THE SAO PAULO HISTORY WALK IS YOUR BEST WAY TO DISCOVER THE DOWNTOWN
DIVING INTO THE HISTORY OF THE CITY
The city of São Paulo has been founded by the Jesuits in the 1554. From a small town of 30.000 people, São Paulo became one of the biggest megalopolis of the planet with a population of 12 million people.
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MEETING POINT Liberdade Square
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WALK OF 2 hours total
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LANGUAGE English
WHAT THIS WALK IS ABOUT
Who would have thought that São Paulo was little more than a village until a hundred years ago?
Among Italians, Japanese, Lebanese and much more, what was once the home of the tupi natives, today it hosts more than 70 types of different ethnic groups.
We will discover how this was possible and what happened in the last 400 years!
WHAT WE WILL SEE
Walking from the Japanese neighborhood Liberdade to the Municipal Theatre, we will visit the Se Cathedral, the Sao Bento Monastery, the original financial district and much more
SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF OUR WALK
Liberdade
Japanese, Afro-Brazilian. What's its real story?
Mosterio de São Bento
with its beautiful chapel and secrets
Pateo do Colegio
the Jesuit schoolyard, place of foundation of the city
Praça Ramos de Azavedo
recently reopened, a jewel of Italo-Brazilian architecture
Edificio Martinelli
the first skyscraper of
Latin America
Theatro Municipal
the first public theatre, a masterpiece of Azavedo
ACCESSIBILITY
Our walks are made to be social inclusive and as much accessible as possible.
Here you can check how accessible is the Sao Paulo History Walk!
WHEELCHAIR
ACCESSIBLE
DISTANCE TRAVELED
3.5 Km = 2.20 Ml
NO STAIRS ON
THIS WALK
