Sao Paulo (short layover) 2017

30 hours in Sao Paulo (August 2017)

• I will give some ideas of plans or places to visit for a short layover in Sao Paulo
• I used metro and buses within the city but Uber is also popular 

Main places visited:

• Ibirapuera Park
• Liberdade
• Sao Paulo Cathedral
• Central Market
• Vila Madalena
• Brazilian football (Allianz Parque: Palmeiras)
  
• Even if Sao Paulo is more and industrial city and might not be the most touristic city in Brazil, I still enjoyed it a lot
• During the day you can enjoy Ibirapuera Park
• The vibe is great, with people relaxing and practising all kinds of sports
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

• At the park north exit you can observe the Monumet to the Bandeiras (17th century settling expeditions into the interior of Brazil)
  

• Liberdade is home of the largest Japanese community outside Japan
• The Japanese influence can be appreciated in some streets
  
• Street markets in Liberdade are very popular
  
   
• Sao Paulo Cathedral, built during early 20th century, is one of the iconic pictures in downtown
  

• Manuel Nobrega square is also popular with several official buildings and plenty of young people practising skateboarding
  
  
  
  

• In that square you can appreciate the "Impostometro", an initiative to be transparent towards the population with regard to taxes collected during the year
  
  
• A few streets further you can visit both the Central Market and a huge market in the streets nearby

• In particual I loved Vila Madalena, one of the best areas for nightlife, both for bars and street concerts
  
  

• Streets in Vila Madalena are very popular for its graffitis all around (Beco do Batman area specially)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

• The activity I loved the most in Sao Paulo was to attend my first South American football game
• I went to a Palmeiras game in Allianz Parque
• Palmeitas lost 0-1 against Atletico Paranense but the atmosphere was totally worth it

• Here you can appreciate the amazing atmosphere at the satdium. I wish I can attend a game of Copa Libertadores some day

• Hope I have given some useful ideas :)