Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #13 in São Paulo, Brazil

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 15 sights
Distance 11.5 km
Ascend 344 m
Descend 306 m

Explore São Paulo in Brazil with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Activities in São PauloIndividual Sights in São Paulo

Sight 1: Teatro da Universidade Católica

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Teatro da Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (TUCA) is a theatre in São Paulo, Brazil.

Wikipedia: Teatro da Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (EN)

1451 meters / 17 minutes

Sight 2: Santos FC Business Center

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Santos FC Business Center

Santos Futebol Clube, commonly known simply as Santos or Santos FC, is a Brazilian sports club based in Vila Belmiro, a bairro in the city of Santos. It is also the team with the most goals in football history. It plays in the Campeonato Paulista, the State of São Paulo's premier state league, as well as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, the second tier of the Brazilian football league system, after getting relegated in the 2023 season for the first time in the club's history.

Wikipedia: Santos FC (EN), Website, Website

1311 meters / 16 minutes

Sight 3: Museum of Football

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The Football Museum is a space in the city of São Paulo, Brazil dedicated to the most different subjects involving the practice, history and curiosities revolving around football in Brazil and in the world. This cultural space was built inside Pacaembu Stadium, located at Charles Miller Square in the Pacaembu neighborhood, on the west side of the city. The work was carried out by a consortium formed by the municipality and the São Paulo state government and inaugurated on September 29, 2008, with the presence of Pelé. From one of the exhibition rooms it is possible to admire the lawn of the stadium from above.

Wikipedia: Football Museum (EN), Website

1809 meters / 22 minutes

Sight 4: Paróquia Imaculado Coração de Maria

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Igreja do Imaculado Coração de Maria (ICM) is a church located in São Paulo, Brazil. It is located in the district of Santa Cecilia, and was built between 1897 and 1899, replacing the Church Yard College demolished in 1896.

Wikipedia: Igreja do Imaculado Coração de Maria (São Paulo) (EN)

1425 meters / 17 minutes

Sight 5: Praça Franklin Roosevelt

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Praça Roosevelt is a public square in São Paulo, Brazil. Construction of the square began in 1968 and was completed in 1970. After decades of decline, the square was renovated in 2011–12. A second renovation to expand the skate park on Praça Roosevelt was completed in November 2014.

Wikipedia: Praça Roosevelt (EN)

323 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 6: Teatro Cultura Artística

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Since 1919, Sociedade de Cultura Artística nurtured the dream of having its own theatre in São Paulo, Brazil.

Wikipedia: Teatro Cultura Artística (EN)

218 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 7: Museu Judaico de São Paulo

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The Jewish Museum of São Paulo is a Jewish museum in São Paulo, Brazil. It holds exhibits on Jewish life in Brazil and a collection of over 2,000 items brought over by immigrants to Brazil. The museum's building originated in 1928 as a Byzantine-style synagogue and was lent out to the museum in 2004. Extensive renovations were completed over the course of 17 years, and the museum opened in 2021.

Wikipedia: Jewish Museum of São Paulo (EN), Website

642 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 8: Teatro Brasileiro de Comédia

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The Teatro Brasileiro de Comédia is located in the Bela Vista neighborhood, in the central zone of the Brazilian city of São Paulo. It was founded in 1948 by businessman Franco Zampari, with the financial support of part of São Paulo's elite.

Wikipedia: Teatro Brasileiro de Comédia (EN)

56 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 9: Centro de Preservação Cultural

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The Center for Cultural Preservation (CPC) of the University of São Paulo is a center for the elaboration of reflections and actions related to the collection, conservation, research, experimentation and communication of testimonies of the cultural heritage of the Dean of Culture and University Extension of USP.

Wikipedia: Centro de Preservação Cultural da Universidade de São Paulo (PT), Facebook, Website

28 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 10: Casa de Dona Yayá

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Dona Yayá's house is a historic construction in the Bixiga region, in the Bela Vista neighborhood, in São Paulo, and is currently run by the Center for Cultural Preservation of the University of São Paulo. Built in the late nineteenth century, the house is a symbol of eclectic architecture of the central region of São Paulo, with characteristics that symbolize different periods of the history of the city of the last 100 years. Considered one of the last buildings of the farm belt that circumvented the city center in the twentieth century, the house today has characteristics attributed by four major reforms made by its five different owners over the years.

Wikipedia: Casa de Dona Yayá (PT)

736 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 11: Basílica Nossa Senhora do Carmo

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Basílica Nossa Senhora do Carmo

Basílica de Nossa Senhora do Carmo is a church in São Paulo, Brazil. It was inaugurated in 1934 and named for Our Lady of Mount Carmel.

Wikipedia: Basílica de Nossa Senhora do Carmo (São Paulo) (EN)

820 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 12: Paróquia Nossa Senhora Achiropita

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The Parish of Our Lady of Acheropita (Portuguese: Paróquia Nossa Senhora Achiropita) is a church located in São Paulo, Brazil, in the Archdiocese of São Paulo. It was established on 4 March 1926 by Italian immigrants.

Wikipedia: Paróquia Nossa Senhora Achiropita (EN)

1977 meters / 24 minutes

Sight 13: Congregação Israelita Paulista

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The Congregação Israelita Paulista in São Paulo, is the largest synagogue in Latin America, serving more than 2000 families. Established in 1936 by a group of refugees from Nazi Germany, it is a Reform synagogue, but also has ties with the Conservative movement.

Wikipedia: Congregação Israelita Paulista (EN), Website

303 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 14: Paróquia São Luís Gonzaga

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Parish of St. Louis Gonzaga is a Roman Catholic church of the Jesuit Order located in the city of São Paulo, more precisely on Avenida Paulista, one of the main avenues of the city.

Wikipedia: Paróquia São Luís Gonzaga (PT), Website

362 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 15: Marechal Cordeiro de Farias Square

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Marechal Cordeiro de Farias Square

Marechal Cordeiro de Farias Square is a square located in the Higienópolis neighborhood of the district of Consolação, São Paulo, Brazil. It begins at the terminus of Paulista Avenue, and has corners on Minas Gerais, Itápolis avenues and Angelica street. The square is named after the Marshal Osvaldo Cordeiro de Farias (1901-1981), a Brazilian revolutionary, politician, and former governor of the State of Rio Grande do Sul.

Wikipedia: Marechal Cordeiro de Farias Square (EN)

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