What to see in São Paulo

São Paulo highlights

The places you can’t miss. In the app we sort them by day and close to each other.

1. MASP

   An art museum on pillars on Avenida Paulista.

2. Avenida Paulista

   Pedestrianised on Sundays.

3. Municipal Market

   Famous for its mortadella sandwich.

4. Ibirapuera Park

   The city’s great park.

5. Beco do Batman

   A graffiti alley.

Day trips from São Paulo

We take you straight to the best-rated tour on GetYourGuide, with its reviews and dates.

• São Paulo ★ 4.6 (380 reviews)

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Typical food of São Paulo

The dish you have to try there and how to make it at home, to whet your appetite before the trip (or to go back to São Paulo from your kitchen).

Coxinha

São Paulo’s drumstick-shaped croquette, filled with shredded chicken and cream cheese. It’s the snack of bakeries and bars all over the city.

• Serves 20
• 1 h 30 min

Ingredients

• 2 chicken breasts
• 1 onion and 2 garlic cloves
• 500 ml chicken stock
• 250 g flour
• 30 g butter
• 100 g cream cheese
• Parsley and chives
• 2 eggs and breadcrumbs
• Oil for frying

How to make it at home

1. Cook the chicken in the stock and shred it. Sauté it with the onion and garlic and mix it with the cream cheese and herbs.
2. Bring the cooking stock (500 ml) to the boil with the butter, add the flour all at once and stir until it comes away from the pan.
3. Knead the warm dough until smooth.
4. Take a portion, flatten it in your hand, add the filling and close it into a teardrop shape.
5. Coat them in egg and breadcrumbs and fry at 180 °C until golden.

The trick: With oiled hands, the dough won’t stick as you shape them.

Frequently asked questions about São Paulo