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

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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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
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

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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