Sights & Attractions in Sao Paulo

Top Attractions

Name	Category	Location

Casa das Rosas The House of the Roses, a French-style mansion with gardens inspired...	Museums / Galleries	Avenida Paulista and Bixiga

Catedral da Sé The imposing 14-tower neo-Gothic church, renovated in 2002, has...	Squares	Centro

Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil In a neoclassic 1901 building, this cultural center has become...	Museums / Galleries	Centro

Centro Cultural FIESP The cultural center of São Paulo State's Federation of...	Museums / Galleries	Avenida Paulista and Bixiga

Edifício Itália To see the astounding view from atop the Itália Building...	Viewpoints, Restaurants	Centro


Edifício Martinelli Amid São Paulo's modern 1950s-era skyscrapers, the Gothic...	Architectural Sites	Centro

Fundação Maria Luisa e Oscar Americano A beautiful, quiet private wooded estate is the setting for the...	Museums / Galleries	Elsewhere in São Paulo

Mercado Municipal The city's first grocery market, this huge 1928 neobaroque-style...	Markets / Bazaars	Centro

Mosteiro de São Bento This unique, Norman-Byzantine church constructed between 1910...	Religious Sites	Centro

Museu da Imigração Japonesa The Museum of Japanese Immigration has two floors of exhibits...	Museums / Galleries	Liberdade

Museu de Arte de São Paulo (MASP) One of the city's premier fine-arts collections, with more than...	Museums / Galleries	Avenida Paulista and Bixiga

Museu de Arte Moderna (MAM) More than 4,500 paintings, installations, sculptures, and other...	Museums / Galleries	Parque Ibirapuera

Museu de Arte Sacra If you can't get to Bahia or Minas Gerais during your stay in...	Museums / Galleries	Centro

Museu do Ipiranga The oldest and most-visited museum in town, Museu Paulista da...	Museums / Galleries	Elsewhere in São Paulo

Oca This spacecraft-looking building that hosts art exhibits is pure...	Arts / Performance Venues, Architectural Sites	Parque Ibirapuera

Parque Trianon Originally created in 1892 as a showcase for local vegetation...	Parks	Avenida Paulista and Bixiga

Parque Zoológico de São Paulo The 200-acre São Paulo Zoo has more than 3,000 animals...	Zoos / Aquariums	Elsewhere in São Paulo

Pavilhão da Bienal In every even-numbered year this pavilion hosts the Bienal (Biennial)...	Architectural Sites	Parque Ibirapuera

Pinacoteca do Estado The building that houses the State Art Gallery was constructed...	Museums / Galleries	Centro

Praça da Sé Two major metro lines cross under the large, busy Praça...	Squares	Centro
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