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São Paulo

Brazil · GRU

South America's biggest city, and its best restaurants.

About

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. The city exerts international influence in commerce, finance, culture, gastronomy, arts, fashion, technology, entertainment and media, having been listed by UNESCO's Creative Cities Network as a "City of Film" and the title of "World Capital of Gastronomy", and by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC) as an alpha global city. It is the largest urban area by population outside Asia and the most populous Portuguese-speaking city in the world. The city is named after Paul the Apostle and people from the capital city are known as paulistanos.

Source: Wikipedia — São Paulo (CC BY-SA)

Known for

  • dining · world class
  • live music · world class
  • nightlife · world class
  • shopping · world class
  • theater · excellent
  • affordability · good

Ratings reviewed by a person, not generated.

Weather through the year

  • Jan81°F24d wet
  • Feb81°F19d wet
  • Mar80°F18d wet
  • Apr77°F10d wet
  • May74°F7d wet
  • Jun71°F7d wet
  • Jul72°F2d wet
  • Aug73°F6d wet
  • Sep79°F7d wet
  • Oct78°F16d wet
  • Nov78°F16d wet
  • Dec81°F21d wet

Monthly averages from long-run climate normals. Bars compare months here, not places.

Things to do

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Plan the trip

Fly into São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU), about 13 mi away.

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