São Paulo

São Paulo is the biggest city in the southern and western hemisphere.

It's an amazing place with thousands of hotels, bars, restaurants and things to do.

Flights will need to arrive from Guarulhos Airport

or if you are coming from another Brazilian destination we recommend you to fly into Congonhas, alternatively for anyone coming from Rio, we recommend driving the coastal road down to Juquehy.

The easiest way to get into town from the airport is by Uber, it takes around 40 min to drive.

Where to stay:

We recommend staying in either Pinheiros, Vila Madalena, Jardins, Paulista or Itaim areas.

Hotels suggestions

Radisson Pinheiros

Radisson Blu in Itaim neighbourhood

George V in Alto de Pinheiros

Renaissance São Paulo Hotel

Ibis São Paulo Jardins

Higi Hotel São Paulo

Innside by Melia Iguatemi

Getting around:

Ubers are the easiest way to get around, the metro is also very easy to understand and pretty cheap.

Avoid rush hour, São Paulo traffic can be pretty intense

Be aware of your surroundings, we don’t recommend walking at night by yourself, or having your phone out, also try not showing off your valuables.

Favourite Restaurants:

Carlos Pizza for pizza

Aska for ramen

Tanuki for sushi

Casa do porco for delicious pork tasting menu that wont break the bank - no 12 in the world

Tabuleiro do acarajé for north east food

Komah for Korean food

Mani for fine dining

Futuro refeitório for brunch

Pé Pra Fora for traditional pork bean stew

You might be thinking, where is all the Brazilian food? But that is Brazil, a big cultural mix!

Sao Paulo has among the biggest immigrant populations of Japanese, Koreans, Lebanese, Italians and many more nationalities and cultures.

Favourite Bars:

Santana Bar for delicious cocktails

Jhonny’s for a really cold beer

Picco for drinks + amazing pizza

Sub Astor - a bar hidden in an old bank vault

São Cristovão - old school Brazilian boteco

Favourite sights:

MASP - Art Museum

Farol Santander - Viewing Point with lots of exhibitions in the most historical building in São Paulo

Pinacoteca - Oldest museum in São Paulo with a new addition if you like contemporary art

Ibirapuera Park - Biggest green space in São Paulo

Mercado Municipal - exotic fruits, spices and the famous Mortadella sandwich in the original Central Market

Visit a Feira, Brazilian Farmer’s Markets are another level, so many colours and flavours, a different place every day, have a look for the closest one to you

Beco do Batman and a stroll around Vila Madalena (our neighbourhood) a bohemian, colourful neighbourhood famous for nice bars and grafitti art.