São Paulo

São Paulo · Brazil

São Paulo, Brazil
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Best time to go
April to September
Budget
$$
Accessibility
wheelchair-accessible
Coordinates
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São Paulo is the largest city in South America, a concrete metropolis of 12 million inhabitants within the city limits, anchored by a cultural infrastructure that rivals any world capital. The Pinacoteca do Estado, the Museu de Arte de São Paulo on Avenida Paulista, and the vibrant Vila Madalena street-art district represent the city's layered artistic identity. The gastronomy scene, shaped by the largest Japanese diaspora outside Japan and waves of Italian, Lebanese, and Nordestino immigration, is unmatched in Brazil.

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