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Brazil’s biggest city: food, art, nightlife and endless neighbourhoods.

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São Paulo, Brazil at a glance

São Paulo is in Brazil, South America. People mainly speak Portuguese. The currency is the Brazilian Real (BRL). VoyaKin maps 27 places to see here.

Brazil’s biggest city: food, art, nightlife and endless neighbourhoods.

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Brasília
Region
South America
Languages
Portuguese
Currency
Brazilian Real (BRL)
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Places to see in and around São Paulo

12 of the 27 places VoyaKin maps here. Descriptions from Wikipedia and photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each card.

  • São Paulo

    São Paulo

    City · São Paulo

    São Paulo is the capital and largest city of the state of São Paulo. The largest city in Brazil, it is also the most populous city in the Americas.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Thomas Hobbs (CC BY-SA 2.0). Map

  • Osasco

    Osasco

    City · São Paulo

    Osasco is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil, located in the Greater São Paulo area and ranking fifth in population among São Paulo municipalities.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Chadner (Public domain). Map

  • Santos

    Santos

    City · São Paulo

    Santos, officially Municipality of Estância Balneária de Santos, is a city and municipality in the Brazilian state of São Paulo, founded in 1546 by the Portuguese nobleman Brás Cubas.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Diego Silvestre: 3336 (Flickr) (CC BY 2.0). Map

  • Campinas

    Campinas

    City · São Paulo

    Campinas is a city in the Brazilian state of São Paulo, located 84 kilometers northwest of the city of São Paulo. As of 2024, the city's population is estimated at 1,185,977, making it the fourteenth most populous Brazilian city and the third most populous in São Paulo state.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Raphael Henrique Figueira (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

  • Americana

    Americana

    City · São Paulo

    Americana is a municipality (município) located in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Campinas. The population is 237,240 in an area of 133.91 km2 (51.70 sq mi).

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Mário L. Cavicchiolli (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

  • Mogi das Cruzes

    Mogi das Cruzes

    City · São Paulo

    Mogi das Cruzes is a municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, located within the metropolitan region of the state capital of the city of São Paulo. The population is 451,505 in an area of 713 km2. It is located 40 km to the east of the city of São Paulo.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Henrique Boney (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

  • São Paulo Museum of Art

    São Paulo Museum of Art

    Museu de Arte de São Paulo - Edifício Pietro Maria Bardi

    Culture · São Paulo

    The São Paulo Museum of Art is an art museum in São Paulo, Brazil. It is well known for the architectural significance of its headquarters, a 1968 concrete and glass structure designed by Lina Bo Bardi.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: ProtoplasmaKid (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

  • Mirante do Vale

    Mirante do Vale

    Heritage site · São Paulo

    Mirante do Vale, also called Palácio W. Zarzur or Palácio Zarzur Kogan in honour of its architects, is a 170 m (558 ft) mixed-use skyscraper located in São Paulo, Brazil, in the area of Downtown São Paulo and Vale do Anhangabaú.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Felipe Mostarda (CC BY 3.0). Map

  • Altino Arantes Building

    Altino Arantes Building

    Edifício Altino Arantes

    Heritage site · São Paulo

    The Altino Arantes Building, also known as the Banespa Building and most popularly by Banespão, is an important Art Deco skyscraper located in São Paulo, Brazil.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: F J Jarabeck (CC BY 2.0). Map

  • Ibirapuera Park

    Ibirapuera Park

    Park & nature · São Paulo

    Ibirapuera Park is an urban park in São Paulo. It comprises 158 hectares between Av. República do Líbano, Av. Pedro Alvares Cabral, and Av. IV Centenário, and is the most visited park in South America, with 14.4 million visits in 2017.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Fernando Stankuns (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

  • Edifício Itália

    Edifício Itália

    Heritage site · São Paulo

    Edifício Itália is a 165 m (541 ft) tall 46-story skyscraper located in the República district, Central Zone of São Paulo, Brazil. Built from 1956 to 1965, it has a rooftop observation deck, open for tourists.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Dornicke (Lucas B. Salles) (Public domain). Map

  • Edifício Copan

    Edifício Copan

    Heritage site · São Paulo

    The Edifício Copan, or just Copan, is one of the most important and emblematic buildings in the city of São Paulo, located at number 200 Avenida Ipiranga, in the city center, and was inaugurated in 1966.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Dornicke (Lucas B. Salles) (Public domain). Map

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Last updated November 12, 2026. Sources: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikimedia Commons, OpenStreetMap (ODbL). Partner offers below are separate from this guide and never change what’s written here.

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