# Things to see in São Paulo (Brazil): 50 places and when to go

> São Paulo is a major city in Brazil with around 18,845,000 inhabitants, and this site lists 50 places in and around it, mainly Food and drink (13), With kids (9), History (7). The best known are Mirante do Vale, São Paulo Museum of Art and Altino Arantes Building. The best time to come is December to February and June to September; also possible: March to May and October to November. In December there are 13 h 27 of daylight, and in June, 10 h 33. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/sao-paulo/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-08
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** Brazil · -23.5567, -46.627
- **Population:** About 18,845,000
- **Places:** 50 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [Food and drink](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/gastronomia/) (13) · [With kids](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/familia/) (9) · [History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/historia/) (7) · [Museums and art](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/museos/) (7) · [Temples](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/espiritual/) (7) · [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/naturaleza/) (6)
- **Best time:** December to February and June to September.
- **Also possible:** March to May and October to November.
- **Nearest airport:** CGH São Paulo, 8.4 km as the crow flies
- **Highest point:** Pico do Jaraguá, at 1,135 m.

## What to see in São Paulo

The places in and around São Paulo, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [Mirante do Vale](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/mirante-do-vale/): Skyscraper in São Paulo, Brazil · 1.8 km
- [São Paulo Museum of Art](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/museo-de-arte-de-sao-paulo-edificio-pietro-maria-bardi/): Art museum in São Paulo, Brazil · 2.9 km
- [Altino Arantes Building](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/edificio-altino-arantes/): Skyscraper in São Paulo, Brazil · 1.4 km
- [Edifício Itália](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/edificio-italia/): Skyscraper in São Paulo, Brazil · 2.1 km
- [Ibirapuera Park](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/parque-do-ibirapuera/): Park in São Paulo · 4.7 km
- [Edifício Copan](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/copan-building/): History · 2.1 km
- [São Paulo Cathedral](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/catedral-metropolitana-de-sao-paulo/): Cathedral in São Paulo city, Brazil · 964 m
- [Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/pinacoteca-del-estado-de-sao-paulo/): Art museum in São Paulo, Brazil · 2.6 km
- [Museum of the Portuguese Language](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/museo-de-la-lengua-portuguesa/): Museum in Brazil · 2.6 km
- [São Paulo Museum of Modern Art](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/museo-de-arte-moderno-de-sao-paulo/): Art museum · 4.5 km
- [Pico do Jaraguá](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/pico-do-jaragua/): Mountain in the Brazilian city of São Paulo · 18 km
- [Botanical Garden of São Paulo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/jardin-botanico-de-sao-paulo/): Park of the Botanical Garden, environmental preservation area of the São Paulo state in Brazil · 9.5 km
- [São Paulo Zoo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/jardin-zoologico-de-sao-paulo/): Zoo in Brazil · 11 km
- [Glass House](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/instituto-bardi/): Italo-Brazilian architect Lina Bo Bardi's house · 11 km
- [Ecological Park of Tietê](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/parque-ecologico-do-tiete/): Nature reserve in Brazil · 13 km
- [Casa do Sítio da Ressaca](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/casa-do-sitio-da-ressaca/): Historical building in São Paulo · 11 km
- [Santo Amaro Cathedral](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/catedral-de-santo-amaro/): Church building in Santo Amaro District, Brazil · 14 km
- [Paróquia Nossa Senhora de Lourdes](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/paroquia-nossa-senhora-de-lourdes/): Church building in São Paulo, Brazil · 7.3 km
- [Paróquia Nossa Senhora do Bom Conselho](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/paroquia-nossa-senhora-do-bom-conselho/): Church in São Paulo, Brazil · 4.0 km
- [Paróquia Santa Rita de Cássia](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/paroquia-santa-rita-de-cassia/): Church building in São Paulo, Brazil · 5.8 km
- [Paróquia São José do Belém](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/paroquia-sao-jose-de-belem/): Church building in São Paulo, Brazil · 3.8 km
- [Paróquia São Paulo Apóstolo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/paroquia-sao-paulo-apostolo/): Church building in São Paulo, Brazil · 4.3 km
- [Parque da Mônica](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/parque-da-monica/): Indoor theme park in São Paulo, Brasil · 15 km
- [Carmo Planetarium](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/planetario-do-carmo/): Planetarium in Brazil · 17 km

And the other 26, by what you come to do:

- **With kids**: [Professor Aristóteles Orsini Planetarium](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/planetario-profesor-aristoteles-orsini/), [Zoológico Municipal de Guarulhos](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/guarulhos-zoo/), [Aquário de Itaquera](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/aquario-de-itaquera/), [Domo Digital](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/domo-digital/), [Parque Marisa](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/parque-de-diversoes-marisa/)
- **Food and drink**: [Mercado Central  de Osasco Walter Edson de Abreu](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/mercado-central-de-osasco-walter-edson-de-abreu/), [Mercado Municipal de Pinheiros](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/mercado-municipal-de-pinheiros/), [Grocery store](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/bar-e-mercearia-j-c-zezito/), [CEAGESP](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/ceagesp-entreposto-terminal-de-sao-paulo/), [Cervejaria Dogma Itaim](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/cervejaria-dogma-itaim/), [Cervejaria Dogma Jardins](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/cervejaria-dogma-jardins/), [Cervejaria Dogma Pinheiros](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/cervejaria-dogma-pinheiros/), [Cervejaria Nacional](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/cervejaria-nacional/), [CERVEJARIA RUSTICANA](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/cervejaria-rusticana/), [Croma Beer Co.](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/croma-beer-co/), [Graúna Cervejaria](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/grauna-cervejaria/), [Porão da Cerveja](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/porao-da-cerveja/), [Recanto Magini](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/recanto-magini/)
- **Museums and art**: [Museu de Ciências Naturais](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/museu-de-ciencias-naturais/)
- **Nature**: [Vila Guilherme Park](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/parque-da-vila-guilherme-trote/), [Guarapiranga Ecological Park](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/parque-ecologico-do-guarapiranga/)
- **Hot springs**: [Piscina Pública da Vila Guarani](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/piscina-publica-da-vila-guarani/), [Piscina Pública da Vila Santa Catarina](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/piscina-publica-da-vila-santa-catarina/), [Piscina Pública do Cambuci](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/piscina-publica-do-cambuci/), [Piscina Pública Infantil da Vila Guarani](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/piscina-publica-infantil-da-vila-guarani/), [Piscina Pública Infantil da Vila Santa Catarina](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/piscina-publica-infantil-da-vila-santa-catarina/)

## When to go to São Paulo

The best time to visit São Paulo is **December to February and June to September**; also possible: March to May and October to November. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Best time | 13 h 18 |
| February | Best time | 12 h 47 |
| March | Possible | 12 h 10 |
| April | Possible | 11 h 27 |
| May | Possible | 10 h 52 |
| June | Best time | 10 h 33 |
| July | Best time | 10 h 41 |
| August | Best time | 11 h 11 |
| September | Best time | 11 h 52 |
| October | Possible | 12 h 34 |
| November | Possible | 13 h 10 |
| December | Best time | 13 h 27 |

In December there are 13 h 27 of daylight, and in June, 10 h 33. In January, 50 of the 50 places are at their best.

When to go to Brazil in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to São Paulo

The nearest main airport is Congonhas–Deputado Freitas Nobre Airport (CGH, São Paulo), 8.4 km as the crow flies. How to get around Brazil (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-23.5567%2C-46.627)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=-23.5567%2C-46.627)

## Other towns nearby

- [Santo André, São Paulo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/santo-andre/): 16 places · 15 km
- [Cotia](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/cotia/): 9 places · 32 km
- [Suzano](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/suzano/): 9 places · 36 km
- [Jundiaí](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/jundiai/): 8 places · 47 km
- [Santos, São Paulo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/santos/): 33 places · 53 km
- [Itu, São Paulo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/itu/): 9 places · 76 km

And all of Brazil, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in São Paulo?

The best known: [Mirante do Vale](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/mirante-do-vale/), [São Paulo Museum of Art](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/museo-de-arte-de-sao-paulo-edificio-pietro-maria-bardi/), [Altino Arantes Building](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/edificio-altino-arantes/), [Edifício Itália](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/edificio-italia/), [Ibirapuera Park](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/parque-do-ibirapuera/). In all, 50 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit São Paulo?

December to February and June to September; also possible: March to May and October to November. In December there are 13 h 27 of daylight, and in June, 10 h 33.

### How do you get to São Paulo?

The nearest main airport is Congonhas–Deputado Freitas Nobre Airport (CGH), 8.4 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=-23.5567%2C-46.627) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with São Paulo as the destination and these 50 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).