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São Paulo Highlights: Private Subway and Downtown Walking Tour
- 3 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 6 languages
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Join a unique tour where you ride the subway getting off at the stations to explore São Paulo’s most significant sights and having an overview of it. Admire beautiful public spaces, architectural and historical sights catching a glimpse of São Paulo’s landmarks from old to new, from modern to post-modern. On Paulista, stroll along the avenue admiring the modern architecture of its skyscrapers. Then, take the subway to Liberdade neighborhood and learn all about the largest Japanese community in the world outside of Japan. We'll see its markets, shops and typically oriental decorations, and then continue our underground journey to the historic center of São Paulo. Visit the Cathedral and other emblematic places such as the Pátio do Colégio, the Viaduto do Chá and the Municipal Theatre, and return to the subway to go to the Luz station. After getting to know the history of immigration in São Paulo, whose gateway was the train station, ride back to Paulista avenue to end the tour.
Inclusions
What's included
- Subway / Metro tickets.
- Licensed bilingual private tour guide.
What's not
- Meals and drinks.
- Attractions entrance fees, although the tour is not aimed to get into sights that charge admission
- Tips. (optional)
Itinerary
Kick off the tour walking through the fascinating Paulista avenue. A place that is sure to impress you not only with its appearance, but also with its much rich history that may seem common in the eyes of some, but in the company of an expert tour guide can be mind-blowing.
The second stop is at the Liberdade subway station (Japanese area), where every Sunday takes place the Art, Craft and Culture Fair. In Liberdade, tourists can try typical Japanese as well as other eastern countries treats, talk with exhibitors and vendors and learn a little about their cultures. South Korean Melona ice cream is a must-try dessert. The neighborhood commerce is quite quirky, makeup shops, gifts, decorations and food markets. Entering a local market is such a program with different foods, mints and chips that tourists will love to taste. Neighborhood lighting poles catch tourists attention and characterize the region for its beautiful Japanese style lamps.
From Liberdade, walk through some of the most historically city sights such as “Sé Cathedral, “Pátio do Colégio”, “Tea Viaduct”, “Matarazzo building”, the Municipal Theater, to finish it up at Republic Square seeing some striking architectural symbols of São Paulo. Then go to the subway station to catch the train to Luz Station.
Over the past century, the station has become a gateway for millions of immigrants, from where they came by train after they arrived in Brazil at the port of Santos. The mass wave of immigrants upgraded the then small town of São Paulo to an important metropolis along the 20th century.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
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Know before you go
- Meeting point
- MEETING POINT • MASP museum in front of the BOX OFFICE – Meet the guide at the designated meeting point and time at least 10 minutes prior to the tour's departure.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- Gregtur Turismo
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How it compares in São Paulo
- Its from-price is 48% below the median of the 68 city tours we list in São Paulo.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 38 of 68.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About São Paulo
São Paulo is Brazil's largest city, a sprawling metropolis of art museums, street markets and immigrant neighbourhoods, famed for its food.
São Paulo spreads across a plateau about 750 metres above sea level, a sea of towers broken by patches of green. Avenida Paulista is the main boulevard, with the MASP art museum raised on two red concrete frames above a public square. Ibirapuera Park has curving buildings by Oscar Niemeyer, and the Pinacoteca in the old centre shows Brazilian art in a brick building beside the Jardim da Luz.
Top-ranked sights in São Paulo: Paulista Avenue (Avenida Paulista), Sao Paulo Municipal Theater (Theatro Municipal), Sé Cathedral (Catedral da Sé).
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