Sao Paulo (state capital)

Introduction

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São Paulo is the capital of the state of Sao Paulo and Brazil's largest city.

Neighbourhoods

Sights and Activities

• School Yard (Páteo do Collégio) - place where São Paulo was founded.
• Paulista Avenue (Avenida Paulista)
• Se Cathedral (Catedral da Sé)
• Copan Biulding (Edifício Copan)
• Luz Station (Estação da Luz)
• Municipal Market (Mercado Municipal)
• Ipiranga Museum (Museu do Ipiranga)

Events and Festivals

• Anima Mundi – Animation film festival in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro ever July since 1993.
• Formula One´s Brazilian Grand Prix – October 31st, November 1st and 2nd at Interlagos race track.
• São Paulo Art Biennial – founded in 1951 by Ciccilio Matarazzo, one important brazilian industrial of italian background. Held at Ibirapuera Park since 1957 on a pavilion projected by Oscar Niemayer and Hélio Uchôa.
• São Paulo Fashion Week –
• São Paulo Gay Pride Parade – One of the biggest parades in the world. More than 2 million people participates every year. It is an almost out seasoned carnival.
• São Paulo International Film Festival or "Mostra Internacional de Cinema de São Paulo" – since 1977, every year on October and November.
• São Silvestre International Race or Corrida Internacional de São Silvestre – Every December 31, Paulista Avenue is full of people to celebrate the new´s year eve running at the streets of São Paulo. Since 1924 until 1990, the athletes used to run at night.

Weather

Getting There

By Plane

By Train

By Car

By Bus

By Boat

Getting Around

By Car

By Public Transport

By Foot

By Bike

Eat

Drink

Sleep

Budget

Mid-Range

Upscale

Work

Learn

Keep Connected

Internet

Internet is everywhere - all's quite cheap and fashy.

Phone

Phone

is not easy to find, so let's just drop emails to each other :)

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