Down Town – Historic Center Teatro Municipal: The theater opened in 1911 and is the home of several music and dancecompanies. Praça Ramos de Azevedo.Viaduto do Chá: São Paulos first viaduct was constructed in 1892 and overlooks the Vale doAnhangabaú. Viaduto do Chá.Praça da Sé marks the center of the city and is the location of the Metropolitan Cathedral that hasa neogothic and Byzantine style and boasts beautiful stained glass windows. Praça da Sé.Pátio do Colégio was a school built by the Jesuits for the Indians when São Paulo was a village.Praça Pátio do Colégio.Largo São Bento: the São Bento Plaza is the site of the São Bento Monastery, the Basilica andthe school. The basilica was originally constructed by Benedictine monks in 1598. Largo SãoBento.Sala São Paulo The building was built between 1926 and 1938 and was originally a hall of themain railway station of the city. The building was restored, renovated and reopened in 1999 as aconcert hall. Praça Julio Prestes.Pinacoteca do Estado, to which a visit is strongly recommended, boasts a neoclassical buildingconstructed in 1896. The gallery collection has 6,000 items, including 400 sculptures andhundreds of paintings from the 19 th and 20 th century. The permanent exhibition features 19 th century Brazilian landscape paintings. In the surroundings there is the Parque da Luz which wasthe citys first botanical garden. Praça da Luz.Estação da Luz: originally built to transport coffee from the inland plantations to the port ofSantos in the Southeast of the country. It is a fine example of the early 20 th century architecture.Praça da Luz.Museu de Arte Sacra: The museum has one of the country’s most important collections of sacredart. It houses around 4,000 examples of religious sculpture, altars, furniture and paintings. Itincludes works by Aleijadinho, one of the most important Brazilian artists of the Baroque period (end of the XVI century to the mid XVIII). It is a must. Av. Tiradentes, 676.Mercado Municipal The Municipal Market was opened in 1933. One can spend a pleasantmorning strolling through the hall amid the huge variety of fruits, vegetables, seafood and fish.Two particular attractions are the Hocca Bar, famous for its codfish pasty and the Bar do Mané,renowned for its Italian prosciutto and roast pork sandwiches. Recommended for visitation in themorning. It is a must. Rua Cantareira, 306 Parque Dom Pedro II.. Nearby Avenida Paulista: Museu de Arte de São Paulo MASP, as it is called, contains the most valuable collection ofpaintings in Latin America. The 5500- piece collection includes works by the most famousBrazilian painters such as Di Cavalcanti and Portinari. The building was designed by Lina BoBardi and constructed in 1968. Page 2 Conjunto Nacional: It is the city’s first multi- purpose building complex constructed in 1958. Ithouses residences, offices, movie theaters, restaurants, shops, bookstores and art exhibitions.Other areas: Parque Ibirapuera and its Museums Ibirapuera is the citys largest and most popular park. Thearchitectural project was by Oscar Niemeyer and the landscaping by Roberto Burle Marx. In themidst of its eight pavilions and the three lakes, are the Museu de Arte Moderna, the Pavilhão daBienal and the Oca. The Museu de Arte Moderna has a collection of around 3,700 worksincluding sculptures, paintings and prints by modern and contemporary Brazilian artists. ThePavilhão da Bienal hosts exhibitions of paintings, sculptures, photographs and events ofarchitecture or fashion, such as the São Paulo Fashion Week. The Oca is a building designed by Oscar Niemeyer and also hosts exhibitions of arts. It is strongly recommended. Av. PedroÁlvares Cabral, Ibirapuera.Museu de Arte Brasileira is one of the best art venues in the city. It has an extensive collection ofmodernist works and a first class modernist international exhibition. It also houses around 2,500works by Brazilian artists, including oil paintings, prints and sculptures. Rua Alagoas, 903Pacaembu. Special Neighborhoods Bexiga: an Italian district: Italian immigrants settled in the area in the late 19th century, when they came in search of work. Bexiga is the location of many of the best Italian restaurants andPizzerias. We recommend: Speranza (R. Treze de Maio 1004), Capuano (R. Conselheiro Carrão,416) and some bakeries which are famous for their breads, such as Basilicata (Rua Treze deMaio, 614), Domingos (R. São Domingos 330) and 14 de Julho (R. Catorze de Julho, 90/92)Liberdade is the Japanese district of the city. There are many Japanese and Chinese restaurants,stores selling imported goods, small markets and mini-malls. There is a traditional Sundaymarket in Praça da Liberdade where the visitors can find a huge variety of Japanese food. Checkrecommended restaurants in the list below.Jardins - This district boasts the citys best restaurants and stores. One of the fanciest streets isRua Oscar Freire. Here the visitor can find the most famous Brazilian clothes boutiques which are worth visiting such as Chocolate and Maria Bonita, as well as renowned internationaldesigner labels. There is also a fine selection of very sophisticated restaurants, such asAntiquarius (Al. Lorena, 1884), Fasano (Rua Vitório Fasabi, 88), Gero (Rua Haddock Lobo,1629), Massimo (Al. Santos, 1826), D.O.M. (Rua Barão de Capanema, 549) and FigueiraRubaiyat (Rua Haddock Lobo, 1738). Check other recommended restaurants in the list below.Vila Madalena is well-known for its wealth of artists’ studios, coffee shops, restaurants, bars,taverns, art galleries and bookstores. We strongly recommend some restaurants and shops, such as: o Deliparis is a bakers where you can have an incomparable breakfast featuringalmond croissants (Rua Harmonia, 484)o Feijoada da Lana: One of the citys best feijoada, which is a dish of black beans andpork (Rua Aspicuelta, 135)o Livraria da Vila: Bookstore (Rua Fradique Coutinho, 915)o Livraria Fnac: Bookstore (Rua Pedroso de Morais, 858)o Amoa Konoya: Arts and crafts and indigenous artifacts (Rua João Moura, 1002) Page 3 o Praça Benedito Calixto: Every Saturday the square holds a popular antique fair.(Praça Benedito Calixto, 50)o Marcenaria Trancoso: Furniture and other items made from Brazilian wood. (RuaHarmonia, 87)o Ateliê Piratininga: Displays works by several visual artists (Rua Fradique Coutinho,934) Shopping MallsShopping Iguatemi was inaugurated in 1967 and was the first mall in Latin America. Nowadaysit has become the most sophisticated mall in the country, housing extremely expensive stores.Av. Brigadeiro Faria Lima, 2232, Jardim Paulista.Daslu is not only the largest designer- label store in São Paulo, but is also a nationwide synonym for luxury and exclusiveness. The store is composed of several departments: the Womensdepartment, the Daslu Man, Daslu House and the Children and Teens department.www.daslu.com.brOther malls:Shopping Paulista: Av. Treze de Maio (near Avenida Paulista)Shopping Frei Caneca: Rua Frei Caneca, 569, Cerqueira César (near Avenida Paulista) Shopping Ibirapuera: Av. Ibirapuera, 3103, MoemaPátio Higienópolis. Av. Higienópolis, 618, HigienópolisD & D (House shopping center): Av. Nações Unidas, 12555, BrooklinMorumbi: Av. Roque Petroni Jr. 1089, MorumbiCommercial StreetsGabriel Monteiro da Silva and Surroundings: The stores along Alameda Gabriel Monteiro daSilva, in Jardim Europa, are particularly elegant and have extremely creative products. Thedistrict is the location where the top Brazilian designers display their wares.Av. Brasil, Jardins – Household products and equipmentsAv. Europa, Jardins – imported carsAv. Rebouças, Pinheiros – special occasion apparelAv. 25 de Março, downtown - miscellaneous, fabric, jewelryR. do Arouche, downtown - shoes, apparel, leader products and accessoriesR. Barão de Paranapiacaba, downtown – cluster of 150 jewelry storesR. da Consolação – more than 30 stores of chandeliers and luminariesR. Galvão Bueno, R dos Estudantes and surroundings, Liberdade – products from Japan andChina.R. Haddock Lobo, Jardins – Extremely sophisticated brand storesR. José Paulino, Bom retiro – apparelR. Oscar Freire, Jardins – extremely elegant clothes boutiquesR. São Caetano, Luz – wedding clothing and other wedding merchandiseR. Teodoro Sampaio, Pinheiros – more than 130 furniture storesStreets in Brás neighborhood, such as Rua Oriente, Barão de Lendário, Xavantes, MariaMarcolina, Av. Mercúrio, R. Santa Rosa, Rua da Alfândega and surroundings – apparel, food and beverage. Page 4 Handcraft Stores Amoa Konoya: R. João Moura, 1002, Jd. AméricaCasa do Amazonas: Al. Dos Jurupis, 460, MoemaEspaço Brasil: Al. Franca, 1167, JardinsGaleria Arte Brasileira: Al. Lorena, 2163, JardinsRendas e Fricotes: R. Consolação, 3459, Cerqueira CésarKariri: R. Arthur de Azevedo, 877, PinheirosProjeto Terra: Shopping Villa Lobos, Alto de PinheirosEspaço Imaginário: R. Fidalga, 193, V. MadalenaPanacéia (patchwork and works made with bookbinder’s sewing machine) R. Delfina, 91, V.MadalenaDesign Animado: R. Fidalga, 182, V. Madalena Escolas de Samba Camisa Verde e Branco: R. James Holland, 663, Barra Funda Phone (11) 3612-0266Gaviões da Fiel: R. Cristina Tomás, 183, Bom Retiro, Phone (11) 221- 2066Mocidade Alegre: Av. Casa Verde, 3498, Limão, Phone (11) 3857-7525Rosas de Ouro: Av. Cel. Euclides Machado, 1066, Freguesia do Ó, Phone (11) 3931-4555Vai-Vai: R. São Vicente, 276, Bela Vista, Phone (11) 3105-3769Águia de Ouro: Av. Francisco Matarazzo, 1986, Pompéia, Phone (11) 3872-8262Barroca da Zona Sul: Av. Prof. Abraão de Moraes, 1800, Água funda, Phone (11) 5072-1158