urban art form and learn about the work of some of the best Brazilian artists.

Upon pick-up from your hotel you’ll embark to explore Sao Paulo’s fascinating graffiti art. You’ll hear commentary on the best-known Brazilian street artists and learn about how their upbringing in this urban culture influenced their work.

You will initially visit the well-known bohemian barrio of Vila Madalena. Here you’ll get to walk along back streets and alleyways and awe at the vibrant displays of spray-painted murals and learn about their artistic origins that involve history and folk.

Then your guide will take you to visit one of Sao Paulo’s best street art galleries, which are aimed to promote street art awareness.

Afterwards you will get to visit the Santana Barrio where you’ll find the Open Air Street Art Museum (MAAU). This museum has the largest conglomeration of art from the best known local street artist, with approximately 70 murals beneath the metro train tracks.

After you’ve enjoyed the many forms of street art available, your tour guide will drive you back to the starting point.

This is our most popular tour in São Paulo, including the most famous tourist attractions of our city! This tour option includes everything mentioned in the São Paulo City Tour Express itinerary plus a visit to the Traditional Municipal Market of São Paulo and the artistic and bohemian region of Vila Madalena. Enjoy guided commentary on 10 or more major landmarks including hotel pickup and drop-off.

What will you visit during this tour?

Ibirapuera Park

São Paulo´s most famous green area (It’s importance to to the city is comparable to that of Central Park to New York City).

Paulista Avenue

An historical avenue regarded as the most expensive real estate anywhere in Latin America and one of the main business centers of São Paulo.

Liberdade Quarter

São Paulo is the city where the largest Japanese community outside of Japan in the world lives and Liberdade is their main area.

Downtown

This is where the majority of the historical attractions of São Paulo concentrate, such as, Pátio do Colégio, Sé Cathedral, São Bento Monasthery and CCBB.

Municipal Market

Belle époque confection of stained glass and a series of vast domes, specializing in fresh produce and dried goods, a great place to sample classic delights.

Vila Madalena neighborhood

A bohemian area full of art studios and which possesses the best Street Art murals in town

Upon leaving your place of stay or combined starting point, you’ll take the road on a scenic drive to Embu das Artes!

Once you’ve arrived, you’ll get to admire its cobblestone streets and colonial architecture, which includes the Church of “Our Lady of the Rosary”. This well-preserved 17th-century cathedral was founded by Jesuit priests and was constructed with thick adobe walls in a simple Baroque style, common to the State of São Paulo. Next door to the church you’ll find the Museum of Sacred Art, which is located in the former Jesuit quarters.

Then you’ll check out the wonderful art galleries and artisan shops where you can buy locally made handcrafts, including rustic wood furniture and reasonably priced paintings. Here you can chat away with the friendly locals and visitors.

If your tour takes place during the weekend then you can head to the outdoor Crafts Fair, which draws people from all over Brazil. Here Artisans have sold their arts and crafts for more than 70 years.

After you’ve worked an appetite, your guide will point you to a wide selection of eateries to sample delicious local dishes which in some cases are of German influence. You can also sample drinks like cachaça (a popular Brazilian liquor made from fermented sugarcane juice).

Once you’ve had your fill of art and food, you’ll take a relaxing ride back to the starting point.

São Paulo has the second largest Jewish community in Latin America, behind Buenos Aires, capital of Argentina. Of the 110,000 Jews living in Brazil, approximately 60,000 people live in the city of São Paulo.Jewish immigrants came from different countries in Europe and the Middle East and contributed to an intense cultural and political transformation of the city, founding newspapers, libraries, schools, synagogues, charitable associations, profoundly marking São Paulo society with the culture of Judaism

Itinerary

Jewish Immigration Memorial

Located at the first neighborhood where Jewish immigrants settled in São Paulo, this memorial is located in the building of the state’s first synagogue, Kehilat Israel, and brings a little of the Jewish memory through rare objects, documents, photos and multimedia resources.

Higienópolis neighborhood

Former stronghold of the coffee barons and that from the 1920s onwards becomes one of the main points of the Jewish community in São Paulo. This fact drastically changed the neighborhood and synagogues, Hebrew schools and kosher restaurants and bakeries were built on site. Currently the neighborhood has 11 synagogues and 25% of São Paulo’s Jews inhabit this region of the city.

Unibes (Brazilian Israeli Union of Social Welfare)

Founded in 1915, the institution was created from the merger of several groups and organizations working in the areas of social assistance with the Jewish community, with the purpose of helping the thousands of immigrants who arrived in Brazil as a result of the first and second World War.

Upon pick-up from the combined starting point, you’ll take the road to Cantareira State Park.

Once at the park you’ll head to its hiking trails accompanied by your tour guide. Your guide will select the best trails to suit your ability, ranging from easy to medium in difficulty. The rich natural environment possesses scenic views and an abundance of flora and fauna.

In one of the trail options, you’ll walk about 3 kilometers up the mountain to a point called “Pedra Grande”, which offers one of the best top views of the city of São Paulo.

On another trail option, you’ll get to walk deep into the forest where you’ll pass by waterfalls and will even be able to jump into the water.

Once your hike is over, you’ll take a relaxing ride back to the starting point.

- During the Weekends the Eco tour is held at Cantareira State Park
- During the week-days the Eco Tour is held at Jaraguá State Park

Brazil lives and breathes Soccer! Sao Paulo is one of the greatest places where you can experience that. The city of Sao Paulo is home to some of the best teams in the country; teams like Palmeiras, Sao Paulo FC, Corinthians, and others.

Soccer fans have got to be some of the most passionate fans on this planet; along this tour, you’ll get find out why as you visit some of the most important components of Sao Paulo’s soccer as well as the Soccer Museum, where you’ll get to learn about the history of Brazilian soccer. Your tour guide will pick you up from your place of stay and take you to Morumbi Stadium, which is the home to the São Paulo soccer team, the largest local stadium, with a capacity of approximately 80,000 seats. In addition, your tour also includes a visit to the Soccer Museum. The museum is located in the complex of Pacaembu Stadium. This museum is one of the most frequented museums in São Paulo, it presents in great detail the history of Soccer in Brazil and how the sport is directly linked to the culture of this country.

Once you’ve had the chance to enjoy this wonderful experience, your guide will drive you back to the starting point.

If you are on a layover at São Paulo Guarulhos International Airport, rather than spending hours waiting for your flight, you can book this tour to visit São Paulo’s top attractions. You’ll cover a lot of ground with this private city tour by vehicle and on foot!

Your informative local guide will accompany you on a walk through São Paulo’s historical downtown, and take you on a scenic drive through several city neighborhoods.

Enjoy guided commentary on 10 or more major landmarks including airport pickup and drop-off. Your guide will pick you up by private vehicle from São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport and drive you to downtown São Paulo for a brief historical walking tour. See the sight where the city was founded in 1554 at the Pátio do Colégio, a historical Jesuit mission church and school. Stop at the famous Catedral da Sé (Cathedral of Sé), a neo-gothic building from the 20th century, which holds up to 8,000 people.

Afterwards, continue your scenic tour of São Paulo by private vehicle passing by the Monastery of Sao Bento, a historical sight belonging to the Benedictines, who have sung Gregorian chants at masses there since the 16th century, the 30-story Martinelli building – São Paulo’s first skyscraper – and the Banespa Tower that looks similar to New York’s Empire State building. Pass the churches of St Francis that were built during the 18th century, and the Municipal Theater of São Paulo, the city’s oldest theater and a venue for renowned concerts and operas. Learn from your guide about São Paulo Law School, the city’s first established university, admire the Tea Bridge, the 42-story Italian Tower and City Hall, an imposing building made entirely of travertine marble. Keep an eye out for Brazil’s largest residential building – the Copan building, designed by the famous architect, Oscar Niemeyer.

In addition to these city landmarks, you’ll drive through several interesting areas including:

Liberdade: The Japanese district of São Paulo, where Japanese immigrants settled at the beginning of the 20th century

Paulista Avenue: A financial district created at the end of the 19th century, then home to wealthy coffee farmers

Ibirapuera Park: São Paulo´s main park, including a peaceful garden landscape designed by Roberto Burle Marx

The Municipal market: A vibrant building, inaugurated in São Paulo in 1932. Besides coming in contact with the Brazil great gastronomical variety. You will be able to try the famous pastel de bacalhau (a fried pastry with salt-cod filling) or a sandwich with more than 400 grams of mortadela (meals not included in price).

This is our most complete City Tour option of São Paulo, ideal for those who want to get to know each attraction in detail and with no rush, giving due attention to each site we visit. This tour includes the major tour attractions of São Paulo, such as, Downtown, Liberdade - the Japanese quarter, Paulista Avenue, Municipal Market, Ibirapuera park, Vila Madalena, among others.Enjoy guided commentary on 20 or more major landmarks including hotel pickup and drop-off.

What will you visit during this tour?

Ibirapuera Park

São Paulo´s most famous green area (It’s importance to to the city is comparable to that of Central Park to New York City).

Paulista Avenue

An historical avenue regarded as the most expensive real estate anywhere in Latin America and one of the main business centers of São Paulo.

Liberdade Quarter

São Paulo is the city where the largest Japanese community outside of Japan in the world lives and Liberdade is their main area.

Downtown

This is where the majority of the historical attractions of São Paulo concentrate, such as, Pátio do Colégio, Sé Cathedral, São Bento Monasthery and CCBB.

Municipal Market

Belle époque confection of stained glass and a series of vast domes, specializing in fresh produce and dried goods, a great place to sample classic delights.

Luz district

Region of the city that concentrates the old railway stations, an important vector for the development of the city at the beginning of the 20th century.

Pacaembu football stadium

See one of the oldest Football Stadiums in São Paulo and visit the Soccer Museum, the only one of its kind in the whole country.

Vila Madalena Neighborhood

A bohemian area full of art studios and which possesses the best murals in town).

Brooklyn district

One of the newest financial areas of the city, is home to one of the newest postcards of the city, the famous “Stay Bridge”, inaugurated in 2008, standing approximately 140 meters high.

Upon pick-up from your place of stay or combined starting point, you’ll take the road by private vehicle to the city of Santos, which is located approximately an hour and 30 min from the city of Sao Paulo. Along the way you’ll hear informative commentary as you enjoy different types of scenes and landscapes.

Once you have arrived to Santos, you’ll get to see the world’s longest beachfront garden that extends for kilometers. You’ll be at the once considered most important harbor in Brazil due to the exportation of coffee.

Then you will head to the Coffee Museum, once known as the Coffee Stock Exchange. Here you’ll hear about much of the history that involved coffee and the exchange market for this product. You’ll also have the chance to appreciate the beautiful artwork that went to its design and afterwards can buy and sample some of Brazil’s greatest coffee from the vast variety of coffee available there.

Next, you’ll drive to the ferryboat and take a 10-minute ride across to the city of Guarujá. This city has dozens of beaches along its shoreline. This place is a favorite getaway for the Sao Paulo city dwellers. It’s an ideal place to take a dip in the water.

According to your wants and needs you’ll have the chance to walk, dip into the water, sun bathe, or enjoy a drink while you simply look around.

Once you’ve had your moment and want to have lunch your guide will take you to a place to catch a bite according to your specifications. You can go for a fancy restaurant or simply have a bite at one of the local dinners (meal expenses not included).

Once your tour has ended at Guarujá, you’ll take a relaxing ride back to the starting point.

Upon leaving the hotel with your Tour Guide in a private vehicle, you will take a road trip to the city of Campos do Jordão, located approximately two hours and a half from the city of São Paulo. Along the way you will visit the valley of Paraíba, passing through important cities like São José dos Campos, home to the Embraer company, one of the largest commercial airliner plane manufacturers in the world.

You’ll enjoy the impressive landscape while driving up the Mantiqueira ridge on the way to Campos. The Mantiqueira Ridge is one of the highest mountain ranges in Brazil making the scene along the way breathtaking.

Upon arrival to Campos do Jordão, you’ll immediately feel the European influence due to the architecture of the city and the local climate, common among cities located at high altitudes.

Known as Brazilian Switzerland, Campos is one of the most famous tourist destinations during the Brazilian winter. It attracts thousands of visitors due to its climate, good food, and its popular Classical Music Festival which takes place during the months of July and August.

During the trip, you’ll get to visit attractions such as Morro do Elefante, a place accessible through a cable car (admission not included), where visitors get a view of the valley in which the city is located.

Another main attraction is Boa Vista Palace. This is the official summer home for the Governor of the State of São Paulo and possesses a great amount of Brazilian artwork from well-renowned Brazilian artists like Tarsila to do Amaral, Di Cavalcanti, Candido Portinari, and Anita Malfatti (admission is not included).

You’ll even be able to choose to visit places like Borboletário da Cidade, an excellent opportunity to contemplate the different species of butterflies that live there or have a closer encounter with the way of life of the city by experimenting with its local homebrewed beer.

For lunch, your Tour Guide will recommend some restaurant options. You’ll have the option to pick among diverse possibilities that range from German food, lovely Bistros or restaurants specialized in dishes prepared with Trout (local fish). [Meals are not included]

Once the visit to Campos do Jordão has ended, you’ll take a relaxing ride back to the starting point.

In addition to these city landmarks, you’ll drive through several interesting areas including:

Liberdade: The Japanese district of São Paulo, where Japanese immigrants settled at the beginning of the 20th century

Paulista Avenue: A financial district created at the end of the 19th century, then home to wealthy coffee farmers

Ibirapuera Park: São Paulo´s main park, including a peaceful garden landscape designed by Roberto Burle Marx

The Municipal market: A vibrant building, inaugurated in São Paulo in 1932. Besides coming in contact with the Brazil great gastronomical variety. You will be able to try the famous pastel de bacalhau (a fried pastry with salt-cod filling) or a sandwich with more than 400 grams of mortadela (meals not included in price).